Standards

September 28, 2021 Retailers in the Forefront

Posted at 17:10h in Brands, Gear, Materials by Gabriel Arthur

The market leaders in Northern Europe share a common system for evaluating outdoor products from a sustainability perspective – and guiding the consumers to the better alternatives....

November 8, 2019 THE GREEN BUTTON: This country just launched its own sustainability label

Posted at 10:05h in Gear, Retail by SUSTON

Germany introduces a new seal meant to signal products made according to social, ecological and sustainable criteria. But some wonder whether it is too lax?...

June 16, 2019 FAQ: Leather Sustainability

Posted at 19:47h in Animal Welfare, Materials by Cristiana Voinov

Durable, malleable and attractive – Leather is arguably among the most globally prevalent materials, both historically and today. But it’s credentials in terms of ethics and sustainability are not quite so straight forward....

June 5, 2019 FAQ: Organic Cotton

Posted at 08:00h in Materials by Cristiana Voinov

Cotton: the fabric that spans closets, continents, and centuries. Chances are you are wearing cotton right now. Does it matter if it is organically grown? Suston investigates....

March 28, 2019 Organic Cotton Wins in Court

Posted at 08:00h in Production & Design by SUSTON

The Higher Regional Court Stuttgart passed a consumer-friendly judgement on 18 February 2019 - with far-reaching consequences for any advertising using the GOTS logo and/or name....

March 4, 2019 FAQ: Down Insulation

Posted at 09:32h in Animal Welfare, Materials by Jonathan Eidse

As with all products derived from living animals and produced on an industrial-scale, there are undeniably animal welfare concerns with down. Suston helps you navigate them....

November 2, 2018 Best-Practices: A License to do Business

Posted at 09:54h in Leadership, Op-ed, Production & Design by Beth Jensen

For OIA's Beth Jensen, developing sustainability standards and tools is no longer enough - the outdoor industry needs to prove it's actually reducing its impacts....

April 29, 2018 100% Traceability Standard. Literally.

Posted at 13:00h in Brands, Production & Design by Jonathan Eidse

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

Posted at 13:24h in Production & Design by Jonathan Eidse

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)...