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, ...
The Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition has announced its education eeries schedule for 2013, which will primarily focus on mentoring. The series events are hosted at REI stores around the country and sponsored for a second year by ...
Tags: Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition, mentoring, gender equity
Cycling apparel company Craft plans to offer consumers a 30-day guarantee on base layers and jerseys, a bold step for Huub Valkenburg, the company’s CEO. But he’s confident that once cyclists wear Craft’s cycling apparel, ...
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January 14, 2013 — LYCRAbrand owner INVISTA is delighted to announce that it has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). The SAC is a group representing more than 60 leading apparel and footwear brands, retailers, suppliers, ...
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Outdoor Retailer’s Winter Market kicks off Tuesday with an outdoor demo at Solitude Mountain Resort. But for Salt Lake’s business community, a 4 p.m. announcement at Solitude by the show’s owner, Nielsen Business Media, ...
Outdoor retailer REI is the new title sponsor of the Muddy Buddy Adventure Series and the presenting sponsor of TriRock Triathlon Series; both series are owned by San Diego-based Competitor Group Inc. The sponsorship agreement includes ...
LYCRA brand owner INVISTA is delighted to announce that it has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). The SAC is a group representing more than 60 leading apparel and footwear brands, retailers, suppliers, nonprofits and ...
Tags: INVISTA, Sustainable Apparel Coalition, SAC, apparel
REI has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Bikes Belong Foundation to expand its Green Lane Project. The Green Lane Project is in six focus cities – Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Memphis, Tennessee; Portland, Oregon; San Francisco, ...
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BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — REI has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Bikes Belong Foundation to expand its Green Lane Project. The Green Lane Project is with six focus cities – Austin, Texas, Chicago, Memphis, Portland, Ore., San ...
Tags: REI, Green Lane Project, Bikes Belong Foundation, bike industry
Germany increases focus on infrastructure,LED lighting 26 Jun Germany has invested in SSL in automobiles and street lights,and now broader investments are being encouraged to build a larger SSL manufacturing base.Hella research says LED ...
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"Les Docks, Cité de la Mode et du Design" in Paris opened a new part of their public spaces with the simultaneous presentation of two exhibitions: one devoted to Rei Kawakubo & Comme des Garçons, the other to Cristóbal ...
Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 11/29/2012 4:04:27 PM The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), a project of sustainability nonprofit GreenBlue, is pleased to announce additional participants in the soft ...
Tags: SPC, How2Recycle on-package, How2Recycle Label, recycling labeling system
The annual Council of Fashion Designers of America's Womenswear Designer of the Year honors went to Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen for The Row. CFDA Fashion Award is one of the most coveted awards of US fashion industry. The award for Menswear ...
Tags: CFDA awards, Anna Wintour, CFDA, fashion awards, COMME des GARÇONS
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — The outdoor industry is reaching out to the bike business to encourage sustainable practices in an effort to develop standards for equipment manufacturing before international regulators mandate such standards. ...
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Outdoor adventurers from the Kitsap Peninsula can enjoy great gear and apparel through a new Recreational Equipment Inc.(REI)store in Silverdale,Wash.,opening in the fall of 2013. The 24,500 square-foot store will be located at the ...
Tags: Outdoor adventurers, gear, apparel, REI