April 29, 2018 100% Traceability Standard. Literally.
In lieu of the Rana Plaza collapse’s 5th anniversary, the ASKET has introduced full traceability labels on the origins of, well, everything. Including the tags themselves....
March 29, 2018 New Organic Label Ups the Ante
Following the success of the organics movement, and in response to several of its shortcomings, this month saw the launch of the Regenerative Organic Certification (ROC)...
February 15, 2018 Redefining Retail: Where Customers Become Community
Far from the glossy high-street corners of high-end retailers, Langbrett finds itself in obscure parts of town where customers are encouraged to join the community, to get involved, or to simply hang out. Leaving the drab winter weather behind and entering...
January 18, 2018 Fair Insulation
More than 400,000 mountain sheep live in the harsh mountainous landscape of the Swiss Alps. Each year, they provide approximately 1000 metric tons of fair-trade wool, collected directly from the Swisswool suppliers. The climate control properties and elasticity of Swisswool...
January 17, 2018 Transparency, a Growing Key Concern
As the financial world begins shifting into the new of transparency, it needs new toolsets for evaluating investments and measuring companies around the world. So does the outdoor industry....
January 15, 2018 Responsible Wool Standard – a Safe Solution?
Can the Responsible Wool Standard guarantee that the sheep have been treated responsibly and the land is managed in a sustainable way?...
January 15, 2018 The Dust Settles on PETA’s Wool Exposé
In 2015, video footage showing the maltreatment of sheep in Argentina went viral, with PETA accusing the network Ovis 21. Suston’s reporter Karen Hensel interviews the founder Ricardo Fenton....
January 10, 2018 Fully Transparent
AKU Bellamont Plus has recently been awarded the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) following rigorous calculation involving all partners along the entire supply chain....
January 10, 2018 Long Live the Product
In their flagship store in Oslo, Bergans of Norway is turning their vision of a circular economy into a reality. The 1000 m2 store near Oslo City Hall first opened in August 2016. Besides offering the world’s largest assortment of Bergans...
January 10, 2018 From Sheep to Shop
With over 150 years’ experience manufacturing wool clothing, Devold of Norway views wool sourcing as a key to quality. In 2016, the company decided to begin buying merino wool direct from selected sheep farms – and to pay them a...