This is how the sporting goods industry deals with CSR & Sustainability – Page 74
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The Roland Garros stadium in Paris hosted a debate on...
The Roland Garros stadium in Paris hosted a debate on sustainable development in sports events on June 1. Guy Forget, the French former professional tennis player and Davis Cup winner who is now the managing director of the Roland Garros tennis tournament, gave the opening speech. Thibault de Tassigny explained ...
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NSF Sustainability, a division of NSF International, has certified the...
NSF Sustainability, a division of NSF International, has certified the first manufacturers to the Global Traceable Down Standard (Global TDS). The certification has been achieved by South Korea's Youngone Corporation, Taiwan's Quang Viet Enterprise, and China's Shen Gang Tungsang. All three of these manufacturers are suppliers to the down outdoor ...
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VF Corp. has been placed on the 2016 Corporate Responsibility...
VF Corp. has been placed on the 2016 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine's Best Corporate Citizens list, the ranking that recognizes U.S. public companies for their corporate responsibility performance. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens List was first published in Business Ethics Magazine in 1999, and has been managed by CR Magazine ...
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The Kering group, parent company of Puma, Gucci and many...
The Kering group, parent company of Puma, Gucci and many other brands has joined the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation, which aims to eliminate such substances from textile and footwear products by 2020. Other current members are Adidas, C&A, Esprit, G-Star Raw, H&M, Inditex, Jack Wolfskin, Levi's, Li-Ning, ...
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Re:newcell has announced the development of a new technology which...
Re:newcell has announced the development of a new technology which allows cotton waste to be recycled into new textile pulp. The dissolved pulp is mainly used to make textile materials such as Viscose or Lyocel. Up until this breakthrough, it was not possible to recycle cotton into textile material suitable ...
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Adidas has announced the removal of plastic shopping bags from...
Adidas has announced the removal of plastic shopping bags from its own retail stores globally. The announcement was made on April 22, to celebrate Earth Day while reiterating the company's commitment to sustainability. The switch to paper bags has already begun, with Russia and Kazakhstan following in June. Adidas has ...
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Pertex, the specialist in lightweight technical fabrics for the outdoor...
Pertex, the specialist in lightweight technical fabrics for the outdoor industry, has announced it is expanding its PFC-free offering. Following significant research, the brand is now offering an extensive range of non-PFC durable water repellent (DWR) fabrics with performance features which are said to be similar to conventional DWR finished ...
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Vaude has received yet another award for its initiatives in...
Vaude has received yet another award for its initiatives in the area of sustainability. This time the German outdoor brand has been honored by the German Council for Sustainable Development with a “Werkstatt-N” seal of quality for its Second Use Program. In order to prolong the lifespan of its products, ...
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Helly Hansen and Nikwax have sealed a partnership to improve...
Helly Hansen and Nikwax have sealed a partnership to improve the care given to garments and to extend their performance in an environmentally-friendly way. The partnership focuses on Helly Hansen sports and workwear products that are meant for particularly demanding conditions. The partnership is to start with resort uniforms, as ...
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Vaude is the recipient of this year's German Business Ethics...
Vaude is the recipient of this year's German Business Ethics Network (DNWE) Award for corporate ethics. The company's chief executive, Dr. Antje von Dewitz, received the award during a ceremony at the Hochschule Niederrhein in Mönchengladbach, on Feb. 22. Vaude will receive €10,000 for its initiatives for sustainable business. The ...
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Rip Curl has apologized on Facebook for selling ski jackets...
Rip Curl has apologized on Facebook for selling ski jackets made in North Korean factories where employees reportedly worked under “slave-like” conditions. The apology was issued after an investigation by Fairfax Media unveiled images of workers at the Taedonggang Clothing Factory, near Pyongyang, contracted to make some of the brand's ...
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Bergans of Norway has raised its environmental goals by announcing...
Bergans of Norway has raised its environmental goals by announcing that in 2016 all down products will be manufactured in accordance with the Textile Exchange's Responsible Down Standard. The milestone is part of an environmental and social responsibility plan called Expedition 2020. Last year, the company held several meetings with ...
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Toray has announced the development of a water repellent finish...
Toray has announced the development of a water repellent finish technology that does not require fluorinated compounds while enabling, according to the company, the same performance and durability of conventional treatments. Fluorine-based water repellents are typically used in the textile industry to add functionalities such as soil and oil repellency, ...
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Allied Feather & Down has received Nike's award for its...
Allied Feather & Down has received Nike's award for its outstanding achievement in the Nike Material Sustainability Index (MSI) Premium Supplier Program. According to the award's guidelines, Allied's Nike MSI score showed “a best in class commitment to sustainability for the Fall and Holiday 2017 season.” The Nike MSI calculates ...
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Allied Feather & Down has pledged to completely eliminate perfluorocarbons...
Allied Feather & Down has pledged to completely eliminate perfluorocarbons (PFCs) from its water-resistant down treatment by 2017, and to use a wax-based technology instead. The Californian company said it had been working toward this elimination since it started testing PFC-free treatments five years ago. The first PFC-free waterproof down ...
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Greenpeace says it has found “hazardous PFCs” in outdoor apparel,...
Greenpeace says it has found “hazardous PFCs” in outdoor apparel, footwear and other products tested for its latest report on outdoor gear, called “Leaving Traces.” Only four out of the 40 products tested had no PFCs, the environmental organization said, and “high concentrations” of the “most hazardous” long-chain PFCs were ...
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The Adidas Group ended last year with a closetful of...
The Adidas Group ended last year with a closetful of awards for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts in China. As detailed in a company statement, Adidas Greater China was listed by the CSR Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences as one of the top ten multinational ...
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Kering, along with Adidas and H&M, was named as one...
Kering, along with Adidas and H&M, was named as one of the most sustainable corporations in the world following its inclusion in the 2016 Corporate Knights' Global 100 index, which was published at the World Economic forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22. It is the first time that the ...
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The North Face has announced it is introducing an autumn...
The North Face has announced it is introducing an autumn 2016 line with 100 percent ecologically responsible down. The autumn 2016 collection includes more than 500 down-insulated apparel pieces globally made with down that is certified through the Responsible Down Standard (RDS). The company planned to include 100 percent responsible ...
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The Adidas Group ended last year with a closetful of...
The Adidas Group ended last year with a closetful of awards for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts in China. As detailed in a company statement, Adidas Greater China was listed by the CSR Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences as one of the top ten multinational ...
