More and more big brands claim to be “purpose driven” – but what can we learn from the forerunners that have been purpose-driven from Day One? Suston connects with Cotopaxi, Northern Playground and Pyua to find out....
Rental is steadily emerging from hype to reality in the outdoor market. Suston reaches out to rental specialists and sustainability experts to learn what it takes to make it in this tough but growing market....
The European Green Deal legislation aims to help the EU achieve its goals of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and of decoupling economic growth from resource extraction through circularity – is about to become a reality. “Outdoor companies...
Emissions from passenger transport are the main source of CO2 when it comes to outdoor sports. To tackle this, Protect Our Winters (POW) Europe hosts a European Mobility Week....
Two recent reports have made a compelling case that Outdoor brands are complicit in the number one cause of Amazon deforestation. Textile Exchange responds that it's past time to clean up leather supply chains....
According to the Science Based Targets Initiative, some businesses' climate efforts risk being "misguided" or outright "misleading." Its newly launched Net-Zero Standard is meant to help get businesses back on track. With the clock ticking to 2050 and carbon emissions still...
Within sustainability circles in the outdoor community, hardgoods producers have by and large been seen as stragglers. Can a recycling program by ski boot producer Tecnica turn over a new leaf for the sector?...
Just as recycled materials are surging in outdoor apparel, a recent report finds that hazardous “legacy chemicals” risk being carried over from the original textile. Can we realize the reduced impacts of a circular economy without sacrificing our health along...
