December 5, 2025 Outdoor retailers’ 2024 impact report shows climate action progress
The Outdoor Retailer Climate Commitment (ORCC) has released its latest annual report, detailing climate milestones, emissions cuts, and a new supplier database to support Scope 3 reporting.
The Outdoor Retailer Climate Commitment (ORCC), a voluntary coalition of European outdoor retailers, has published its 2024 Annual Report. The report consolidates the climate data provided by its members and gives an overview of key developments in emissions measurement, climate strategies, and joint industry standards. Progress has been made in reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions as well as improving data availability in Scope 3 through the development of a shared supplier database.
The ORCC was founded in September 2021 as an initiative by European outdoor retailers. Major players in the industry – including Yonderland and Globetrotter GmbH – have joined forces to advance climate action. Their goal: to promote climate protection within the outdoor industry and to contribute to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement through targeted measures. In 2024, ORCC members achieved the following milestones:
Progress in Scope 1 and 2, improved data availability in Scope 3
Seventy percent of retailers fully measured their Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions for 2024. Compared to their respective company-specific base years, improvements are evident – driven by measures such as the use of renewable energy, more energy-efficient building technology, and adjustments to vehicle fleets. In total, retailers reduced their combined Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 4,857 tonnes of CO₂e compared to their baseline years.
Collecting Scope 3 data remains complex. Nevertheless, 70 percent of members recorded data for relevant categories in 2024. At present, comparability remains limited due to differing system boundaries, data sources, and methodologies. In this context, a shared database for generic Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs) has been developed. The database is based on information from multiple manufacturers and is intended to enable retailers to calculate emissions in Scope 3.1 more consistently and accurately in the future.
Globetrotter GmbH emphasized the importance of this initiative, stating that “more brands are committing to climate action – and the PCF database is increasing transparency across the entire industry.”
This project complements existing ORCC efforts to harmonize calculation methods and promote sector-wide transparency.
Tracking supplier commitments
Another key focus of the report is providing a clear overview of the brands and suppliers represented by ORCC members, including whether they have set climate targets such as Science-Based Targets (SBTs) or are currently developing them. This transparency aims to support more structured and targeted collaboration across the value chain.
Yonderland highlighted the urgency of such supplier engagement:
“You cannot claim to love the outdoors and fail to act on climate change. Climate leadership isn’t optional anymore. Retailers are demonstrating rapid progress – we now need suppliers and brand partners to accelerate with equal urgency.”
The ORCC sees a major milestone in strengthening collaboration with suppliers, further developing the shared supplier database, and representing a unified retailer perspective in discussions within the European Outdoor Group (EOG).
Future target: Scope 3 emissions
In the coming years, the ORCC will continue to focus on creating greater transparency around Scope 3 emissions, further developing shared standards within the network, and supporting suppliers in their climate efforts. Member exchanges will also help to address ongoing challenges more systematically.
Read the Outdoor Retailer Climate Commitment 2024 Annual Report.
