July 12, 2019 Renewal is in the Air
"Outdoor Futures” is a think tank of sustainability managers and experts, working on a vision that could mean a total make-over for the outdoor industry. It seems that their timing is just right....
July 12, 2019 Shake the Habit: Bring Your Own!
For them to make any sense, reusables require that you actually use them. Again and again and again....
July 12, 2019 Closing the Loop by 2030: Mission Possible
The crucial technologies needed for a closed-loop textile industry have been available for a long time. Instead of each one of us taking individual steps, we should now join forces to establish a goal for the future and set a...
June 17, 2019 Challenge Accepted
With great impact comes great responsibility. Europe’s largest trade show sees it as its duty to accept and realize the challenge of protecting the great outdoors for future generations....
June 16, 2019 Rapid[a] Recycling
Known for first class outdoor footwear and its bold environmental and social responsibility projects, traditional Italian shoe manufacturer AKU lives up to its reputation with the all new AKU Rapida Air multi-terrain shoe....
June 16, 2019 OutDoor by ISPO: A Step Change
European Outdoor Group general secretary Arne Strait aspires that the new OutDoor by ISPO show will take CSR and Sustainability to the next level....
May 3, 2019 TNF Thinks the Earth Deserves a Break – Here’s why
Some of us may give it a passing "Aha! Is that today?" on Earth Day, as we then hurry on with our busy lives. A petition initiated by The North Face demands Earth Day become a national holiday....
May 2, 2019 Outdoor’s Eco HQs
The behind-the-scenes efforts of a handful of outdoor trailblazers to reduce the impact of their buildings demonstrates that here, sustainability has quite literally “hit home.”...
May 1, 2019 It’s a Fishy Business
Patagonia's newly released documentary "Artifishal" exposes how the farmed salmon industry - once heralded as the wild salmon's salvation - now threatens them with extinction....
March 15, 2019 DriTan – Reinventing the Industry
The tanning process was always thought to be impossible without the use of large amounts of water. ECCO Leather's new DriTan™ technology breaks the paradigm....