July 17, 2019 Are We Ready to Rent?
Rentals is a recurring theme in discussions on sustainable consumption - but is it feasible for outdoor gear and apparel? Rentaplagg's founders are on a mission to prove the skeptics wrong....
July 12, 2019 Rethinking Membrane
Is there a solution to the waterproof vs. breathable membrane dilemma that is also sustainable? Mario Stucki and Anna Beltzung, the brains behind the award-winning Sane Membrane, respond with an emphatic “Yes!”...
July 12, 2019 Friend or Faux: Is Vegan Leather Better?
Vegan leather is trending as more and more consumers are putting veganism at the forefront of their personal mission. But is vegan leather an ethical, sustainable alternative – or just plastic in a new wrapping?...
June 16, 2019 FAQ: Leather Sustainability
Durable, malleable and attractive – Leather is arguably among the most globally prevalent materials, both historically and today. But it’s credentials in terms of ethics and sustainability are not quite so straight forward....
June 16, 2019 Stepping into the Circular Economy
Soft goods in the outdoor industry has already learned that recycling can be good for business. For footwear, this begins now....
June 5, 2019 FAQ: Organic Cotton
Cotton: the fabric that spans closets, continents, and centuries. Chances are you are wearing cotton right now. Does it matter if it is organically grown? Suston investigates....
May 2, 2019 Outdoor’s Eco HQs
The behind-the-scenes efforts of a handful of outdoor trailblazers to reduce the impact of their buildings demonstrates that here, sustainability has quite literally “hit home.”...
May 1, 2019 It’s a Fishy Business
Patagonia's newly released documentary "Artifishal" exposes how the farmed salmon industry - once heralded as the wild salmon's salvation - now threatens them with extinction....
April 20, 2019 FAQ: Biobased Plastics
Can corn, sugar cane and other starch-rich sources replace crude oil when making plastics? In many cases, yes, it is technically possible. But of course the question is more complex than that....