November 16, 2023 Aku Launches “Impacto”
Aku offers retailers Impacto, the first manual of its kind that estimates CO2 emissions from outdoor footwear. The issue of environmental impact will continue to be a central topic in the outdoor industry....
November 3, 2023 Icebug’s solar power program “Solros” awarded
The new Outdoor Changemaker Award was presented at a Swedish industry gathering, with Suston’s Editor-in-chief Gabriel Arthur in the jury. The winner: Icebug’s “plug-and-play-solution” to reduce GHG-emissions in the Vietnamese supply chain....
October 25, 2023 Carbon Reduction Project targets half billion kilos of CO2
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) published an update from its long-term Carbon Reduction Project following an audit of manufacturing facilities shared by participating members from the outdoor industry. Find out what it uncovered here....
October 25, 2023 REI opens doors to solar-powered distribution center
REI Co-op opens state-of-the-art distribution center in Lebanon, Tennessee that prioritizes the employee experience while setting a new standard in fighting the climate crisis....
October 5, 2023 ‘Impossible to meet climate goals if we keep mowing down forests for boxes and t-shirts’
Most people won't climb K2. What are the environmental and inclusivity implications of over-engineering gear as if they will?...
September 7, 2023 Leading ski & snowboard maker shares product life-cycle assessment with industry
Salomon, the global leader in winter sports equipment, has unveiled the results of its winter sports product life-cycle assessments (LCA) that were conducted across the company’s ski and snowboard product range....
August 3, 2023 A deforestation-free call to action for the leather industry
Global non-profit Textile Exchange’s Deforestation-Free Call to Action for Leather initiative is a rallying cry for companies to commit to sourcing their bovine leather from deforestation-free supply chains by 2030 or earlier. But is it “too little, too late” for...
July 8, 2023 Parafestival Offsets Carbon Footprint by Reforesting Area Ravaged by Fire
Discover Soča Outdoor Festival, the annual outdoor event held in Slovenia that takes inclusion and environmental impact to new heights....
