REI reported sales reached a record $2.4 billion in 2015 after a second consecutive year of nearly double-digit growth. Sales increased 9.3 percent from $2.2 billion in 2014, or 11 percent when adjusting for an extra 53-week of sales ...
US based MetaWear has unveiled the first solar and geothermal-powered US operation, providing cutting, sewing, dyeing, and screen printing certified organic cotton t-shirts. MetaWear which uses seaweed-based inks with no toxic inputs, was ...
Tags: MetaWear, Certified Apparel
Canadian outdoor retailer Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) said its first Fair Trade Certified T-shirts will be available late this summer online and in its 17 brick-and-mortar stores. The T-shirts, which will include MEC's popular line of ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
In its study "A little story about the monsters in your closet" published in mid January, the environmental organization Greenpeace criticized numerous discoveries of harmful substances in children's clothing from renowned brand ...
Tags: children's clothing, skin contact, health
Patagonia Inc., the outdoor apparel company, is proud to announce its plans to offer Fair Trade Certified apparel starting with nine styles in the Fall 2014 season. For every Fair Trade Certified product Patagonia sells, the company will ...
Tags: Patagonia, Certified Apparel
Fair Trade USA's Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) for apparel released a report on the recently completed Fair Trade Certified apparel pilot program. Launched in 2010 after an extensive feasibility study and stakeholder consultation period, ...