How can outdoor companies navigate and steer in the right directions? And not get swamped in the daily operations? In a series of interviews Suston, Editor-in-chief Gabriel Arthur reaches out to industry changemakers to hear about their long-term perspectives....
Holdfast Collective, the grant-making entity owning 98% of apparel brand Patagonia, has made its first significant gift worldwide – giving $5.2 million to The Nature Conservancy in Alabama to protect 8,000 acres in the state that are crucial for global...
Patagonia releases new documentary and launches campaign calling on the Icelandic government to show leadership in Europe by banning open net pen salmon farms in its coastal waters....
Ortovox publishes its biennial People Report, outlining its work with communities, improving labor conditions and supporting a more nuanced view of the advantages of supply chains stemming from southeast Asia....
Retailers increasingly ask for sustainability information from the brands. But multiple reporting is causing confusion and taking more and more resources from brand sustainability teams. Can the Sustainability Data Exchange Project (SDEX) solve this?...
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....
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....
The new Outdoor Changemaker Award was presented at a Swedish industry gathering, with Suston’s Editor-in-chief Gabriel Arthur in the jury. The winner: Icebug’s “plug-and-play-solution” to reduce GHG-emissions in the Vietnamese supply chain....
With a 130-year history, a presence in 80 countries worldwide, and a recent successful rebranding, C.A.M.P. has begun its social and environmental responsibility program....
