All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 26
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Etnies has announced it has reached one million trees in...
Etnies has announced it has reached one million trees in its “Buy a Shoe, Plant a Tree” reforestation program. The Californian footwear brand started the program in 2011, when its owner and chief executive, Pierre-Andre Senizergues, decided to plant a tree in the Costa Rican rainforest for every pair of ...
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Hi-Tec Sports USA has announced it will be donating shoes...
Hi-Tec Sports USA has announced it will be donating shoes to the National Odd Shoe Exchange, a non-profit organization which distributes footwear to those requiring single shoes or pairs of differing sizes. The organization, founded in 1943 by Rubin Feldman, serves people with injury, disease and genetic disorders, considering that ...
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Lowa, the German producer of outdoor shoes, has financed the...
Lowa, the German producer of outdoor shoes, has financed the building of a school in Nepal with an investment of €75,000. Matthias Wanner, sales manager at Lowa, handed the check over to the Nepalhilfe Beilngries association during a benefit performance by Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and Ralf Dujmovits, athletes sponsored by Lowa, ...
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Kering is teaming up with the International Trade Centre (ITC)...
Kering is teaming up with the International Trade Centre (ITC) on the development of a multi-year programme to support the monitoring and sustainable supply of Nile crocodile skins from Madagascar. The goal of the Madagascar Crocodile Conservation and Sustainable Use Programme (MCCSUP) is to support sustainable trade that contributes to ...
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Kering has announced it has been included on “The A...
Kering has announced it has been included on “The A List: The CDP Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014” for its actions to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the business risks of climate change. The luxury conglomerate was presented with an award from the Carbon Disclosure Project and was one of ...
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Heinrich Deichmann, who runs the shoe retail group by the...
Heinrich Deichmann, who runs the shoe retail group by the same name, is getting a special prize for social responsibility from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, following a jury verdict. The jury praised in particular the relationship of trust between the Deichmann family and its employees, suppliers and customers.
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Rack Rooms Shoes, the American shoe retail chain controlled by...
Rack Rooms Shoes, the American shoe retail chain controlled by Deichmann, plans to raise $50,000 for high school scholarships and donate $50,000 to local charities through its nationwide Shoes That Fit program. The chain is on target to raise more than $600,000 this year from customers' donations – up from ...
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Deckers Outdoor said the company's corporate headquarters has achieved Leed...
Deckers Outdoor said the company's corporate headquarters has achieved Leed (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Leed certification is awarded for buildings that are energy efficient and environmentally sustainable in design and operation. For its new 190,000-square-foot headquarters, Deckers earned credits ...
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Acting through its foundation, Pikolinos has agreed to participate in...
Acting through its foundation, Pikolinos has agreed to participate in the funding of a new school in the area of Kalipi in India. The foundation has already helped to establish three other schools in India over the past five years. It has also supplied bicycles for 111 students to ride ...
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Kering has been recognized as one of the “greenest” company's...
Kering has been recognized as one of the “greenest” company's worldwide by Newsweek Magazine's Green Rankings, coming in fourth position in the overall Global 500 in Newsweek Green Rankings list and as top-ranked in consumer discretionary companies within the Global 500. Kering's inclusion in the 2014 Newsweek Green Rankings is ...
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CTC, the French leather research and testing organization, is launching...
CTC, the French leather research and testing organization, is launching its environmental activity in China, opening a new laboratory dedicated to analyzing waste water from tanneries. CTC's Waste Water Index has been used for more than 30 years in Europe and is now available to CTC customers in China. At ...
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Collonil, the German supplier of shoe polish, has been honored...
Collonil, the German supplier of shoe polish, has been honored with the “Responsible Care” award for its engagement with graduates and trainees in the region of Berlin-Brandenburg by Nordostchemie, the economical and sociopolitical lobby platform with over 300 member companies.
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Crocs reduced volatile organic compounds by 16.5 percent per pair...
Crocs reduced volatile organic compounds by 16.5 percent per pair in 2013 and is aiming for another 10 percent reduction this year. The footwear brand, which has just released its 2013 sustainability report, said it also completed its first greenhouse gas inventory, which included manufacturing facilities and headquarters. The company ...
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Timberland said in its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report...
Timberland said in its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report that it has exceeded its targets for the sustainabillity of the manufacturing processes used by its suppliers. In 2013, around 70 percent of its apparel and footwear was made in factories meeting its “Level 3” criteria, against a previously set ...
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Toms has announced it is expanding into coffee with Toms...
Toms has announced it is expanding into coffee with Toms Roasting Co. For every bag of coffee purchased, the shoe company will provide one week of water to a person in need. Blake Mycoskie, founder of Toms, built his company selling one pair of inexpensive shoes and giving another pair ...
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PETA Germany, the animal rights organization whose headquarters are in...
PETA Germany, the animal rights organization whose headquarters are in Norfolk, U.S., for the first time awarded a “vegan fashion award” to companies offering apparel, shoes and accessories consistent with vegan principles. Three shoe models were among the winners. The objective of the award is to demonstrate that fashion without ...
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Toms will begin manufacturing in Haiti in the first quarter...
Toms will begin manufacturing in Haiti in the first quarter of 2014. The announcement was made on Sept. 26 during the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) by the company's founder and initiator of the shoe-giving project, Blake Mycoskie, while disclosing the CGI's commitment to “Large Scale Shoe ...
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Oliberté's factory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has been Fair Trade...
Oliberté's factory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has been Fair Trade certified by Fair Trade USA. The factory, which employs 59 workers, celebrated its first anniversary in August and is expected to produce over 25,000 pairs of shoes over the next year. To become Fair Trade Certified, the facility had to ...
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Dansko, the Pennsylvania-based comfort footwear company, has entered the select...
Dansko, the Pennsylvania-based comfort footwear company, has entered the select “B Corp Best for Workers List.” The distinction is given by the B Lab, a nonprofit organization focusing on the social and environmental responsibility of business, in recognition of a company's positive impact on its workforce. This impact is measured ...
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Representatives of Asics, BASF, Brooks, Carrefour, Crocs, Brown Shoe Company,...
Representatives of Asics, BASF, Brooks, Carrefour, Crocs, Brown Shoe Company, Deichmann, Deckers, New Balance, Pentland Group, Marks & Spencer, Stella International and VF Corporation were among the 143 delegates attending the second Global Footwear Sustainability Summit conference last Aug. 28-29 in Shanghai, 20 percent more than one year ago. Speakers ...
