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    Success for EOCA’s Green Friday fundraiser

    2022-01-28T11:22:00Z

    Following the European Outdoor Conservation Association’s (EOCA) Green Friday weekend fundraiser at the end of November 2021, the association announced that nearly €57,000 had been raised, which will help support urgent conservation projects in 2022. “In the wake of the opening of COP15 in China last October and the ...

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    EOCA members make record funding possible in 2021

    2021-12-19T17:30:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has reported that it was able to fund more projects in 2021 than ever before, thanks to the continued support of its members and exceptional fundraising efforts conducted in 2020 and 2021. In total, nearly €400,000 was allocated to 14 projects in 11 different ...

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    Deuter donates 10 percent of Green Friday sales to CSR projects

    2021-11-25T16:00:00Z

    Instead of encouraging people to consume more during the current Black Friday/Cyber Week shopping craze, German backpack specialist Deuter will donate 10 percent of the sales generated in the brand’s online store from Nov. 27-28, 2021. The money will go to the “Walk the Trail” project in Argentina, a biodiversity ...

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    EOCA launches fundraiser around Black Friday to raise funds for conservation projects

    2021-11-22T15:57:00Z

    Following on from the success of its Earth Day fundraiser in April, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has announced the launch of its online fundraiser on and around Green (Black) Friday to raise money for urgent nature conservation projects. Hot on the heels of the opening of the COP15 ...

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    Buff supports charitable organizations and sustainability, celebrates 30th anniversary

    2021-11-16T15:34:00Z

    Buff is increasing its financial support for Protect Our Winters (POW) to more than $50,000 per year while launching a new product collection that “recognizes the important work and culture” of the non-profit organization founded in 2007 by professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones. In addition, the Spanish brand, which celebrates its ...

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    Keen launches “You Buy, We Donate” for Cyber Week in partnership with EOCA

    2021-11-04T15:28:00Z

    Keen will donate €5 (up to €10,000 total) from every purchase made on www.keenfootwear.com during Cyber Week (Nov. 19-29) to a European conservation organization working to improve the health of our planet. The initiative is being carried out with the support of Keen’s longtime partner, the European Outdoor Conservation Association ...

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    Public voting phase for EOCA projects starts

    2021-10-15T08:34:00Z

    The online public voting for the next projects supported by the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is now open. In line with EOCA’s current two-year focus, all 17 projects on the shortlist are tackling biodiversity loss in extraordinary landscapes worldwide. They were picked from nearly 250 applications that the EOCA ...

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    EOCA partners with Business for Nature global coalition

    2021-09-29T13:59:00Z

    By joining Business for Nature, a global coalition bringing together forward-thinking companies and conservation organizations, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) wants to encourage businesses to act now to reverse nature loss and advocate for greater policy ambition. The coalition is aiming to amplify business voices calling for governments during ...

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    EOCA names the conservation projects of its latest funding round

    2021-07-02T08:15:00Z

    After receiving more than 250 grant applications in November 2020, an extensive evaluation process, a public and a members-only vote, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has named the first projects it will support in its latest fundraising round - more than €185,000 split among seven projects. Source: ...

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    EOCA pleased with first online fundraiser

    2021-05-27T08:58:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) reported that its first online fundraiser this year has been a great success. Following the cancellation of the in-person event of ISPO Munich in January, when the association would normally have held a fundraiser to raise money for its conservation projects, the event was ...

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    EOCA launches 2021 online conservation fundraiser

    2021-04-21T05:37:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has launched its first online fundraiser of 2021 to coincide with Earth Day on April 22 and raise funds for vital conservation projects around the world. The theme for this year’s Earth Day is “restore our earth,” which fits with EOCA’s recently launched five-year ...

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    EOCA online Spring 2021 conservation vote starts

    2021-03-26T11:53:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association‘s (EOCA) annual spring Vote for Conservation will run over the next two weeks, and everyone is invited to help choose some of the projects to be funded on the EOCA voting website. The association will fund more conservation projects in 2021 than ever before. Following ...

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    EOG and EDM intensify partnership on behalf of the industry

    2021-01-21T08:29:00Z

    In 2021, the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and EDM Publications (EDM), publisher of The Outdoor Industry Compass (OIC) and SGI Europe, among others, will build on an already existing successful relationship and together will reach even bigger audiences with business information and news about the industry. Most recently, EOG and ...

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    EOCA surpasses “Plastic Free” target

    2020-12-09T16:23:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA), the initiative from the European outdoor industry with the objective of protecting wild areas, has smashed its two-year target to clear 3,000 km of habitat, trail and beach of plastic waste and pollution, clearing a total of 4,183 km. As an organization raising money ...

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    EOCA Green Friday Fundraiser 2020

    2020-11-27T10:57:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) and 17 of its members are turning Black Friday green by launching an online fundraiser this year. The funds raised will support conservation projects, including EOCA‘s six most recently selected projects, tackling the issue of plastic pollution both in the environment and at source, ...

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    Osprey’s Green Friday is dedicated to a plastic-free outdoors

    2020-11-25T09:37:00Z

    Osprey is repeating its fight against Black Friday and returns with its own Green Friday. Between Nov. 27 and 30, the U.S. backpack specialist will be donating 20 percent of its turnover to its long-term partner European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA). The organization finances nature conservation projects and makes a ...

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    ​Montane turns Black Friday green

    2020-11-23T16:34:00Z

    The British outdoor performance specialist Montane is donating its Black Friday marketing budget of €5,000 to the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) this year to support social sustainability and vital conservation work around the world. At the same time, the brand wants to encourage more and more companies, as well ...

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    EOCA funding announced for new conservation projects

    2020-11-16T09:40:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has announced the newest conservation projects it will be supporting this year. In line with its current Plastic Free: Mountain to Sea focus and its target to clear 3,000 km of habitat, trail and beach of plastic waste and pollution, all projects concentrated on ...

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    ​EOCA’s first online conservation fundraiser raises €16,400

    2020-08-27T08:31:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) usually organizes a Conservation Fundraiser at the OutDoor by ISPO trade show in Munich, where more than €30,000 are collected within 4 days, thanks to generous donations of gear from EOCA members, which are then sold to trade show visitors. After OutDoor by ISPO ...

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    EOCA’s Conservation Fundraiser goes online

    2020-06-23T09:19:00Z

    After the cancellation of OutDoor by ISPO due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) will, for the first time, run their Conservation Fundraiser online. An event that would usually be hosted at the show, EOCA have taken the opportunity to launch their first online fundraiser on ...