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🇪🇺 EU Green Deal: Which sustainability labels will survive? With sustainability claims under increasing scrutiny, the EU's new Green Claims Directive sets out to prevent misleading labels and promote transparency. In our latest article, Suston Magazine dives into the directive's implications for today's sustainability labelling regime, featuring insights from experts and industry leaders. How is your organization preparing for this shift? Thanks to Melanie G., Hilke Anna Patzwall, Tonje H. Drevland, Pascale Moreau for your help with this article! https://lnkd.in/gfsztH83

Suston - Sustainable Outdoor News #15 is out – sign up to secure your copy! Ensure you get your hands on the latest issue by signing up before November 26.  Subscriptions to our popular Winter and Summer issues (print or PDF) start at just €30. This also includes Suston Monthly for Subscribers with even more stories and interviews. Click the link in the comments to read more about our offers and register! Highlights from the new issue include:    🌍 Farewell to Sustainability Labels?  Experts from Yonderland, VAUDE, Ohana Public Affairs and Globetrotter Ausrüstung weigh in on how brands and retailers can navigate stricter marketing regulations to guide customers toward more sustainable products.    💡 Outdoor's Open Source  Sustainability solutions are getting more expensive – we share useful tools from European Outdoor Group (EOG), Open Supply Hub, Equip Outdoor Technologies and more, available to the outdoor industry free of charge!    🔭 Future Focus: What's Next?  As sustainability teams get bogged down with reporting and compliance details, specialists Louisa Smith, Anna Rodewald, Suyash Goenka and Joel Svedlund lift their eyes towards the horizons.    🧥 Detoxing Shell Jackets – Are We Finally There?  Suston joins Patagonia and W. L. Gore & Associates in the remote wilderness of Lapland to cover the full, unvarnished story of phasing out PFAS. Thank you for great contributions and insights! Katy Stevens Alexandra Denker Cira Riedel Anna Rodewald Phil Young Dan Yates Louisa Smith Suyash Goenka Joel Svedlund Kim Scholze Melanie Gruenwald Hilke Anna Patzwall Tonje H. Drevland Pascale Moreau Fabian Nendza Philipp Olsmeyer Evelina Rönnbäck Anton Svanborg Martin Kallur Linus Hallberg Victoria Reim Jonathan Eidse Andreas Björkman Debbie Read Natalie F. Grillon Jerker Ligthart and many more!

What happens when Protect Our Winters' leaders across Europe come together in a national park in Southern Sweden – and what’s next for the organization? Suston asked the outdoor advocate Jordan Wright from Protect Our Winters Europe to share her insights (and of course, she travelled the 1748km to the summit by train). Protect Our Winters Europe, Heidi Kalmari, Dirk van den Berg, Aneela McKenna (Mòr Diversity), Opening Up The Outdoors, Max Hänisch, Clara Edwards, Giorgia Garancini, https://lnkd.in/gdjCTVjK

From Stockholm via Berlin to Munich, Victoria from Suston & NORR Agency is taking the train south to attend PERFORMANCE DAYS, the sustainable sourcing fair for the textile industry. Are you also attending? Be sure to reach out to Victoria and grab a copy of Suston Magazine! #functionalfabrics #performancedays #outdoor

Modern office work can be done just about anywhere – the pandemic taught us that – but still we continue to spend most of our time indoors. Suston meets with two experts, Ioana Biris and Charlotte Petersson Troije, who say there are huge potential benefits of a work life spent under the open sky. https://lnkd.in/gDMFe5ju

The annual European Outdoor Summit brings together executives, experts and key players for two intensive days of seminars, workshops and discussions. In Cambridge, Suston’s editor-in-chief Gabriel Arthur meets an industry that is not just facing one crossroad, but several. https://lnkd.in/gatwMe6g

Two days left! The Outdoor Changemaker Award celebrates sustainable transformation within the outdoor community. Nominees are chosen by sustainability experts at Peak 63, Suston - Sustainable Outdoor News by NORR Agency and Gidås Sustainability Agency. The award highlights initiatives that prioritize collaboration rather than competition and is open to individuals, groups, companies, and organizations. In 2024, the award has expanded its scope to include both Sweden and Norway, broadening from its 2023 focus on Sweden. The next Changemaker will be announced on October 3rd at the Sustainable Outdoor Professionals' conference in Östersund, Sweden. In 2023, the award was given to the Solros project by the footwear brand Icebug AB. Stay tuned & read more about nominees and the winner in the next Suston Monthly! 1. Light My Fire Borrow: Rent & borrow instead of single-use plastics   2. Fritidsbanken: Borrow equipment for leisure activities for free  3. Bergans of Norway: Circularity pioneers in Scandinavian outdoor  4. Naturkompaniet’s Naturbonus: The loyalty club giving back to nature  5. Pinsj: Norway’s new platform for peer-to-peer resale and rental  6. Svenskt Friluftsliv: A common voice for 28 outdoor NGOs in Sweden  7. Protect Our Winters Europe Sweden & Norway: A trailblazing grassroots movement  8. Common Values United: Bringing Third Culture Kids into Sweden’s great outdoors  9. SME Climate Hub: Enabling SMEs' climate action  10. ChemSec’s PFAS Movement: Gathering industry players for a ban on PFAS  #outdoorchangemakeraward #sustainability #outdoor

For the average outdoor enthusiast, the European Outdoor Group (EOG) might be unheard of. But within the industry, the trade organization has been both pushing and guiding its 148 members in the transition over the last years. Suston talks to Scott Nelson, Managing Director, about the impact – and limitations – of EOG. https://lnkd.in/gPMY2isY

They are a rare breed, but we've all seen them: Products that look the same, year after year. In a time where fast-fashion pumps out a new collection each week, Suston explores what makes "classics" or "carry-overs" endure the test of time - and what this means for their environmental impact. Woolpower AB, Trangia AB, Fjällräven, Naturkompaniet, Hilleberg The Tentmaker AB, Hanwag, Jakob Broman, Eva Arnlund Eklöv https://lnkd.in/gKQu3QJg

“Fair working conditions!” seems like a mantra people repeat yet don’t really know what it means. Suston reaches out to outdoor brand Cotopaxi and industry experts like Fair Wear Foundation and Fair Trade USA to take stock of today's labor situation. https://lnkd.in/gsHsjcNG Mariette van Amstel, Annie Agle