ISPO Award jury names first winners for 2022
From now on, the sports industry award will be decided presented year round, by a jury of sports enthusiasts from the ISPO Collaborators Club and independent sports and outdoor editors.
The judges said the latest trend is re-invention: more and more brands are relying on reusable raw materials, dispensing with harmful chemicals and focusing more on durability and the issue of disposal.
Aspects such as easier access to sports and outdoor, digital and new highly functional solutions are also becoming more important.
Some of the winners of the first jury meeting for the ISPO Award 2022 are examples of these developments.
Patagonia has relied on the first PFC-free GORE-TEX membrane and a water-resistant DWR coating that consists of 100% recycled outer material for its Storm Shift Jacket for snowboarders.
Scott processed the frames of old goggles into new frames, and the Shield Recycled strap is made of 100% recycled polyamide.
The Loska Spinnova ski by PUSU reinforces a solid wood core with Spinnova’s textile fibre - a new composite material and a first for skis.
The Winqs Zerofly is a running shoe made from bio-based and recycled materials as part of a circular approach and is also certified as climate neutral.
Christoph Beaufils, brand strategist at ispo.com, said: “We have designed the new ISPO Award in such a way that innovative products and services can now be submitted all year round. The jury therefore meets quarterly. Exhibitors and brands who receive an award can choose the publication date themselves. The brands are thus given much more flexibility to optimise their communication. The complete overview of all winners is available twice a year at the ISPO trade fairs and on other ISPO platforms.”
