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Sherpa Adventure Gear raised $89,812.25 for its children's education foundation...
Sherpa Adventure Gear raised $89,812.25 for its children's education foundation in Nepal last year. Sherpa sold over 350,000 products to support the ten students currently enrolled in the program across grades 4 to 9. The Sherpa Adventure Gear Foundation receives 25-cent donations on selected products sold by Sherpa to help ...
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Uniqlo and Torey Industries, long-time strategic partners, are now collaborating...
Uniqlo and Torey Industries, long-time strategic partners, are now collaborating on a new project to turn used down jackets and plastic bottles into new clothes. The collection of Ultra Light Down products will appear later this month, initially in Uniqlo's Japanese stores only. The down will be cleansed for use ...
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The Lycra Company is introducing the new Lycra EcoMade elastane,...
The Lycra Company is introducing the new Lycra EcoMade elastane, its first branded elastane made with recycled content. The new fiber will be officially launched at Intertextile Shanghai on Sept. 25–27. Furthermore, the company has announced that it plans to convert the majority of Coolmax and Thermolite fiber products to ...
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Moncler has entered the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) World...
Moncler has entered the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) World and Europe for the first time and has been recognized as the Industry Leader in the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” sector. The DJSI, created jointly by S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM in 1999, are a family of sustainability ...
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Antje von Dewitz, the chief executive of Vaude, has been...
Antje von Dewitz, the chief executive of Vaude, has been elected as vice president of the German Federal Environment Foundation (DBU) for the next five years. The German executive, who has been quite vocal on many occasions about the need to save the environment, has been a member of the ...
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YKK is to begin production of its environmentally-friendly Natulon zipper...
YKK is to begin production of its environmentally-friendly Natulon zipper in the U.S. Natulon, which is part of YKK U.S.' collection of sustainable trims, will be manufactured in Macon, Georgia, to cut the environmental impact from sourcing overseas and reduce lead times. The Natulon zipper is made from recycled PET ...
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North Sails has collaborated with film director Victor Claramunt on...
North Sails has collaborated with film director Victor Claramunt on a short film, entitled La Mer, aimed at raising awareness of ocean plastic pollution. The film was first presented at the 10th edition of the La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival on July 26-27. It is also among the 50 ...
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Proviz Sports has announced that from summer 2019, all inner...
Proviz Sports has announced that from summer 2019, all inner linings of its jackets will be manufactured from Repreve, a recycled polyester made from recycled plastic bottles. Furthermore, the company is encouraging its customers to recycle products at the end of their life by posting them to Proviz in return ...
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Canada Goose began seeking Intuit designers for a special collection...
Canada Goose began seeking Intuit designers for a special collection in January of this year, and Project Atigi has now been extended and expanded. The Canadian outdoor brand is planning to commission 20 native designers from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Nunatsiavut, Nunavut and Nunavik – all four regions of the ...
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Young Europeans are ready to pay more for products that...
Young Europeans are ready to pay more for products that are made in a sustainable manner. According to a survey by Spinnova, a Finnish bio-yarn producer, 61 percent of respondents among Europeans aged 18-30 said that they would pay more for a sustainable piece of clothing, while 41 percent would ...
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Zalando is launching a four-week pilot project to introduce reusable...
Zalando is launching a four-week pilot project to introduce reusable packaging for its customer deliveries. The Berlin-based online retailer will ship deliveries to 10,000 customers in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark in envelopes that can be used for shipments as well as returns in a bid to reduce packaging waste ...
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Moncler has for the first time entered the Dow Jones...
Moncler has for the first time entered the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as an industry leader in textiles, apparel and luxury goods. Adidas has been included in the index for the 20th time in a row, ranking best in brand management, information security, availability, environmental policy, social reporting, talent attraction ...
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Sympatex has received the “Best For The World Award 2019”...
Sympatex has received the “Best For The World Award 2019” for its wear2wear industrial partnership program for circular fashion, its climate-neutral textile membranes and its role in drafting and signing of the UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. The German functional textiles specialist was certified last year as a ...
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VF Corp. has announced that it will stop directly sourcing...
VF Corp. has announced that it will stop directly sourcing leather and hides from Brazil, mentioning concerns over the environmental impact made by cattle ranchers clearing land to raise cattle or source timber. This practice is believed to be causing the vast majority of the fires that are currently destroying ...
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The North Face (TNF) is launching an outerwear jacket that...
The North Face (TNF) is launching an outerwear jacket that utilizes microbially-produced protein materials, as opposed to petrochemical resources. The Moon Parka is made with Brewed Protein, the protein fibers manufactured using Spiber's proprietary fermentation (brewing) process. Spiber is a Japanese biotech start-up. The jacket is set for a limited ...
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Puma has partnered with Goonj in India to promote the...
Puma has partnered with Goonj in India to promote the circular economy. Goonj is a non-profit organization specializing in using urban surplus to spark grassroots development work. The German sportswear brand encouraged its Indian customers to drop off used apparel and shoes from Aug. 22 to Sept. 10. Collection boxes ...
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The Lenzing Group's fibers have been certified for full biodegradability...
The Lenzing Group's fibers have been certified for full biodegradability in fresh water by Organic Waste Systems (OWS), the independent research laboratory. The new and existing international certifications conducted by OWS, and issued by TÜV Austria, verify that Lenzing Viscose fibers, Lenzing Modal fibers and Lenzing Lyocell fibers are biodegradable ...
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VF Corp. is once again holding its “Purpose Days” program....
VF Corp. is once again holding its “Purpose Days” program. During the week of Sept. 9, some 500 employees in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have been volunteering their time for various activities to support their communities. Working with non-profit organizations, the American lifestyle company, which owns many ...
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TBS, the French sneaker brand, is collecting shoes at the...
TBS, the French sneaker brand, is collecting shoes at the end of their functional life for the purposes of its Re-Source project. The TBS Re-Source is a recyclable and vegan shoe. At present, 70 percent of the rubber in the Re-Source's sole is made of recycled rubber. The next step ...
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Adidas, Nike and Puma have joined the Global Fashion Pact...
Adidas, Nike and Puma have joined the Global Fashion Pact to protect the world's climate, biodiversity and oceans at the instigation of Kering, the former controlling shareholder of Puma, which is committed to sustainability. The fashion pact, which gathers 32 groups – mostly from the fashion sector – representing nearly ...
