February 8, 2019 Traceable & Transparent
Producing directly in Europe, AKU has been able to trace every single component of their footwear. Now they're taking the next step by making this information public....
April 29, 2018 100% Traceability Standard. Literally.
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....
January 17, 2018 Transparency, a Growing Key Concern
As the financial world begins shifting into the new of transparency, it needs new toolsets for evaluating investments and measuring companies around the world. So does the outdoor industry....
January 15, 2018 Responsible Wool Standard – a Safe Solution?
Can the Responsible Wool Standard guarantee that the sheep have been treated responsibly and the land is managed in a sustainable way?...
January 10, 2018 Fully Transparent
AKU Bellamont Plus has recently been awarded the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) following rigorous calculation involving all partners along the entire supply chain....
January 10, 2018 From Sheep to Shop
With over 150 years’ experience manufacturing wool clothing, Devold of Norway views wool sourcing as a key to quality. In 2016, the company decided to begin buying merino wool direct from selected sheep farms – and to pay them a...
January 10, 2018 Road to Ethical Wool
Since 2009, Fjällräven has been developing its 100% traceable down scheme known as the Down Promise, today considered to be among the best in the outdoor industry. Now they want to find a similar solution for wool....
January 10, 2018 A Look Inside Icebreaker
Transparency encourages scrutiny and accountability. Icebreaker, the natural performance clothing company, champions radical transparency with the launch of its inaugural Transparency Report. The journey made by clothes remains largely unseen. They may have started life in a field and then travelled...
January 10, 2018 Ecological Styles: 100 % Recycled Membrane, 100 % Waterproof
With Texapore Ecosphere Jack Wolfskin launched a 100 % recycled outer fabric, membrane and lining. Even the inner jackets are now made as an eco-version from recyled PET....