This is how the sporting goods industry deals with CSR & Sustainability – Page 72
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Amer Sports claims it has reduced the carbon footprint of...
Amer Sports claims it has reduced the carbon footprint of its ski factory in Altenmarkt, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The facility produces around 400,000 pairs of skis per year for Salomon and Atomic, and employs more than 750 people. According to the company, the factory has reduced its ...
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Timberland has unveiled a new sustainable collection in partnership with...
Timberland has unveiled a new sustainable collection in partnership with Thread International to make performance fabric. The collection comprises five styles of men's footwear, two bags and one T-shirt. Fibers are made from recycled plastic bottles from the streets and canals of Haiti. More than 1,300 locals collect the plastic ...
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The first store of Canada Goose on U.S. soil, opened...
The first store of Canada Goose on U.S. soil, opened last Nov. 17 on Wooster Street in New York City, has been the target of animal rights activists since the start. They protested the company's use of coyote fur and goose and duck down, notably posting signs in the area ...
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Lenzing has developed a new fiber based on cotton scraps...
Lenzing has developed a new fiber based on cotton scraps and wood called Refibre, which stands for “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.” Refibre, which is produced in the Tencel production process, is said to be the first cellulose fiber featuring recycled material on a commercial scale. Tencel itself is an environmentally-friendly ...
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Textile Exchange has awarded certification to Downlite under its Global...
Textile Exchange has awarded certification to Downlite under its Global Recycled Standard (GRS) for its 100 percent recycled Re/charged down. The U.S. company is a major supplier of down to outdoor apparel brands, including Columbia, Patagonia and The North Face. Downlite points out that its down is processed at a ...
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Allied Feather & Down claims it has become the first...
Allied Feather & Down claims it has become the first major down supplier to achieve the milestone of 100 percent cruelty-free down, which means down that is free from live feather plucking and force-feeding of geese and ducks. The company has been recognized for its responsible practices by the U.S. ...
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Lenzing has announced that its viscose and modal fibers have...
Lenzing has announced that its viscose and modal fibers have been granted the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label. Lenzing's lyocell Tencel fiber was certified as 100 percent biobased in 2011, while its FR fiber has been certified as 99 percent biobased, with the remaining 1 percent ...
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Patagonia has announced an exclusive research partnership with HeiQ to...
Patagonia has announced an exclusive research partnership with HeiQ to explore ways for a sustainable textile finishing technology to achieve high-performance breathable and durable water repellence (DWR). HeiQ, a Swiss innovator of textile technologies, already makes several fluorine-free DWR technologies, including Eco Dry, its non-PFC based repellent textile technology.
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Adidas and Burberry won a “Gold Class” award in the...
Adidas and Burberry won a “Gold Class” award in the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) carried out by RobecoSAM among 840 companies that are included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Both companies got a score of 60 points or more. Kering, parent company of Puma, qualified for Silver Class with ...
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Nike and Patagonia have been honored at the World Economic...
Nike and Patagonia have been honored at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland for their efforts in reducing waste in their products and operations. The two companies were the joint winners of the Accenture Strategy Award for Circular Economy Multinational. The award is one of the seven given out ...
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Helly Hansen has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. It will...
Helly Hansen has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. It will thus use the Higg Index to measure environmental responsibility across its supply chain. More than 180 brands, retailers, manufactureers and other organizations are already members of the SAC.
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Nike and Patagonia have been honored at the World Economic...
Nike and Patagonia have been honored at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland for their efforts in reducing waste in their products and operations. The two companies were the joint winners of the Accenture Strategy Award for Circular Economy Multinational. The award is one of the seven given out ...
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Oeko-Tex has announced it is joining the Zero Discharge of...
Oeko-Tex has announced it is joining the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Program, a group of apparel and footwear brands and retailers, which work together towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals for all products across all pathways by 2020. The International Oeko-Tex Association itself works with around 10,000 manufacturers, brands, and ...
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The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has released...
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has released new Wastewater Guidelines, which are meant to harmonize expectations across the global apparel and textile supply chain. A study carried out last year had revealed a lack of consistency leading to confusion within the value chain, ZDHC said. The new ...
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The global footwear and apparel sectors have made significant progress...
The global footwear and apparel sectors have made significant progress as far as labor practices across their supply chains are concerned. However, according to a study released by KnowTheChain (KTC), many Western firms still show minimal commitment to addressing labor issues within their factories and across the supply chains, despite ...
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Sympatex Technologies has announced it will introduce a Sympatex membrane...
Sympatex Technologies has announced it will introduce a Sympatex membrane in a climate-neutral way for the first time. The material basis of the membrane is the Sympatex copolymer, a compound of polyester and polyether molecules. During the production process, the company and its partner DSM have managed to reduce the ...
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VF Corp. has announced it is committed to achieving gender...
VF Corp. has announced it is committed to achieving gender parity across its corporate leadership structure by 2030. In order to pursue this goal, the company will be working in partnership with Paradigm for Parity, a coalition of business leaders dedicated to addressing the leadership gender gap in corporate America. ...
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VF Corp. has reported that it managed to reduce its...
VF Corp. has reported that it managed to reduce its carbon emissions by 12 percent between 2011 and 2015, well beyond the 5 percent target the company had set itself. More than half of the total reduction was made possible by the increased use of clean energy, renewable energy credits, ...
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Five brands and retailers are the first participants in the...
Five brands and retailers are the first participants in the European Clothing Action Plan (Ecap), the Europe-wide sustainable clothing plan, which was launched in May 2016, funded by EU Life. The first participants in the Plan include Bobo Choses, OVS, Peak Performance, Primark, and Star Sock. Ecap aims to develop ...
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Allied Feather & Down says it has hit the milestone...
Allied Feather & Down says it has hit the milestone of 100 percent third-party certification for its global down supply chain for all its partners. The milestone has been reached ahead of the 2017 goal. More than 75 percent of its down was already certified through the Responsible Down Standard ...
