CSR & Sustainability – Page 4
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ArticleIOC announces shortlist for first Climate Action Awards
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the athletes, International Federations (IFs) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) shortlisted for the inaugural IOC Climate Action Awards. The purpose is to honor those in the Olympic Movement who are taking concrete steps to address the climate crisis. More than 70 applications were ...
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ArticleAdidas partners with scientific project: Biopolymers from algae for textiles
The textiles of the future are “bio-based”. This is the conviction behind the BIOTEXFUTURE Innovation Space – a concept funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of the transformation to a bio-based economy. A central role in this innovation space is played by the German ...
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ArticleAll Good Things closes Series A financing, plans to expand UK store network
All Good Things, a UK-based independent retailer founded in 2019 selling exclusively used, torn or repaired clothing, announced that it has received a £2.5 million (€2.93m) equity investment. The funding was provided by Souter Investments in conjunction with a broad range of experienced former retail employees, including Ben Barnett (former ...
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ArticleFESI responds to EU’s ESPR proposal with key concern
The Federation of European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) has welcomed the EU Parliament’s July 12 adoption of the report on the European Parliament’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation (ESPR) proposal. However, it has raised concerns over elements concerning the destruction of unsold goods and how reporting requirements will affect safeguarding ...
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ArticleAuditors declare EU has made “very little progress” in transition to a circular economy
The EU has made “very little progress” in its transition to a circular economy, according to a report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA). More than 10 billion euros of investment has had little impact, with a lack of circular design and circular manufacturing processes being blamed. The ...
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ArticleNGO calls recycled plastic products “avoidance strategies”
AN NGO has denounced as “avoidance strategies” five tactics to deal with waste deployed by some of the biggest companies in the world
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ArticleMAS Holdings invests in HeiQ AeoniQ
MAS Holdings, a global apparel and textile group headquartered in Sri Lanka, has secured an investment in HeiQ AeoniQ™ to support the development of next-gen cellulosic filament fibers to replace polyester and nylon. MAS Holdings is the largest apparel and textile manufacturer in South Asia with sales of approximately $2 ...
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ArticlePuma commits to bovine leather from verified deforestation-free supply chains
Puma has joined the Deforestation-Free Call to Action for Leather, launched by global non-profit organizations Textile Exchange and Leather Working Group (LWG), to create equitable, transparent and deforestation-free leather supply chains. The cross-industry initiative asks brands to commit to sourcing their bovine leather from deforestation/conversion-free supply chains by 2030 or ...
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ArticleUNEP and UN Climate Change release the first Sustainable Fashion Communication Playbook
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Climate Change have released the first Sustainable Fashion Communication Playbook, a practical guide for communicators across the global fashion industry on how to align consumer-facing communication with sustainability targets. The 96-page document was presented at the recent Global Fashion ...
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ArticlePangaia and Goldwin first to join Spiber’s “Biosphere Circulation” program
Japanese biotechnology start-up Spiber has introduced the “Biosphere Circulation Program,” a breakthrough method for upcycling biobased and biodegradable textile and agricultural waste through the use of the company’s proprietary fermentation technology. The main objective of the program is to develop a global solution to produce fully recyclable textile products that ...
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ArticleAllbirds is giving away the secrets of its net-zero shoe
Allbirds has released the details of its net zero carbon shoe, M0.0NSHOT, and, in a bid to encourage competitors to create their own version, is giving away its entire methodology.
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ArticleHamburg Declaration to combat physical inactivity renewed, IOC supports efforts
Despite individual political efforts, including the German Prevention Act in 2015 and, in 2020, the World Health Organization’s “Global action plan on physical activity,” the trend toward global inactivity has not yet been significantly reduced or even reversed. Renowned scientific societies and organizations have therefore been calling for years on ...
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ArticleAsics announces progress towards its sustainability targets in new report
Asics has released its 2022 Sustainability Report, which outlines the company’s progress toward its medium- and long-term sustainability targets. Asics’ sustainability framework encompasses the two main pillars of “People” and “Planet,” both aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The introduction of the “Gel-Lyte III CM 1.95” sneaker ...
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ArticleAsics releases poem to inspire people and get them moving
Asics has teamed up with poets in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain on Global Running Day (poet and mental health advocate Charly Cox in the UK, poet Julia Engelmann in Germany, poet Roziena Salihu in the Netherlands, and record holder and Asics athlete Mo Katir in Spain) to ...
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ArticlePatagonia launches global conservation campaign on World Ocean Day
June 8 is World Ocean Day, a day that should remind everyone of the major role the oceans have in everyday life because they are the lungs of our planet, a major source of food and medicine, and a critical part of the biosphere. Therefore, Our future is closely linked ...
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ArticleTo reach Gen-Z, Puma releases sustainability report as a podcast
Source: Puma Puma will publish its 2022 Sustainability Report as a podcast series to make it more accessible to a wider and younger audience. The Re:Gen Reports Podcast features representatives of the next generation from six countries. They summarize the content of the report in ten podcast ...
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ArticleFashion fast and slow, preferably slow
A number of European mayors, many of them attending the latest edition of the ChangeNOW show in Paris, have signed the “Declaration to Drive Sustainable Fashion.” The declaration is an appeal to the EU, the G7 and the OECD to tip the fashion industry’s playing field in slow fashion’s favor. ...
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ArticleNike to transport goods with hydrogen-powered inland container ship
Nike has launched the world’s first hydrogen-powered inland container ship, the “H₂ Barge 1.” The vessel will transport Nike products for Europe and operate between Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Nike’s European Logistics Campus (ELC) in Belgium. Source: Nike H₂ Barge 1 Across Europe, 99 percent of ...
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ArticlePuma’s 2022 sustainability report: 7 out of 10 products made from “better materials”
Puma’s Forever Better strategy strives for progress across the value chain. We look at the main points of Puma’s 2022 Sustainability Report
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ArticleEU sets out its position on destruction of unsold textiles
The latest news from Brussels will affect brands deal with “waste” stock. We outline the EU’s new stance on destroying unsold textiles
