All Eoca articles – Page 2

  • News briefs

    How you can help with the EOCA fundraiser at this year’s OutDoor by ISPO

    2023-04-26T13:42:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) are once again holding a fundraiser at this year’s OutDoor by ISPO. Companies still have the chance to get involved by donating products. Items donated will be sold to raise money for the EOCA and its work. Products can be new or end of ...

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    Earth Day: For hippies, greenwashing, or a real opportunity for brands?

    2023-04-21T10:37:00Z

    With many brands marking the occasion, will Earth Day become just another gimmick? Our expert shares how brands can meaningfully take part.

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    European Outdoor Group event schedule for OutDoor by ISPO

    2023-03-29T10:25:00Z

    We show you the program of the European Outdoor Group at OutDoor by ISPO.

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    EOCA puts twelve fundraising projects up for election

    2023-03-15T16:03:00Z

    Twice a year, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) invites conservation organizations to apply for funding from EOCA fundraising with their projects. Each time, about 200 organizations apply, of which twelve have now been shortlisted. With the help of a public vote running through the next two weeks, it will ...

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    Berghaus achieves B Corp certification

    2023-03-15T16:03:00Z

    U.K. outdoor company Berghaus has received its certification as a B Corporation, joining the global corporate community that is committed to further improving its responsible business practices. The B Corp status was awarded to Berghaus following a rigorous assessment that included governance, people, community, customers and environment. The company supports ...

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    Deuter donates €4,000 to EOCA biodiversity project

    2023-01-12T11:01:00Z

    German company Deuter did not offer extra discounts during its “Green Week” (an initiative started as an alternative to Cyber Week). Instead, it started an initiative to donate 10 percent of sales from its online store to a project of the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA). Now the brand has ...

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    Aku announces donation action for Green Friday

    2022-11-24T10:25:00Z

    Italian-based outdoor footwear maker Aku has announced they will be taking part in “Green Friday,” the sustainable alternative to “Black Friday.” On Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, the brand will be donating 50 percent of the value of purchases from its online shop sales to European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) projects, ...

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    EOCA members participate in Black (Green) Friday fundraiser

    2022-11-24T09:04:00Z

    With the Black Friday shopping craze around the corner, many outdoor brands try to engage not only in selling but also in fundraising for environmental or social projects, renaming Nov. 25 the “Green Friday.” Seven members of the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) dedicate their fundraising to projects under the ...

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    Opinion

    Opinion: DeGrowth is not about the companies – it is the user

    2022-10-15T14:06:00Z

    A report inspired by both the European Outdoor Summit in Annecy and the Blue Earth Summit in Bristol.

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    Our future post COP 26

    2022-10-13T10:04:00Z

    Strong in the memory is Cop 26, the gathering of the great and the good in taking on the Climate Crisis emergency. The event in Glasgow in November 2021 built on the previous work. It especially concentrated on creating better finance (specifically getting investments out of fossil fuel-associated industries in favor of renewables). November sees COP 27, hosted in Egypt, and then there is COP 15 a month later.

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    Article

    You can help win vital funding for conservation projects

    2022-10-11T16:09:00Z

    Thanks to the support of its members, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is able to provide its highest-ever grants to fund conservation projects in key wilderness areas around the world. The association’s annual fall public election will take place over the next two weeks, and everyone is invited to ...

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    EOCA supports COP15 business statement on mandatory assessment and disclosure

    2022-10-05T12:34:00Z

    In its role as a supporter of the global coalition Business for Nature (BfN), the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has published a call to action to its members of all sizes and geographies to sign up for the COP15 business statement on mandatory assessment and disclosure. BfN is organizing ...

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    EOCA submits application for Earthshot Prize

    2022-09-12T10:41:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has taken a step forward with its application for the 2022 Earthshot Prize. Launched in late 2019, the Earthshot Prize will award five £1 million prizes each year for ten years. Established by Prince William and the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess ...

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    EOCA Earth Day fundraiser closes with €24,000 in donations

    2022-05-27T09:44:00Z

    Thanks to numerous product and monetary donations, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) raised nearly €24,000 during its recent online fundraiser, held over Earth Day 2022. Black Diamond, Cumulus, Keen, Lesovik, Schöffel, Smartwool, Stanley and Vaude donated a percentage of their online sales to EOCA during the fundraiser. Buff donated ...

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    Ortovox launches mountain lab educational platform Protact Lab

    2022-05-25T08:32:00Z

    The German brand Ortovox has launched a new multi-media information platform called Protact Lab. It offers multimedia guidance in German and English to motivate people to change their own behavior and mobilize the sports community for conscious consumption, care and repair, mobility choices and sustainable use of nature’s resources. The ...

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    TNF commits to support wilderness clean-up projects via EOCA

    2022-05-11T12:31:00Z

    For the third year running, The North Face (TNF) has chosen the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) to find and manage environmental projects to be financially supported by the brand’s fund. Five projects in four European countries have been picked by EOCA and will be supported with ...

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    Earth Day 2022: “Invest in our planet”

    2022-04-22T09:42:00Z

    The applause for the smartest Earth Day campaign certainly goes to Allbirds. At www.keeptheamazonprime.com, a “global e-commerce platform you can’t live without,” the shoe manufacturer promotes donations for the Amazon. Every donation is doubled by Allbirds. EOCA has also launched a fundraising campaign for Earth Day: “A number of EOCA ...

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    EOCA launches three-part Earth Day fundraising campaign

    2022-04-20T14:06:00Z

    On this year’s Earth Day (April 22, 2022), the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is once again hosting an online fundraiser, accompanied by activities initialized by its members and the non-profit Outdoor Gear For Good (OGFG). With the money raised through these three initiatives, EOCA supports a number of conservation ...

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    News briefs

    EOCA new spring project voting starts mid-April

    2022-04-01T13:05:00Z

    The next spring voting round for environmental projects supported by the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is just about to start. From April 20 to May 4, 2022, the public voting round will decide which three of the projects applied by conservation organizations will be funded by the EOCA. The ...

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    EOCA’s 2022 sustaining members provide funding to support conservation efforts

    2022-02-25T14:42:00Z

    Since the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA), the European outdoor industry’s initiative to protect wilderness areas, launched its Sustaining Membership program in 2015, a number of committed companies have agreed to fund the association’s core costs. This vital support allows 100 percent of membership fees donated by members to go ...