The fashion industry’s illegal practice of resale price maintenance
A EU antitrust ruling on resale price maintenance sends a clear signal to brands alike. Here’s what the industry should take away.
FESI: ‘Our members are committed to staying the course’
Secretary General Jérôme Pero explains how FESI works to turn EU sustainability and digital policies into workable solutions.
The Olympus of international sports arbitration may be crumbling
A landmark ruling from the ECJ could affect the sporting goods industry and trade
TrusTrace named Gartner Representative Provider for Digital Product Passports
Sweden-based traceability platform TrusTrace has been recognized by Gartner as a representative provider for Digital Product Passports.
A call to police e-commerce imports to EU
Some 64 organizations have issued a joint statement to ask the European Union to close loopholes in its legislation that foreign e-commerce platforms and vendors are, they say, exploiting to avoid meeting EU standards.
WFSGI teams up with Intertek on compliance tools
The new industry partnership offers sporting goods companies centralized access to regulatory updates, testing services and expert compliance support.
US Olympic committee changes policy on transgender women
The US Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) appears to have banned transgender women from competing in women’s Olympic sports.
EU Green Claims Directive is dead, for now
The Commission’s laconic announcement came on June 20 from spokesman Maciej Berestecki, who said: “In the current context, indeed the Commission intends to withdraw the Green claims proposal.”
On partners with the International Testing Agency (ITA) to promote clean sport
It is ITA’s first-ever partnership with a commercial sportswear brand.
World Athletics discussing transgenderism
The governing body has opened a consultation with stakeholder, due to end in early March.
Provisions of the EU’s AI Act to hit in February
Passed last year, the 144-page law divides AI into four categories and bans the first.
Rottefella has reached an agreement with Amer Sports and signs license deal
The agreement focuses on innovation in ski bindings and ensures global compliance.
EU Commission investigating Temu
The Commission seeks to determine, among other things, whether Temu is doing enough to limit the “sale of non-compliant products,
EU finds fault with Fifa’s transfer protocols
Fifa plans to “keep modernising.”
False press pass fans flames of doping dispute
WADA and the USADA have a new disagreement – over method.
Another call in the US to investigate Shein, Temu
This time it’s coming from an independent government agency.
Asics takes action in Cambodian factory incident
A recent accusation from an international human rights organization has highlighted potential violations of workers’ rights to unionize at a footwear factory in Cambodia. The factory in question is utilized by the Japanese sportswear company Asics.
A delay in Google’s Sandbox plan
Google is putting off until 2025 the deprecation of the third-party cookie in its Chrome browser, a plan we reported on in January. In its report for the first quarter of this year the company will be publishing the following notice:
US SEC accuses Skechers of payments to executives’ family members
On March 7, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that California-based Skechers USA Inc. agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty to settle charges for failing to disclose payments for the benefit of its executives and their immediate family members.
Decathlon signs EU’s Sustainable Consumption Pledge
Decathlon has signed the European Commission’s Sustainable Consumption Pledge as part of the company’s commitment to reduce its impact on the planet. The retailer described the Sustainable Consumption Pledge as its “renewed commitment to changing the way we do business.”
