April 20, 2023 10 Sustainable Travel Tips
Suston provides 10 tips to help you be more sustainable on your outdoor adventures....
April 5, 2023 ISPO Award Greenwashing Check
Organizers of this year’s ISPO Awards have announced a new “greenwashing pre-check” be applied to products nominees. Suston reaches out to Louisa Smith, who will be conducting the checks, to find out what she’ll be watching out for....
March 31, 2023 3 Bike Industry Sustainability Take-Aways
For the first time since the pandemic, the international bicycle industry has just concluded its Taipei Cycle Show in Taiwan. Suston correspondent Werner Müller-Schell reports with three important sustainability trends and achievements....
March 21, 2023 Synthetic vs. Natural: A debate that’s far from over
Why do synthetics keep coming out on top when compared to natural fibers in life cycle assessments? A recent report suggests that the better question is perhaps “who is making the rules?”...
March 17, 2023 Saving the Next River
Deep at the bottom of this river valley runs the Komarnica River. But it's precisely the valley's depth that makes it attractive for hydroelectric dams. Can this achieve the same destiny as Vjosa, or will its fate be like so...
March 15, 2023 Vjosa Becomes Europe’s First Wild River National Park
After years of campaigning from NGOs and the outdoor brand Patagonia, the Albanian government has announced the creation of Vjosa Wild River National Park to protect one of Europe's last wild rivers....
January 23, 2023 January Sees Record Temperatures in Europe’s Alps
In the worst start to the winter season in living memory, the European Alps have seen its usual new year snow replaced with grass and mud. What is going on, and can anything be done?...
January 3, 2023 Ski Destination Celebrates 30 Years Shredding With Pride
Can the outdoor community become more inclusive? Absolutely, and the Whistler Ski and Pride Festival has spent the last three decades demonstrating how....
October 31, 2022 The Rainforest Revival
Australia’s rainforests have long been cleared to give way to logging and sugarcane fields. Now the comeback of the world’s oldest rainforest has begun with the replanting and the buy-back scheme of the Daintree....
October 31, 2022 Step by Step
Helicopters in faraway mountains used to be a status symbol in freeride films. Melissa Brandner traveled the local mountains by splitboard when directing her award-winning film “Through Darkness.”...