September 3, 2025 Don’t dump it, donate it! Surplus gear powers inclusion outdoors
The #EquippedToBeActive campaign gives surplus outdoor gear a second life, supporting grassroots access to nature while cutting down on waste....
September 3, 2025 Borrow outdoor equipment? Free gear libraries take off in the Nordics
Fritidsbanken lends out sports and outdoor gear for free in 122 Swedish municipalities. A unique model merging reuse with increased access to nature....
July 31, 2025 What to do with festival gear waste? Startup offers solution
Outzip is reducing gear waste at festivals by offering on-site tent rentals. Learn how the Berlin-based startup is reshaping outdoor gear access....
March 31, 2022 Rental’s Winners and Losers
Rental is steadily emerging from hype to reality in the outdoor market. Suston reaches out to rental specialists and sustainability experts to learn what it takes to make it in this tough but growing market....
February 15, 2022 Rab Pilots Circular Commerce with New Rental Program
As part of their global sustainability goals, Rab continues its mission to maximize gear life, reduce waste and enable access to the outdoors with a new rental program in the UK....
November 30, 2020 Sustain(ed) the Momentum
Just as sustainability was becoming the defining trend of the outdoor industry, the pandemic showed up and canceled its most important forums. We decided to help keep the fire alive. What would become of the sustainability agenda without the networking and...
July 17, 2019 Are We Ready to Rent?
Rentals is a recurring theme in discussions on sustainable consumption - but is it feasible for outdoor gear and apparel? Outdoor Buddies founders are on a mission to prove the skeptics wrong....
April 30, 2018 Houdini Bets Big on Re-services
After years of testing the waters with reuse, repair, recycling and rentals in its many concept stores, Houdini places its biggest bet yet on RE-services....