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• What Do Your Favourite Sportswear Brands Do with Their Dye Water?

  

  What do your favourite sportswear brands do with their toxic dye water? Local rivers and lakes in Asian countries change colour to match your clothing after... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• Only for People Who Give a Damn

  

  This is Beijing; people actually play golf in Beijing, even tour players have to play there, though they do wear smog masks on the fairways. China is one of... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• Natalie Gulbis in Mask

  

  , LPGA tour player The LPGA – Ladies Professional Golf Association - fully support athletes taking their kit off for publicity shots, unless they wear smog... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• Maximise Pollution to Maximise Profits

  

  What is climate change? Climate change is a balance judgement on the greenhouse gases generated by mankind and natural processes and the ability of planet... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• It's Only a Matter of Time

  

  It’s only a matter of time. Coming too a fairway near you. What is responsible manufacturing? For textiles it can be described as paying a living wage to... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• The New Face of Golf in China

  

  Just one of the pictures the LPGA declined to show on their web site during the recent Reignwood LPGA Classic tournament in Beijing. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• Golfers Wear Masks on Fairways

  

  Professional golfers were choking on the greens in Beijing, but it wasn't due to an outbreak of the yips. Hazardous levels of pollution descended on the... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• Are You Wearing Gots?

  The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is recognised as the world's leading processing standard for textiles made from organic fibres. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• Help Build a Statue of Maurice

  

  Seve and Maurice. Maurice is on your right. I’m going to have to print some more Maurice Flitcroft shirts. After all Maurice is a great British sporting underdo... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• Graffiti Golf Girl Apparel

  

  Unsurprisingly Golf Refugees were the first brand to use ‘graffiti style’ graphics in golf. We developed packaging and logos for our three-piece ‘white’ graffit... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• Low Emission Sports Apparel

  Continuing on from comparing the subject matters covered in reviews of sports apparel and sports vehicles. When you drive a car the amount of tax you pay is... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• There's No Such Thing as an Independent Sports Apparel Review

  There’s no such thing as an independent sports apparel review. The textile industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world. Fundamentals of... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• Group Photo

  

  ; Golf Refugees 2014 tour polos.Ethically made in a factory that recycles 90% of its dye Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• The Biggest Greenwashers Awards Go to

  Despite its fashion-forward claims, Nike has made little progress since its Detox commitment in 2011. The company has no credible plan to eliminate priority... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• Dye Me a River

  

  Making brightly coloured textiles is a messy business; it requires lots of water and hazardous chemicals in the dyeing process. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• Golf Refugees 2014 Polo

  

  Designed and manufactured to be kinder to your skin, body and the Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• Chemicals Used in Textiles Including Sports Apparel

  Chemicals used in textiles; source material from O Ecotextiles. Formaldehyde is used often in finishing textiles to give the fabrics easy care properties (like... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• I Eat Chocolate

  , especially dark chocolate. The packaging design provides an air of quality / luxury and there’s a list of ingredients and a breakdown of nutritional value in... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• Golf Refugees 2014

  

  The heritage of brands is intrinsically linked to world events. Comedian Russell Brand’s rhetoric at the recent GQ Men of the Year awards, linking sponsors... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 GOLF, SPORTS

• 360 Degree Printed Pattern Golf Balls

  The above video demonstrates our initial spiral pattern golf ball. We would like to hear your views on 360 degree printed pattern golf balls. Good idea, bad... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 GOLF, SPORTS