With Texapore Ecosphere Jack Wolfskin launched a 100 % recycled outer fabric, membrane and lining. Even the inner jackets are now made as an eco-version from recyled PET....
“Think global, act local.” For Swedish glove manufacturer LillSport, this means building an environmentally adapted tannery and starting a solar-powered glove factory with their partners in Ethiopia....
With the Ortovox Wool Promise, the German mountaineering brand is challenging the industry’s standards for an ethically responsible sourcing of Merino wool – while making friends on the other side of the globe....
Mountaineering specialist Salewa combines wool from the Tyrolean mountain sheep with modern Celliant technology and utilizes a highly functional natural fiber harvested by local mountain farmers. South Tyrolean mountain sheep wool can be found in many winter jackets made by the...
The Green Shape Core Collection of VAUDE consists of 90 % biobased, recycled or natural materials. The outdoor brand uses even unconventional substances such as unmarketable cow’s milk, wood and castor oil....
Swedish brand Röjk Superwear has made the ambitious pledge to make their entire line 100% biodegradable and natural by 2020...
For nearly ten years, Tessa Wulff Lothian has worked as store manager for Naturkompaniet in Stockholm, where she has witnessed a quantum leap in customer awareness of product sustainability....
If audits and codes of conduct don’t do the job – is there a better approach to suppliers? Yes, says Dr. Anna Harvey, an expert on responsible sourcing....
There is an elephant in the room – and addressing it could really benefit all of us in the industry. The elephant could be called “the absence of level-eyed partnership and collaboration between brands and suppliers”. Like in most industries, we...
In February, the Swedish company Tierra won the sustainability award ISPO Award Eco Achievement Apparel for its Deterra jacket, which is manufactured from 100 percent bio-based materials....
