The ETH Zurich executive study program in Designing Resilient Regenerative Systems (DRRS) offers a novel approach to impact-studying while integrating new skills and cultures into the outdoor industry, amongst other economic sectors....
US-based outdoor gear company Nemo shares its 2022 sustainability report, and announces its first fully recyclable mono-polymer sleeping bag....
Recycled polyester, or rPET, is on the rise in outdoor apparel, enabling brands to dramatically cut the carbon footprint of their products. But in a branch where performance is key, how does rPET hold up against wind, rain and other...
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....
Nature’s fiber, defined by and evolved for extremes, is given the highest vote of confidence and will once again be put to the ultimate test at sea....
The ingredient brand Lavalan, which originates from the Bavarian town of Dinkelsbühl, uses solely European wool for insulating material that is used in outdoor clothing collections, and in doing so supports regional trade....
We’ve calculated global and national carbon emissions, and businesses have increasingly measured carbon footprints from Scopes 1-3. But somehow, an accurate carbon footprint for a single product continues to thwart us. Until now?...
What if instead of bragging about a brand's achievements, a press conference was used to share honest industry challenges and invite the audiences to leave just a little bit wiser? Outdoor brand Picture decided to find out....
Seattle-based retailer REI releases the latest update to its Product Sustainability Standards, significantly increasing its requirements on its brand partners' carbon emission reductions, advancement of diversity, and complete elimination of PFAS beginning already next year....
Polartec introduces Shed Less Technology that dramatically reduces fiber fragmentation in laundering tests. The Iconic 200 Series fleece is to be the first fabric made from this new process....
