December 8, 2023 Outdoor distributor introduces “Impact Discount” for retailers
The outdoor distributor Elements introduces novel "impact discount" for its customers, with the goal of inspiring greater sustainability in the retail sector....
November 22, 2023 Is it Competition, Compliance, or Collaboration?
With a focus on how far we have to go often taking the limelight, European Outdoor Group's Katy Stevens reminds us how far we've come - and matured - as an industry rallying climbing a shared summit....
November 16, 2023 Made for Those Who Demand More
Since the invention of the Gore-Tex membrane almost 50 years ago, the brand stands for durable weather protection and comfort in functional outdoor clothing. During that time, the membrane technology has been constantly improved and reinvented....
November 16, 2023 Aku Launches “Impacto”
Aku offers retailers Impacto, the first manual of its kind that estimates CO2 emissions from outdoor footwear. The issue of environmental impact will continue to be a central topic in the outdoor industry....
November 16, 2023 Ready for Circular Economy
Sympatex has developed its own Eco Design Guide that brand partners can design their products in a circular way. The eco-design recommendations have been implemented in a separate trade fair collection together with YKK....
November 16, 2023 NextGen Ingredient Brands for a Regenerative Economy
From performance to sustainability to the regenerative economy. Ingredient Branding has undergone a “remarkable transformation” says Tomas Vucurevic, Managing Director of the Ingredient Brand consultancy Braind....
November 15, 2023 An Inconvenient Truth About PFCs
While “PFC-free” has become a common claim in the outdoor industry, Fjällräven’s extensive journey of eliminating PFCs since 2009, closely aligned with scientific research, reveals a much more complex reality....
