June 8, 2022 Keeping Polyester in the Loop
PET bottles can’t fuel the circular apparel economy alone. Closing the loop means we need to recycle apparel – and lots of it. Demeto might be part of the answer....
June 8, 2022 Climate Colabs: Ready for Scope 3?
Over the last few years, climate initiatives within the outdoor industry can be summarized in three words: measurements, offsetting and commitments. But while clear data and bold targets are important, effective action is what truly counts. Suston reached out to...
May 3, 2022 The Outliers That Put Purpose First
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....
March 31, 2022 Rental’s Winners and Losers
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....
March 30, 2022 EU Green Deal: What Outdoor Needs to Know
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...
March 23, 2022 POW Mobility Week: How You Get Outdoors Matters
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....
February 3, 2022 Amazonian Leather
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....
January 29, 2022 Not All Climate Goals Lead to Net-Zero
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...
December 22, 2021 Tecnica’s Ski Boots Recycling Project
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?...