Nike, Outdoor Industry Association launch eco-friendly indexes - Sustainable Business Oregon
Separate sustainability initiatives driven by Portland companies could dramatically influence the apparel industry. The Outdoor Industry Association — a Boulder, Colo.-based trade group — next week will roll-out of a beta version of the Eco Index, an open source, Web-based software tool to help designers gauge the environmental impact of their products.
It was designed by a working group of apparel companies with a heavy Portland influence, including leaders from Nau, Keen Inc., and Columbia Sportswear Co. The Portland Development Commission invested $40,000 in the project, which will be administered by the Zero Waste Alliance, a Portland-based nonprofit with experience in developing environmental indexes.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
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