April 29, 2022 New Report Finds Clean Wool is Getting Cleaner
A recent report by AWI confirms that chemical residues in Australian and New Zealand raw wool is comparatively very low and is on the decline....
April 22, 2022 Timberland Expands its Take-Back Program to Europe
Timberland celebrates Earth Day with the launch of a new trekker designed for circularity as well as by expanding its Timberloop take-back system beyond U.S. to include European markets....
March 31, 2022 Rental’s Winners and Losers
Rental is steadily emerging from hype to reality in the outdoor market. Suston reaches out to rental specialists and sustainability experts to learn what it takes to make it in this tough but growing market....
March 30, 2022 EU Green Deal: What Outdoor Needs to Know
The European Green Deal legislation aims to help the EU achieve its goals of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and of decoupling economic growth from resource extraction through circularity – is about to become a reality. “Outdoor companies...
March 16, 2022 This Hiking Boot Takes a Big Step Towards a Small Footprint
Using a mix of recycled, natural and hazardous chemical-free materials, the new technical hiking boot Terraventure Texapore by Jack Wolfskin is designed to harmonize comfort and quality with sustainability....
March 3, 2022 Keeping Wool in the Loop
There is a growing consensus that the only path to sustainably maintain current consumption levels in the future is through circularity. Wool is the tailor-made circular fiber....
February 15, 2022 Rab Pilots Circular Commerce with New Rental Program
As part of their global sustainability goals, Rab continues its mission to maximize gear life, reduce waste and enable access to the outdoors with a new rental program in the UK....
February 3, 2022 Get outside to design sustainable outdoor gear
Suston's Editor-in-chief Gabriel Arthur reflects on what it takes to design a sustainable product: a degree, or personal, dirty, knee-deep experience in the outdoors?...
February 3, 2022 Amazonian Leather
Two recent reports have made a compelling case that Outdoor brands are complicit in the number one cause of Amazon deforestation. Textile Exchange responds that it's past time to clean up leather supply chains....
