All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 25
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Crocs reduced volatile organic compounds by 16.5 percent per pair...
Crocs reduced volatile organic compounds by 16.5 percent per pair in 2013 and is aiming for another 10 percent reduction this year. The footwear brand, which has just released its 2013 sustainability report, said it also completed its first greenhouse gas inventory, which included manufacturing facilities and headquarters. The company ...
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Timberland said in its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report...
Timberland said in its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report that it has exceeded its targets for the sustainabillity of the manufacturing processes used by its suppliers. In 2013, around 70 percent of its apparel and footwear was made in factories meeting its “Level 3” criteria, against a previously set ...
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Toms has announced it is expanding into coffee with Toms...
Toms has announced it is expanding into coffee with Toms Roasting Co. For every bag of coffee purchased, the shoe company will provide one week of water to a person in need. Blake Mycoskie, founder of Toms, built his company selling one pair of inexpensive shoes and giving another pair ...
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PETA Germany, the animal rights organization whose headquarters are in...
PETA Germany, the animal rights organization whose headquarters are in Norfolk, U.S., for the first time awarded a “vegan fashion award” to companies offering apparel, shoes and accessories consistent with vegan principles. Three shoe models were among the winners. The objective of the award is to demonstrate that fashion without ...
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Toms will begin manufacturing in Haiti in the first quarter...
Toms will begin manufacturing in Haiti in the first quarter of 2014. The announcement was made on Sept. 26 during the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) by the company's founder and initiator of the shoe-giving project, Blake Mycoskie, while disclosing the CGI's commitment to “Large Scale Shoe ...
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Oliberté's factory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has been Fair Trade...
Oliberté's factory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has been Fair Trade certified by Fair Trade USA. The factory, which employs 59 workers, celebrated its first anniversary in August and is expected to produce over 25,000 pairs of shoes over the next year. To become Fair Trade Certified, the facility had to ...
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Dansko, the Pennsylvania-based comfort footwear company, has entered the select...
Dansko, the Pennsylvania-based comfort footwear company, has entered the select “B Corp Best for Workers List.” The distinction is given by the B Lab, a nonprofit organization focusing on the social and environmental responsibility of business, in recognition of a company's positive impact on its workforce. This impact is measured ...
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Representatives of Asics, BASF, Brooks, Carrefour, Crocs, Brown Shoe Company,...
Representatives of Asics, BASF, Brooks, Carrefour, Crocs, Brown Shoe Company, Deichmann, Deckers, New Balance, Pentland Group, Marks & Spencer, Stella International and VF Corporation were among the 143 delegates attending the second Global Footwear Sustainability Summit conference last Aug. 28-29 in Shanghai, 20 percent more than one year ago. Speakers ...
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Kering, known until recently as PPR, has set up an...
Kering, known until recently as PPR, has set up an advisory group to advance its sustainability strategy. The external members of the new Sustainability Technical Advisory Group (STAG) include Dr Holly Dublin, director of strategies at The B Team; John Elkington, co-founder and executive chairman at Volans; and Michael Wells, ...
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Gucci, the Italian luxury brand owned by Kering, has announced...
Gucci, the Italian luxury brand owned by Kering, has announced that it is introducing a procedure for tanning leather without using heavy metals, such as chrome, with less energy and with about 30 percent less water than required previously. The new technology was developed together with the Italian tannery Blutonic, ...
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Toms' founder and chief shoe giver, Blake Mycoskie, has announced...
Toms' founder and chief shoe giver, Blake Mycoskie, has announced the launch of the Haiti Artist Collective, an initiative to support the creation of jobs and the lives and communities of 30 Haitian artists by commissioning them to design a limited edition of Toms' shoes. The Haiti Artist Collective shoes ...
