October 5, 2020 Our Common Ground
European Outdoor Group general secretary Arne Strait explains that for the industry to move towards a sustainable future, it must first identify its common ground....
June 2, 2020 Novel (corona) Challenges
With three of its subsidiaries topping the lists of the latest Sustainable Brand Index, Fenix Outdoor's sustainability reputation has been steadily on the rise. 2020 has thrown a curve ball, however, so Suston reached out to hear how the pandemic...
February 12, 2020 Join the Climate Action Corps
Have you heard? OIA has announced a major new initiative aimed to get outdoor companies on track with science-based emissions targets of net zero by 2050. Here’s what you need to know....
February 7, 2020 The Rise of B Corps
More and more businesses are becoming B Corps – effectively altering their corporate DNA to legally mandate a triple bottom line of people, profit and planet. Is “Capitalism Lite” the new way of doing business?...
September 2, 2019 Dawn of a New Era?
Outdoor B Corps and their allies call on executives of Apple and Amazon to put their words into action: Shareholder Primacy must die....
July 12, 2019 Renewal is in the Air
"Outdoor Futures” is a think tank of sustainability managers and experts, working on a vision that could mean a total make-over for the outdoor industry. It seems that their timing is just right....
January 30, 2019 Our Three Pre-competitive Pillars
"We know that without nature, there would simply be no outdoor industry...
November 2, 2018 Best-Practices: A License to do Business
For OIA's Beth Jensen, developing sustainability standards and tools is no longer enough - the outdoor industry needs to prove it's actually reducing its impacts....
October 8, 2018 Bottoms Up!
The Global Climate Action Summit hits a home run just days after the UN climate agenda gets bogged down in Bangkok. The secret? Keep heads of state off the invite list....
August 7, 2018 Together We Are a Force
The OIA steps up its advocacy and sustainability game, demonstrating that when the outdoor industry stands together, it’s a force to be reckoned with....