December 13, 2024 Climbing brand claims an industry first for recycled aluminum content
Black Diamond sets new standards with verified recycled aluminum content in carabiners and trekking poles, reducing its carbon footprint by 88 tons annually....
November 27, 2021 Legacy Chemicals – Can we recycle our toxic textiles?
Just as recycled materials are surging in outdoor apparel, a recent report finds that hazardous “legacy chemicals” risk being carried over from the original textile. Can we realize the reduced impacts of a circular economy without sacrificing our health along...
September 20, 2021 A Second Life for a Second Skin
Sympatex is one of the worldwide leading producers of sustainable functional textiles. To reach its next ambitious goal – becoming 100 percent circular by 2030 – the company is pushing for collaboration within the textile industry....
July 27, 2021 Houdini uses trackable zippers to help close circularity gap
The Swedish brand Houdini Sportswear plans to close the circularity gap using pioneering EON & YKK technology to connect products in a circular apparel system....
June 29, 2021 Thinking Circular This Summer
Climate, pollution and biodiversity - the outdoor industry already has a lot to think about. Do we have time to focus on Circular Economy? Sustainability specialist Joel Svedlund makes the case that there's simply no good reason not to....
June 8, 2021 Accelerating Circularity launches textiles trial
Cotopaxi and Nemo partner with recommerce platform Trove and REI's Used Gear site to help keep high-quality gear circulating....