Legal & Institutional – Page 2
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ArticleThe new EU GPSR: Be on guard and proactive
Our legal expert answers some of the questions brands, retailers, and distributors may have about the GPSR and how you as a business can prepare.
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ArticleFIS joins Sports for Nature Framework
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) is the latest sports organization to join the Sports for Nature Framework. The Framework was launched late last year at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montréal and now counts 40 sports organizations among its signatories. These are organizations of all sizes from around ...
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ArticleNew alliance, and new level of business, in pickleball
Major League Pickleball by Margaritaville (MLP) and Carvana Pro Pickleball Association Tour (PPA Tour) have merged “under a unified and definitive professional pickleball holding company.” The deal will preserve the two brands – the PPA Tour being a “traditional, bracket-style tour” and the MLP being a “team-based, coed league.” Combined, ...
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ArticleEU to take action on late payments
The European Commission is at work on a revision of its Late Payment Directive. It has put out a call for evidence and opened up a public consultation. A third step, the convening of an SME panel, is underway. The directive in force dates to February 2011 and is intended ...
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ArticleA1 Padel, unfazed, looks to US
Fabrice Pastor, himself a former professional player, remains optimistic about the world’s third-largest pádel league, A1 Padel – known until this past January as the APT Tour. He is optimistic in the face of the recent unification of the world’s top two leagues, World Padel Tour (WPT) and Premier Padel. ...
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ArticleGreenpeace calls TotalEnergies’ sponsorship of Rugby World Cup in France “sportswashing”
Greenpeace has denounced the sponsorship of fossil fuels in the world of sport with the release of a distressing video showing the Stade de France being drowned in a flood of petroleum. The video, aimed specifically at French oil giant TotalEnergies, seeks to denounce the sponsorship of major fossil fuel ...
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ArticleRussia confirms plans for BRICS Games in 2024
The Russian President has confirmed the organization of the BRICS Games in 2024. BRICS is a political alliance comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The BRICS Games is an annual multi-sport event organized by the countries of the alliance. The event is usually organized by the country that ...
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ArticleWomen’s Sports Alliance brings industry leaders to new advisory board
The Women’s Sports Alliance (WSA), headquartered in Worcester, England, has announced its new Advisory Board after bringing together leading experts from across the sports industry to promote women’s sports and advance gender equality. The combined expertise and commitment of the Advisory Board members underscores the WSA’s commitment to advancing the ...
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ArticleWFSGI announces leadership change
After 16 years, Robbert De Kock, President and Chief Executive Officer of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), has decided to pass the baton to a new leader. The WFSGI Board of Directors appointed Emma (Mason) Zwiebler as interim CEO, effective Nov. 1, 2023. Source: ...
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ArticleKangaroo Protection Act introduced in U.S. Congress
The bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would ban the sale of kangaroo body parts in the U.S., including on footwear and apparel. Months ago, Puma and Nike announced they would halt further sourcing of kangaroo skins for their respective soccer boots. The Center for a Humane ...
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ArticleEuropean ski industry stands strong amid challenges, sells 3.67m pairs of alpine skis in 22/23
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) has completed its annual market research on ski product sell-in data, providing a comprehensive assessment of the evolution of the European ski market following the Covid pandemic and the first winter season in the shadow of the war in Ukraine and ...
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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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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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ArticleCanadian regulators accuse Nike of profiting from Uyghur forced labor
CBC (Radio Canada) reports that the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), Canada’s corporate misconduct watchdog, has gathered enough information to launch an investigation into allegations that Nike Canada Corp. (as well as a Canadian gold mining company called Dynasty Gold Corp.) is profiting from forced Uyghur labor in China. ...
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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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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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ArticleThe latest on the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulations are one step closer. We bring you a summary of everything you might need to know so far.
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ArticleZalando fights EU’s classification as a VLOP
Because there are expensive obligations associated with its classification, Zalando has filed a complaint with the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) against its classification as a “very large online platform” (VLOP) by the European Commission under Article 33 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) because it has ...
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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 ...
