April 20, 2023 Welcome to Higg School
We may know the cost in Euros, but what is the true cost of the gear we buy? Meet the outdoor industry’s leading toolbox for measuring social and environmental impacts....
April 19, 2023 Is rPET up for the Challenge?
Recycled polyester, or rPET, is on the rise in outdoor apparel, enabling brands to dramatically cut the carbon footprint of their products. But in a branch where performance is key, how does rPET hold up against wind, rain and other...
April 5, 2023 ISPO Award Greenwashing Check
Organizers of this year’s ISPO Awards have announced a new “greenwashing pre-check” be applied to products nominees. Suston reaches out to Louisa Smith, who will be conducting the checks, to find out what she’ll be watching out for....
April 5, 2023 2022/23 ski season “a wake-up call”
From shockingly low snowfall in the Alps to headline-making climate action, outgoing president of Protect Our Winters Europe, Sören Ronge, reflects on the epic winter of '22-'23 - and what's in store moving forward....
March 31, 2023 Wool: The Perfect Equation
Nature’s fiber, defined by and evolved for extremes, is given the highest vote of confidence and will once again be put to the ultimate test at sea....
March 21, 2023 Synthetic vs. Natural: A debate that’s far from over
Why do synthetics keep coming out on top when compared to natural fibers in life cycle assessments? A recent report suggests that the better question is perhaps “who is making the rules?”...
March 17, 2023 Saving the Next River
Deep at the bottom of this river valley runs the Komarnica River. But it's precisely the valley's depth that makes it attractive for hydroelectric dams. Can this achieve the same destiny as Vjosa, or will its fate be like so...
March 8, 2023 The Value of European Wool
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....
March 3, 2023 Voices From the High Seas
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...
March 3, 2023 Tracking the Elusive Product Climate Footprint
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?...