All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 16
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Zalando sees 2020 revenues up by 10-20%
Zalando issued a new full-year guidance which takes into account the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and sees gross merchandise volume (GMV) and revenues up by 10-20 percent. It noted that its forecast growth is significantly above the expected increase for the overall fashion industry.
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Vivarte prepares to reopen stores on May 11
Vivarte, the French retailer that owns the banners La Halle, Caroll and Minelli, will reopen its 1,350 stores after eight weeks of closure on May 11. Stringent hygienic rules will be introduced, especially for fittings.
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UNIC webinar on May 5 to discuss tannery reopening guidelines
UNIC-Lineapelle will be holding a webinar on May 5, from 16:00 to 17:00, to present the ”Protocol on the Reopening of Tanneries in Italy.” The Italian tanners’ association reached an agreement on the guidelines with the trade unions on April 21, in view of the resumption of manufacturing at the ...
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Prada resumes production in Italy
Prada has launched a gradual reopening in Italy of its prototyping and sample-making departments, which are essential for developing its forthcoming footwear, leathergoods and apparel collections. It is also introducing serological testing of all employees.
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Jimmy Choo owner Capri aims for carbon neutrality
Capri Holdings, owner of Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors and Versace, announced targets to be 100% carbon neutral in its direct operations and to source 100% of its energy for its owned and operated facilities from renewable sources by 2025. Unveiling its first group-wide corporate sustainability strategy, Capri also set 2025 ...
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Burberry labels sustainability achievements
Burberry is rolling out new labeling globally to show how products meet sustainability criteria. The new, pistachio-colored labels provide information on how products meet so-called “positive attributes,” including the amount of recycled nature fibers in materials, delivery against carbon emissions standards and social policies such as paying workers a living ...
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Skechers makes donation to Petco
Skechers has donated more than $509,000 to the Petco Foundation, bringing its total contributions toward animal welfare agencies to more than $5.45 million. The latest donation stems from the proceeds of the Bobs from Skechers collection. Petco is helping pet shelters and other such agencies in the U.S. handle some ...
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Crocs offering free shoes to medical personnel
Crocs is offering medical personnel in the U.S. battling the Covid-19 pandemic a free pair of Crocs, shipping included. The American company began gearing up in late March to dispatch up to 10,000 pairs a day in response to online requests. In addition, Crocs plans to donate up to 100,000 ...
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Allbirds to label carbon footprint
Allbirds will be labeling all of its products with a carbon footprint. The ambition of the company is to get consumers to think about carbon while they shop, in the same way as they do when they look at nutritional labels with calories in grocery stores, the company said. Moving ...
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Schuh Trust makes Covid-19 donations
The British Schuh Trust is donating £2 million (€2.3m-$2.5m) to the National Emergencies Trust and £1 million (€1.1m-$1.2m) to the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Appeal. In total this is about a 12-fold increase from the trust’s average yearly charitable donations since 2011, when it was founded by its namesake British ...
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Wolverine Worldwide launches several support initiatives in Covid-19 fight
Wolverine Worldwide, based in Rockford, Michigan, has launched a series of initiatives to support health services and people under financial stress due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The group has donated more than 35,000 face masks to Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The protective equipment will be used by healthcare ...
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Legero United receives Austrian Ecolabel
Legero United, the Austrian-based footwear group that markets brands such as Legero, Superfit, Vios and Think, received the Austrian Ecolabel at the annual energy saving’s trade show in Wels in early March. The five-day event focused on ecology, renewable energy and energy efficiency. Legero’s women’s shoe brand and the Superfit ...
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Peter Kaiser manufactures face masks
Peter Kaiser started manufacturing face masks at its production site in Germany. The masks are made from black or white cotton and can be attached to the head with elastic straps. They are only intended for personal use and have not been certified.
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Ara Shoes donates shoes to people working in the health care system
Ara Shoes has donated shoes for every employee of a hospital in Heinsberg, Germany. The company also launched a social media campaign via Facebook and Instagram on March 30 to support and pay tribute to people who work in the health care sector, food retailing or help their neighbors in ...
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Ecco goes more digital
The expansion of Ecco’s store portfolio growth slowed to the addition of only six extra shops, with 200 openings and 194 closures. On the other hand, investments in direct-to-consumer sales channels continued in 2019, with net sales from retail and e-commerce combined increasing by 10.9 percent. Revenues from online channels ...
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Camper supports regional health services
Camper has embarked on numerous initiatives to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The Spanish shoe brand has started to use its own 3D printers to manufacture components for medical protective visors. One hundred pieces can be printed each week at its facilities in the Balearic Islands to be given to ...
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Caprice manufactures face masks in Pirmasens
Caprice, the shoe brand owned by Wortmann, started manufacturing face masks to be donated to healthcare facilities in Pirmasens, Germany, where the company is based. Caprice is sewing face masks from pure cotton on machines used to make prototypes of leather shoes.
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Superfeet masks
Superfeet and sister company Flowbuilt Manufacturing have started producing PPE (personal protective equipment) masks with 3D-printed elements, using their printing and manufacturing facilities in Ferndale, in the state of Washington. Around 30,000 of these masks will be made and immediately distributed to medical facilities in need in the Pacific Northwest.
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Nilson Group invests in sustainability
Nilson Group, the leading shoe retailer in Sweden, undertook a number of initiatives last year to make its shoe production more sustainable. In addition to introducing the “A Better Choice” collection, made in part from recycled or organic materials, the group increased its support for Human Bridge, which takes used ...
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LVMH donates ventilators, makes masks
LVMH, the luxury giant controlled by Bernard Arnault, is donating 261 ventilators to French hospitals to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. Twenty of these devices have already been delivered to hospitals, according to Bloomberg. LVMH has also reopened 12 of its 16 Louis Vuitton handbag factories to sew non-surgical face ...
