This is how the sporting goods industry deals with CSR & Sustainability – Page 86
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Puma has launched a Wilderness range of sustainable footwear and apparel, with about...
Puma has launched a Wilderness range of sustainable footwear and apparel, with about 75 percent of the clothing using Fairtrade cotton and nearly all of the production taking place in Africa. Fairtrade sets minimum prices per region to ensure eco-friendly and socially sustainable production. Puma will pay the Fairtrade Premium, ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) proudly announced that it...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) proudly announced that it had reached the milestone of raising €1 million. Members and supporters of the non-profit organization have been collecting this amount since 2006, when EOCA came into existence. In addition, EOCA is pleased with the results of the public vote that ...
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Stadium, the Swedish sporting goods retailer, is participating in a...
Stadium, the Swedish sporting goods retailer, is participating in a cross-border environmental project called the Sweden Textile Water Initiative. The aim is to enact preventive measures that would lead to better water management, water treatment and a reduction in the use of chemicals for the production of clothing sold at ...
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Arena has affiliated itself with the Fair Labor Association in...
Arena has affiliated itself with the Fair Labor Association in an effort to help improve labor conditions worldwide. The Fair Labor Association was formed in 1999, with a goal of wiping out sweatshops and protecting workers' rights. Other companies that are part of the group include Adidas, Asics, Nike and ...
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A Humboldt penguin at the Santa Barbara Zoo in California...
A Humboldt penguin at the Santa Barbara Zoo in California is getting some help from Teva. Lucky, the penguin, was born in April 2010 with a problem with one of his legs, causing him to have a shuffling gait. The zoo tried various remedies, including splints, but it still couldn't ...
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New England Footwear, the company started by former Timberland executives...
New England Footwear, the company started by former Timberland executives to continue production of GoLite footwear when Timberland decided to discontinue it, has won funding from the Green Launching Pad. This is a program run by the state of New Hampshire to promote sustainable business. Doug Clark, the chief executive ...
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Speedo's new fashion collaboration with the ethical designers From Somewhere...
Speedo's new fashion collaboration with the ethical designers From Somewhere has been launched, with dresses styled after the 1950s and made from surplus stock of the LZR Racer swimsuit, which has been banned by Fina, the international authority for competitive swimming. The compa ny says the dresses can be worn ...
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Nike and Patagonia are heading up a 30-member group whose...
Nike and Patagonia are heading up a 30-member group whose goal is to lead the apparel industry in developing improved sustainability strategies and tools to measure and evaluate sustainability performance. Other members of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition include Gap, H&M, Levi Strauss and Marks & Spencer. The SAC hopes to ...
