October 7, 2026 Inside Decathlon’s Repairability Index for outdoor gear
Decathlon's Repairability Index guides designers toward more repairable products, and the tool is now being shared across the outdoor industry....
October 7, 2026 Nordic Fabric Fair expands into outdoor and sports
Nordic Fabric Fair is expanding into outdoor, sports and fitness in fall 2026, say CEOs Helena Waker and Martin Kössler....
October 7, 2026 Performance Days expands the definition of performance
Performance Days returns to Munich in October 2026 with its largest edition yet, expanding forums for sustainable materials and garment innovation....
October 6, 2026 Outdoor brands to the EU: Hands off Europe’s nature laws
EOCA and outdoor brands including Patagonia and Arc'teryx urge the EU to keep the Birds and Habitats Directives intact....
October 6, 2026 Nature on the board: Outdoor brand gives nature a vote
Northern Playground has put nature on the board with a full vote. CEO Jo Egil Tobiassen explains why....
September 24, 2026 Bio-based materials: A jury view on cellulose fibers
A jury member on bio-based materials, the new Cellulose Forum and how regenerated cellulosic fibers compare with cotton....
August 26, 2026 Keen’s biodegradable midsoles aim to cut footwear waste
Keen is adding EcoEnd to its midsoles, a technology the company says speeds up biodegradation to reduce footwear waste in landfills....
August 20, 2026 Clean heat colab wraps up multi-year textile decarbonization push
OIA's Clean Heat CoLab wraps its multi-year effort to bring electrified heating to textile manufacturing....
August 20, 2026 Do we really need more air conditioning to beat the heat?
ETH building-systems expert Arno Schlüter argues that most buildings don't need air conditioning to survive extreme heat....