CSR & Sustainability – Page 9
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ArticleThule Group enters new categories, updates financial targets
At its capital markets day, the Swedish Thule Group has presented plans to enter the two new product categories in 2023: car seats – to be launched in Europe first, expanding worldwide in a second step – and dog transport products, starting with a dog cage. The company was also ...
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ArticleCrocs releases 2021 ESG report, ships first shoes made from partially bio-based material
U.S. footwear brand Crocs has released its 2021 environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, highlighting its efforts and plans to improve sustainability topics. As announced last year, the company plans to have become net zero and cut half of the emissions occurring during shoe production by 2030. Furthermore, Crocs wants ...
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ArticleThe size of 140 tennis courts: Nike’s new Serena Williams Building
The new Serena Williams Building (SW) is the largest office building at Nike’s Oregon headquarters, covering the equivalent of 140 tennis courts (approximately 93,000 square meters). It is also where Nike’s Consumer Creation teams, representing Design, Consumer Insights, Women’s, Men’s and Kids Constructs, and Apparel and Footwear Product Merchandising, have ...
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ArticleGreenpeace: Exports of old clothes are used to dispose of plastic textile waste
On Earth Day and as part of Fashion Revolution Week, Greenpeace Germany published the results of on-site research revealing the devastating consequences of used clothing exports for the people and the environment in countries such as Kenya and Tanzania. The overproduction of the fast fashion industry is ...
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ArticleHanesBrands releases 2021 sustainability report
U.S.-based HanesBrands Inc, the owner of brands such as Champion, Hanes and Bonds, has released its 2021 Sustainability Summary Report, outlining progress and plans to achieve ambitious sustainability goals by 2030. “At HanesBrands, sustainability is integrated into everything we do – from our iconic brands to sourcing our materials to ...
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ArticleNike to launch glue-less shoes that can be taken apart in minutes
The Nike ISPA team (Improvise; Scavenge; Protect; Adapt), which experiments with new, unorthodox products and manufacturing methods, will introduce a new shoe model this spring that showcases the brand’s innovative capabilities and offer a glimpse into the future of circular design: The Nike ISPA Link. And in 2023, the next ...
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ArticleBrooks stronger than ever as running industry grows
After ending 2021 with global sales of more than $1.11 billion, Brooks Running expects double-digit year-over-year growth in 2022. Despite ongoing disruptions in the global supply chain impacting the running industry, Brooks claims it will continue to deliver for runners and outperform the competition. In Q1 2022, Brooks took first ...
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ArticlePuma launches circular economy project Re:Jersey at Manchester City Premier League match
Manchester City players wore special Puma jerseys made from recycled soccer jerseys as part of Puma’s Re:Jersey recycling project ahead of the Premier League match against Watford (score: 5-1) on April 23. Re:Jersey aims to reduce waste and pave the way for future circular production models. While Puma’s soccer jerseys ...
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ArticleEarth Day 2022: IOC presents Carbon Action Awards to 20 sports organizations
To mark Earth Day 2022, 20 major sports organizations were presented with the Carbon Action Awards of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which recognize efforts to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The 20 organizations, including twelve international sports Federations (IFs), seven National Olympic Committees and the Association of National Olympic ...
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ArticleEarth Day 2022: “Invest in our planet”
The applause for the smartest Earth Day campaign certainly goes to Allbirds. At www.keeptheamazonprime.com, a “global e-commerce platform you can’t live without,” the shoe manufacturer promotes donations for the Amazon. Every donation is doubled by Allbirds. The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has launched a fundraising campaign for Earth Day: ...
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ArticleIOC and stakeholders support Ukrainian Olympic Community and athletes
Source: World Athletics/IOC World Athletics’ fund support professional athletes affected by the war in their home country. As normal civil life is made impossible in Ukraine due to the Russian invasion, so is regular training for most athletes in the country. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has ...
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ArticleCelebrating The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
April 6 is The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. This year’s theme is “Securing a Sustainable and Peaceful Future for All: The Contribution of Sport.” The UN sees this as “an opportunity for the Day’s celebrations to promote the use of sport as a tool to advance ...
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ArticleMore than $2 million already allocated for Ukrainian Olympic Community
The Solidarity Fund established by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Ukrainian Olympic Community and sports movement has received so far over US$2 million, the IOC said. This fund was made up of an initial donation of $1 million from the IOC and Olympic Solidarity, followed by a further ...
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ArticleRens enters the metaverse with carbon-neutral NFTs to mark the launch of “coffee hoodie”
Rens, a Finnish sustainable fashion startup founded in 2018 by Vietnamese sneakerheads Jesse Tran and Son Chu, is adding a vegan athleisure hoodie to its successful collection made from coffee grounds, recycled plastic and bamboo viscose. The sneaker label launched in 2019 with its climate-neutral certified coffee waste and recycled ...
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ArticleThe Climate Pledge announces nearly 100 new signatories
Amazon and Global Optimism announced that more than 300 companies have now signed The Climate Pledge, an increase in signatories of nearly 600 percent over the past year. The nearly 100 new signatories include the world’s largest container shipping company Maersk, leading enterprise software developer SAP, North American lumber company ...
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ArticleDecathlon Germany reports best year in history
Decathlon Germany has reported the most successful financial year in the company’s 35-year history. Since the first German store opened in Dortmund in 1986, the sporting goods manufacturer and retailer has expanded to 84 stores, two logistics centers and four campus locations for central services with a total of 4,833 ...
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ArticleA new French venture to automate the circular economy
According to Fashionnetwork, CETI (European Center for Innovative Textiles) and the French engineering school Estia have established a joint venture called Cetia, the fruit of a four-year investigation conducted in the framework of a research program called the Chaire BALI (Biarritz Active Lifestyle Industy). The objective is to expedite the ...
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Adidas and Decathlon encourage shoe recycling to help women practice sports
Adidas and Decathlon have decided to jointly organize and finance a program intended to promote sustainability and women’s sports in France at the same time. In a first step, Decathlon has started offering customers at its 330 stores in France to drop off 25,000 used sports shoes by any brand, ...
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ArticleNick Brown passes on ownership of Nikwax and Páramo to employees
After 45 years as their owner and founder, Nick Brown has handed over control over Nikwax and Páramo on Feb. 1 to his employees on three continents at the age of 67 by selling the company to a newly formed Employee Ownership Trust. Nikwax Waterproofing Wax for Leather, ...
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ArticleAlibaba tops Greenpeace’s environmental ranking among China’s e-com platforms
Greenpeace East Asia has ranked China’s largest e-commerce platforms based on their commitment to combating climate change, actions already taken, level of disclosure and steps taken to manage the marketplaces responsibly and sustainably. According to the climate activist group, Hangzhou-based e-commerce platform Alibaba, which last December pledged to become carbon ...
