All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 16
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TÜV SÜD introduced vegan product certification
TÜV SÜD has introduced vegan product certification to ensure that apparel, footwear and textiles are neither made of, nor finished with, animal-derived materials – such as leather, fur, fibers (wool, silk), glue, dyes and chemical substances (beeswax, carmine dye extracted from cochineal insects). The German company tests, audits and monitors ...
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News briefsBoohoo appoints PKF Littlejohn as auditor after PwC resignation
Boohoo has appointed PKF Littlejohn as its auditor after the resignation of PwC in October in the wake of a scandal over working conditions at some suppliers to the fast-fashion e-tailer. The company came under scrutiny earlier this year after allegations that workers making Boohoo clothes were paid below the ...
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VF signs the UN Global Compact, commits to women’s empowerment
VF Corp. is a new signatory of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). The company has also endorsed the UN’s Women’s Empowerment Principles. The UNGC’s ten principles boil down to the upholding of “internationally proclaimed human rights,” freedom of association and collective bargaining for labor, the rejection of forced, compulsory ...
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ArticleEU to cut greenhouse emission by 55% by 2030
The 27 members of the European Union agreed on Dec. 11, after a night of negotiations, to reduce by at least 55 percent their greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared with 1990 levels, increasing the target from a previous objective of 40 percent. “Europe will reduce emissions by at least ...
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ArticleGore and Bionic Yarn jointly develop textiles made from ocean-bound plastics
W. L. Gore & Associates and Bionic Yarn, a material engineering company from New York, have announced a collaboration to drive the development of a high-performance textile made from traceable, recycled plastic. Gore said it recently made an equity investment in Bionic to help streamline its fiber supply chain and ...
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News briefsRalf Ringer launches a campaign to recycle shoes
Ralf Ringer has launched a campaign offering customers discounts on new footwear if they return old shoes. The Russian company will ship collected used shoes to its factories, where they will be reprocessed, with all re-usable materials returning into the production cycle. Non-reusable materials will be turned into rubber coatings ...
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Louis Vuitton sneaker helps combat AIDS
From Dec.1, the Louis Vuitton I (RED) Trainer will be available in selected Vuitton stores worldwide. The company pledged that for every pair sold, $200 will be donated to RED, the organization founded in 2006 by the singer Bono and the activist Bobby Shriver to fight AIDS. The original trainer ...
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News briefsBoohoo appoints independent supervisor to monitor supply chain changes
Boohoo has appointed Brian Leveson, a retired senior judge, to provide independent oversight of its Agenda for Change program, launched to deliver “long-lasting and meaningful change” to its supply chain and its business practices. The e-commerce and fashion fashion company came under fire after allegations that it used suppliers in ...
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ArticleLegero obtains top certification for environmentally-friendly new headquarters
Legero United, the Austrian-based footwear group that markets brands such as Legero, Superfit, Vios and Think, was awarded the highest certification by the Austrian Society for Sustainable Real Estate Management (ÖGNI). The company’s new headquarters in Feldkirchen, named the Legero United Campus, have a low CO2 footprint - around 28 ...
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Teva collaborates with Chrishabana
Teva’s spring/summer 2021 collection will include a footwear line designed in collaboration with Chrishabana, a jeweler in New York City. Called Heavy Metals, the line comprises four revisions – with barbell piercings and pearls – of Teva’s Universal Sandals and is to celebrate trans people and BIPOC (black, indigenous, people ...
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Deckers Brands highlights CSR goals and achievements
Deckers Brands has released its Creating Change FY20 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report, in which the group highlights its achievements toward its sustainable development goals during the reporting year from Apr. 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020. Deckers owns a portfolio of footwear, apparel and accessories brands for casual lifestyle ...
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ArticleSustainable financing becomes fashionable
The French fashion group Chanel in September became the latest company in the business to make use of sustainable financing, an increasingly important accessory in the portfolio of companies that are looking to lower their environmental footprint. Chanel offered €600 million in “sustainability-linked” bonds to finance the achievement of carbon ...
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ArticleHigg to launch Open Data Portal to validate brands’ sustainability claims
At the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, technology company Higg Co has unveiled its new Open Data Portal, introducing sustainability transparency to the apparel industry at a global scale. Expected to launch in 2021, the new portal, developed in partnership with the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), will feature access to the actual ...
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ArticleLenzing, Covestro help spearhead Renewable Carbon Initiative
Materials producers Lenzing and Covestro are among 11 companies from six countries that recently joined forces to launch the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI). The initiative, under the leadership of German research institute nova-Institute, aims to phase out the use of fossil fuels for all organic chemicals and materials by 2050 ...
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ArticleSioux, Puma, Adidas, Buffalo, Jenah St. take top honours at PETA Germany’s Vegan Fashion Awards 2020
Sioux, Puma, Adidas, Buffalo and Jenah St. are among the winners of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Germany’s Vegan Fashion Awards 2020, announced last week. Aimed at promoting animal-friendly and environmentally conscious fashion, the animal rights organization’s awards were presented this year for the seventh time ...
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ArticleTexon unveils new 100% recyclable insole tech
Texon, the producer of materials for the footwear industry, has unveiled a new insole technology that is based on 85 percent recycled polyester (rPET) and is 100 percent recyclable. Texon Ecoline is produced with a special fusion-bonded process that enhances the internal bond structure of the material’s fibers, which are ...
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News briefsNew Tencel fibers receive CarbonNeutral certification
Under the Tencel brand, the Austrian firm Lenzing is releasing Lyocell and Modal fibers that have received CarbonNeutral certification. In other words, they comply with the carbon-neutral protocol set up – originally in 2002 – by Natural Capital Partners. In Lenzing’s summation, “the emissions associated with the fibers’ production, manufacturing ...
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Merrell releases eco-friendly undyed line
Merrell’s new line, the Undyed Collection, has white, undyed uppers made of partially recycled mesh and outsoles made of natural rubber. According to the brand, when measured against factory-supplied averages, the Undyed Collection saves about 80 percent of the water and 50 percent of the energy expended in the production ...
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ArticleChanel issues €600 million in green bonds
The fashion house Chanel placed €600 million in sustainability-linked bonds, or green bonds, that will finance the achievement of carbon reduction targets outlined in its Mission 1.5° plan. The company aims to halve its own emissions by 2030, cut the greenhouse gas emissions of its supply chain by 10 percent ...
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News briefsReebok to release a plant-based running shoe
In October, Reebok will be releasing the Forever Floatride Grow, a running shoe with uppers derived from eucalyptus trees, midsoles from sustainably cultivated castor beans, sock liners from bloom-algae foam and outsoles from plant rubber. According to Footwear News, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has conferred some sort of ...
