January 15, 2023 Kids outdoor brand collection takes on ocean-bound plastic
Isbjörn of Sweden continues ambitious sustainability pledge for FW23 season with new Exclusive Collection featuring PrimaLoft® Insulation with Ocean Bound plastic....
January 2, 2023 Ask “What Would Nature Do?”
Just returned from the UN Convention on Biodiversity in Montreal, Stop Ecocide International's Pella Thiel spells out the implications this ‘new treaty for life on Earth’ for business-as-usual, and how we can contribute to its success....
November 29, 2022 “You can’t save the planet alone.”
It's easy for those privileged enough to enjoy nature sports to want to protect the planet, but what about the rest who have little to no relationship with natural spaces? OUTO co-founder Phil Young explains why we need to get...
November 25, 2022 Outdoor Retailers Report Major Emissions Reductions
A network of European outdoor retailers known as the Outdoor Retailer Climate Commitment announces substantial progress in its efforts to curb carbon emissions after its first year in action....
November 16, 2022 Call for Industry to Close Microfiber Knowledge Gaps
An update released by The Microfibre Consortium shows progress towards reducing fiber fragmentation from textiles to the natural environment by 2030, and issues a Call To Action for more data....
October 31, 2022 The Rainforest Revival
Australia’s rainforests have long been cleared to give way to logging and sugarcane fields. Now the comeback of the world’s oldest rainforest has begun with the replanting and the buy-back scheme of the Daintree....
October 31, 2022 Step by Step
Helicopters in faraway mountains used to be a status symbol in freeride films. Melissa Brandner traveled the local mountains by splitboard when directing her award-winning film “Through Darkness.”...
October 31, 2022 Green Claims – In Uncertain Times
When it comes to sustainability communications, what you can say and to whom has become THE hottest topic thanks to impending substantiating green claims legislation. But the rules are so far unclear, so how is the outdoor industry responding?...
October 31, 2022 Polybag Pilots are Piling Up
Osprey announces significant progress towards its goal to become the most progressive, transparent and sustainable hard goods brand worldwide....
October 27, 2022 Citizen Science: Answers From the Ice
Citizen Science is a growing outdoor trend, where enthusiasts collect data on the ground for researchers. Two Norwegian adventurers spend eighteen months – including two winters – in a cabin without electricity or water in the Arctic wilderness of Svalbard....