All EOG articles
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ArticleEOS 2024 brings together leading personalities from our industry
Join outdoor industry leaders at the European Outdoor Summit in Cambridge next week for two days of workshops, talks and outdoor activities.
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ArticleEuropean Outdoor Summit 2024: Two weeks to go
With just two weeks to go until EOS 2024 in Cambridge, we give you an update on what to expect at this year’s summit.
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ArticleStrate leaves EOG, Nelson assumes responsibilities
The General Secretary of EOG has left the association, with Scott Nelson taking over the executive team’s management and secretariat as Managing Director.
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News briefsOTS sponsors EOS 2024 in Cambridge
Outdoor Trade Show expands its European presence by sponsoring the European Outdoor Summit in September, joining top outdoor brands.
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OpinionWhat’s in the diary: Which events are worth attending?
Readers who have followed this column for a while will know I have a slightly different incoming channel of information than most in the outdoor industry. Some of this information is valuable, while some is too off-topic to be applicable. This is the feedback I receive. Although I am an ...
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ArticleEOS 2024 to feature recommerce panel with eBay, Reskinned and Certilogo
Join industry leaders at EOS 2024 in Cambridge on Sept. 18-19 to explore recommerce strategies for outdoor brands, featuring top experts from eBay, Reskinned and Certilogo.
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ArticleEuropean Week of Sport: IGOT, OUTO, FESI and EOG team up to repurpose unused equipment
As part of the European Week of Sport 2024 (Sept. 23-20), the It’s Great Out There Coalition, Opening Up The Outdoors, FESI and EOG are calling for companies to donate products to be handed out to clubs.
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Article4 Sustaining Members celebrate 10 years with EOCA
EOG, Keen, Nikwax and Pertex have maintained their Sustaining Membership with the European Outdoor Conservation Association for the last 10 years.
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ArticleEOG, BSI to launch updated outdoor industry sustainability data tool
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the Bundesverband der Deutschen Sportartikel-Industrie (BSI) have announced details of an update to an initiative that aims to standardize and harmonize product sustainability data across the outdoor sector. The Sustainability Data Exchange Questionnaire version 2.0 (SDEX 2.0) will be launched during a free webinar ...
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ArticleTenth speaker confirmed for tenth European Outdoor Summit
The organizers of the upcoming European Outdoor Summit (EOS 2024) have released new details of speakers appearing at the event. EOS will celebrate its tenth anniversary this year. It will deliver a program exploring key issues for the sector, with contributions from both within the trade and the wider business ...
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Article2025 and beyond: A new direction for OutDoor by ISPO?
Due to the ongoing discussions about OutDoor by ISPO and the very ambivalent opinions about the last edition earlier this June, the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and Messe München (MMG) have started the consultation process on the first proposals for fundamental changes to the trade show. A first taste of ...
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OpinionRecap: OTS 2024 Sustainability Breakfast
The British Outdoor Trade Show summer event has copied the principle of the European Outdoor Group’s (EOG) gathering on the second morning of the show to get interested people in the same room to focus on a subject. Whereas OutDoor by ISPO has migrated to the whole reach of the ...
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ArticleOutDoor by ISPO 2024 – what’s next?
In this recap/opinion piece on OutDoor by ISPO, OIC editor-in-chief Wolfgang Greiner tries to get to the bottom of the question of how the future of trade shows could look and whether everything is as bad as often portrayed.
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ArticleOutdoor industry collaborates to fund renewable energy project in Taiwan
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced details of the first project funded by its Impact Accelerator Fund (IAF) initiative. Focusing on increasing access to renewable energy in Taiwan, the project is being led by an organization called Act Renewable and has the potential to benefit many outdoor brands. Launched ...
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Article2023: Vaude reduces global CO2 emissions by 30%
According to its 2023 CO2 emissions chart, Vaude has reduced its global greenhouse gas emissions by almost one-third compared to the reference year of 2019, while the company’s turnover increased significantly in the same period. Vaude thus shows that it is possible to decouple resource consumption from corporate growth and ...
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ArticleEOCA sustaining members celebrate 10 years of support
Since 2015, a select group of forward-thinking companies has helped finance the core costs of the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) on behalf of the European outdoor leisure sector, benefitting conservation. EOCA just announced that this year, not only are there now eight Sustaining Members of EOCA, with a new ...
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ArticleEOS 2024 with new ticketing options and first program details
Bookings are now open for places at the 2024 European Outdoor Summit (EOS). Places are available earlier than in previous years and include the option to secure accommodation at the same time, along with discounts for multiple tickets. EOS organizers have also confirmed details of the event’s first speaker, in ...
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ArticleEOG publishes annual report 2023, second consecutive year of membership growth
The European Outdoor Group (EOG), founded in 2003 by 19 outdoor companies, has published its annual report following its online Annual General Meeting, where members were presented with a detailed report on the association’s activities and achievements in 2023, culminating in the successful vote to make participation in a Race ...
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OpinionAn open letter from Mark Held on the future of outdoor trade shows
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) asked Mark Held, its co-founder and former President, for his take on the situation regarding trade shows as a whole. In response, Mark wrote an open letter to the industry from his own perspective.
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OpinionThe circular economy: How well are outdoor brands actually doing it?
The buzzword of the corporate social responsibility teams has now been part of the diction for a decade – but how have brands fared with circularity? Has the word become as meaningless as sustainability has (which means all things to all people)? Circular economy is also being greenwashed The most ...
