May 22, 2024 Deuter: Together We Care
Out of love for nature and people, Deuter is working to reduce its CO2 footprint. Not alone, but together with others. Many small actions can make a big difference....
May 21, 2024 Performance Days Expands
The trade fair is once again expanding its portfolio: In addition to the fabric innovations and trends for performance wear, footwear and accessories, the new “Bodywear Collective” will be showcasing trends from the bodywear segment for the first time....
May 21, 2024 Aku’s Organizational Carbon Footprint
Italian footwear brand Aku continues the process of studying and assessing its environmental impact with a new certification intended to provide a scientific basis for taking concrete reduction actions....
March 8, 2024 Why is European wool a waste product?
Experts estimate that up to 50 % of wool remains unused in the largest sheep-farming countries of Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. There should be more appreciation for European Wool....
November 16, 2023 Made for Those Who Demand More
Since the invention of the Gore-Tex membrane almost 50 years ago, the brand stands for durable weather protection and comfort in functional outdoor clothing. During that time, the membrane technology has been constantly improved and reinvented....
November 16, 2023 Aku Launches “Impacto”
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....
November 16, 2023 Ready for Circular Economy
Sympatex has developed its own Eco Design Guide that brand partners can design their products in a circular way. The eco-design recommendations have been implemented in a separate trade fair collection together with YKK....
November 16, 2023 NextGen Ingredient Brands for a Regenerative Economy
From performance to sustainability to the regenerative economy. Ingredient Branding has undergone a “remarkable transformation” says Tomas Vucurevic, Managing Director of the Ingredient Brand consultancy Braind....