June 8, 2020 Way Ahead of Schedule
With the pandemic slowing down many sustainability-related timelines, the Textile Exchange's second annual progress report for "The 2025 Sustainable Cotton Challenge" provides some welcomed good news....
June 2, 2020 Novel (corona) Challenges
With three of its subsidiaries topping the lists of the latest Sustainable Brand Index, Fenix Outdoor's sustainability reputation has been steadily on the rise. 2020 has thrown a curve ball, however, so Suston reached out to hear how the pandemic...
May 28, 2020 Little Things That Matter
A new collaboration between leading trim manufacturer YKK and sourcing platform Oceanworks endeavours to take on the marine plastic waste challenge, one zipper at a time....
May 5, 2020 An Out-of-Office Experience Changed My Life
If a few potted plants in the office window can increase productivity and creativity with up to 15%, and reduce stress by 37%, what would an entire forest be capable of? Suston's editor Jonathan Fraenkel-Eidse uses lockdown to find out....
April 29, 2020 Virtual Performance Awards
Though traditionally held in Munich, this year's Performance Awards ceremony goes off without a hitch – digitally – awarding two innovative fabrics with high sustainability credentials....
March 24, 2020 Can We Just Carry On in Lockdown?
The Corona virus pandemic's fallout is hitting the Outdoor industry hard. Suston reaches out to 5 industry leaders to hear how these disruptions are affecting their commitments to sustainability, and how the industry should respond....
February 12, 2020 Join the Climate Action Corps
Have you heard? OIA has announced a major new initiative aimed to get outdoor companies on track with science-based emissions targets of net zero by 2050. Here’s what you need to know....
February 12, 2020 Judges Vote Sustainability at ISPO
If there were still any who doubted, sustainability is not just a passing trend – as the Innovation Awards and ISPO Awards can attest. Check out this year's sustainability winners!...
February 7, 2020 Longevity in Action
Long-lasting products aside, getting consumers to actually keep their product in use requires support. Perhaps none go the extra mile as does Patagonia’s Worn Wear program....