September 12, 2023 Equip receives Fair Wear Leader status for second consecutive year
Fair Wear acknowledges Equip’s exceptional progress in protecting workers’ rights along their global supply chain....
September 7, 2023 Leading ski & snowboard maker shares product life-cycle assessment with industry
Salomon, the global leader in winter sports equipment, has unveiled the results of its winter sports product life-cycle assessments (LCA) that were conducted across the company’s ski and snowboard product range....
September 7, 2023 Is this the year Ecocide becomes criminalized?
Have you heard of Ecocide? Suston wrote about it first several years ago, and again last summer. But since then, it has been populating news feeds from across the globe. Will 2023 be the year Ecocide truly takes off?...
September 6, 2023 Most people won’t climb K2, why do we keep overengineering gear as if they will?
Most people won't climb K2. What are the environmental and inclusivity implications of over-engineering gear as if they will?...
September 5, 2023 Performance Days sets sights on next generation, PFAS-free membranes
With Performance Days just around the corner, Suston reaches out to acting marketing manager Charles Ross to hear how the show will aim to once again push the sustainability needle with functional fabrics....
August 10, 2023 What’s it going to be: Planet or Plastics?
The Earth Day theme for 2024 – Planet vs. Plastics – is a call to arms to reduce the production of plastics with 60% by 2040. Earthday.org’s Director of End Plastics Aidan Charron shares why the plastic curve needs to...
July 31, 2023 10 outdoor brands pioneering sustainability
On the way to a sustainable outdoor industry, companies are needed that set new standards and lead the way. Meet the most recognized sustainability leaders and find out what sets their sustainability efforts apart from the rest....
July 13, 2023 “Better than new” – brand expands its repair service
Swiss outdoor outfitter Mammut announces its reinvigorated repair services that will integrate repairability into its design process, add new service partners and proactively communicate to customers to choose repair over new purchases....
July 11, 2023 Ortovox: PET recycling is “insufficiently thought through”
In its latest Planet Report 2023, Ortovox spells out its environment and climate efforts and, among other things, signals a turn away from recycled polyester sourced from PET bottles....
July 8, 2023 Parafestival Offsets Carbon Footprint by Reforesting Area Ravaged by Fire
Discover Soča Outdoor Festival, the annual outdoor event held in Slovenia that takes inclusion and environmental impact to new heights....