December 5, 2017 Blend Recycling Breakthrough
In November 2017, the Swedish cross-disciplinary research program Mistra Future Fashion announced a major breakthrough in recycling polyester/cotton fiber blends....
November 29, 2017 Students Win Grant to Trek in Alps
A group of students from Germany have enjoyed their first major outdoor experience thanks in part to a grant from the It’s Great Out There Coalition....
November 19, 2017 Dirty Denim Getting Cleaner?
Canadian river activist Mark Angelo has paddled waterways all over the world for decades. In River Blue, a new featurelength documentary, he returns to rivers on several continents and finds pollution on an alarming scale. The textile industry, and denim...
November 18, 2017 Punta de Lobos Protected
The world-famous surf spot Punta de Lobos, Chile, has been added to a growing list of protected surfing reserves....
November 3, 2017 Ozone Hole Shrinking
For the first time, scientists have shown that levels of ozone-destroying chlorine are declining....
October 30, 2017 Bold Pledge by Röjk
Swedish brand Röjk Superwear has made the ambitious pledge to make their entire line 100% biodegradable and natural by 2020...
June 5, 2017 Award-winning, Bio-based Jacket
In February, the Swedish company Tierra won the sustainability award ISPO Award Eco Achievement Apparel for its Deterra jacket, which is manufactured from 100 percent bio-based materials....
June 5, 2017 New Textile Loop
Five European companies have started an industrial partnership called Wear2wear, in order to develop 100 percent recycled, recyclable and PFC-free functional fabrics....
June 5, 2017 Transparent Tour
How can a brand communicate their sustainability performance in a transparent and easy to understand way? One way to get to know more about these complex questions is to visit the Greenroom Voice-exhibition at the OutDoor-fair....
June 5, 2017 Eight New Geoparks
Arxan’s volcanic landforms in Mongolia, the basalt rock columns in Mexico’s Comarca Minera and the limestone moorlands of Las Loras in Spain are three of the eight new sites that received UNESCO Global Geopark status....