March 29, 2018 Retailer Boycotts Gun Manufacturer
After the Florida school shooting, retailer boycotts products made by parent company of that also manufactures semi-automatic rifles, Vista Outdoor....
March 27, 2018 #itsgreatoutthere’s Newest Ambassador
The It’s Great Out There Coalition has announced that professional snowboarder Aline Bock has signed up as an official #itsgreatoutthere ambassador....
February 28, 2018 Keen’s Call to Action
Conservation was all the rage at this year’s Outdoor Retailer in Denver. While many brands used the occasion to raise awareness of public land politics, it was Keen’s good old-fashioned, inside-the-box approach to advocacy that really got people talking. In the...
January 18, 2018 Fair Insulation
More than 400,000 mountain sheep live in the harsh mountainous landscape of the Swiss Alps. Each year, they provide approximately 1000 metric tons of fair-trade wool, collected directly from the Swisswool suppliers. The climate control properties and elasticity of Swisswool...
January 18, 2018 The Fantastic Five
Meet five adventurers from Scandinavia’s outdoor elite who pursue their passions along with the greatest concern for the environment....
January 10, 2018 A Sustainable Craft
“Think global, act local.” For Swedish glove manufacturer LillSport, this means building an environmentally adapted tannery and starting a solar-powered glove factory with their partners in Ethiopia....
December 15, 2017 Leave it to the Pros: Euro-brands Opt to Outsource Activism
While the US outdoor industry and its role in the public lands debate has been making headlines, the European outdoor industry is also engaged in nature conservancy - though here preferring financial support over direct activism....
December 15, 2017 Public Lands Battle Spawns New Activists
It’s been called the largest elimination of protected land in American history. But the fight is not over yet. The reduction of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah has turned major American outdoor brands into full-blown activists....
November 29, 2017 Students Win Grant to Trek in Alps
A group of students from Germany have enjoyed their first major outdoor experience thanks in part to a grant from the It’s Great Out There Coalition....
June 5, 2017 And the Winner is …
Twice a year conservation organizations all over the world can apply for funding from EOCA. In March, six new winning projects were chosen and will receive €150 000 Euro in total....