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....
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....
The UN has hammered out a framework agreement that can see the protection of 2/3 of the world’s oceans from harmful activity. Suston reaches out to WWF who attended the negotiations to learn what the 'High Seas Treaty' means for...
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?...
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....
Incoming sustainability legislation will demand tangible results in terms of material developments, with the first major blow landing on those with products heavily dependent on rPET and PFCs. Are brands flexible enough to meet the coming “new normal”?...
Acknowledging the future threat to skisport worldwide due to climate change, athletes send letter demanding climate action from the international ski federation....
Companies using OceanCycle certified material are responsible for recycling more than 1 billion plastic bottles, diverting ocean-bound plastic waste. Suston meets with co-founder Ryan Schoenike to learn more....
As some show climate leadership, others exaggerate their efforts – whereby instead of reductions they only try to buy time with climate compensation. According to Sustainability specialist Joel Svedlund, that’s time we don’t have....
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