Sporting goods industry

For the tenth time, ISPO honors outstanding products and services of the sports industry with the renowned ISPO Award.

Black Friday stands for shopping frenzy. But some outdoor companies use this year's 27 November to promote campaigns for more sustainability. In particular, the second-hand idea is the focus of outdoor companies like Haglöfs, Globetrotter or Arc'teryx in 2020.

Two labels for vegan clothing, textiles and accessories: The "PETA-Approved Vegan" logo and the "Sunflower" of Vegan Society.

With the Higg Index, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) wants to create a uniform assessment of sustainability performance.

The outdoor brand Vaude stands for uncompromising sustainability. With the "Vaude Academy for Sustainable Business", other companies, organizations, schools and universities should now also benefit from Vaude's wealth of experience.

This year's jury meeting for the start-up competition ISPO Brandnew looked quite different than usual. ISPO developed creative solutions to securely network the international panel of experts even under corona conditions.

In the coming year, ISPO Munich will take place February 1-5, completely online. By doing so, the world’s leading sports business platform will be beneficial for all participants, regardless of international travel restrictions.

Stefan Herzog is Werner Haizmann's successor at the Association of German Sports Retailers (VDS). After a quarter of a decade as president, Haizmann becomes the first honorary president in the association's history.

The winter sports highlights for the 2020/21 season combine sustainability, functionality and style. ISPO.com takes a close look at the innovations of the winter sports industry and presents the award-winning products of the new season from Nordica, Alpina, Rossignol & Co.

Robert Gore revolutionized the outdoors with his invention of the Gore-Tex membrane. Now the innovator has died at the age of 83.