February 15, 2019 ISPO Awards Sustainability
A snowy fair concluded earlier this month at ISPO Munich, where sustainability was once again a winner at the annual ISPO Awards....
February 15, 2019 Vegan Leather
Vegan leather is trending – but is Vegan Leather an ethical, sustainable alternative or is it just plastic in new wrapping?...
January 25, 2019 Sustainability at Fairs
With back-to-back fairs, the next seven days are bound to be busy for outdoor folks. EOG's Jane Turnbull and OIA's Nikki Hodgson share which sustainability events you need to look out for....
January 25, 2019 Nature by Prescription
Anybody who regularly spends time outdoors knows it: nature does body, mind and soul good. In the Shetland Isles, the medical community finally seems to be catching on....
January 25, 2019 A Gift of Land
Thanks to the Tompkins Conservation foundation, South America gains vast new parklands in what's dubbed as history's greatest donation of land from a private actor to a country....
December 7, 2018 CO2: we must pay our debts
The EU Emissions Trading Scheme has been widely criticized. But after its revamp last year, emitting greenhouse gases will begin to cost more – and outdoor companies can participate voluntarily....
December 6, 2018 Inaugural Innovation Awards Focus on Sustainability
At Outdoor Retailer’s first Innovation Awards ceremony at Winter Market, many of the winners and finalists put the focus squarely on advancements in sustainability....
December 6, 2018 Fossil free in wider circles
A project by Vaude has demonstrated that choosing renewable energy over oil and coal is a no-brainer, especially when production occurs in countries with good access to green energy....
December 6, 2018 ‘Tis the season to… What was it we’re supposed to be doing?
While most retailers drool at the thought of hordes of unhinged consumers ahead of the holidays, others like REI and Patagonia use the occasion to protest – and refocus on things of greater value....
December 6, 2018 Making Europe a Wilder Place
Bison grazing at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains, wild horses galloping across the Iberian Peninsula, brown bears wandering the hillsides just outside of Rome. Wait, what century are we talking about?...