All European Outdoor Conservation Association articles

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    EOCA opens public voting for 2024 conservation projects

    2024-10-30T12:17:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association invites outdoor enthusiasts to vote on funding for critical conservation projects, with voting open until Nov.12.

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    EOCA wants your businesses to integrate nature into your core strategy

    2024-09-19T09:36:00Z

    At EOS 2024, the European Outdoor Conservation Association urges the global business community to prioritize nature in their strategies, enhancing biodiversity protection.

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    EOS 2024 Speaker Interviews: Julian Lings, VF, on leading the charge for a sustainable future

    2024-08-30T14:23:00Z

    The Senior Sustainability Manager for VF Corp.’s outdoor brands in EMEA discusses his role in advancing sustainability at both VF and EOCA, focusing on circularity and conservation in the outdoor industry.

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    Dan Yates appointed new Executive Director of EOCA

    2024-08-22T11:47:00Z

    The former Director of Partnerships and Initiatives at Protect Our Winters takes over from Mark Held this November.

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    ​4 Sustaining Members celebrate 10 years with EOCA

    2024-07-30T07:30:00Z

    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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    EOCA: Conservation fundraiser returns to OutDoor by ISPO

    2024-05-30T08:13:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is gearing up to present its work and successes at OutDoor by ISPO in Munich (June 3-5). The association is looking to raise further money for its vital conservation work through a fundraiser on its stand, alongside its involvement in several meetings and presentations ...

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    EOCA vote on nature conservation projects for 2024 started

    2024-04-28T15:49:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has opened the public vote to select the first conservation projects for 2024. With a potential reach in the millions, this is an opportunity for the shortlisted organizations to showcase themselves on an international platform to gain support and showcase the important work they ...

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    EOCA’s Earth Day Fundraiser has started

    2024-04-18T08:24:00Z

    Together with several its members, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is once again raising funds through its Earth Day fundraiser to support its work delivering vital conservation action around the world and tackling biodiversity loss and climate change. EOCA members’ campaigns have already begun and will continue over the ...

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    EOCA sustaining members celebrate 10 years of support

    2024-03-25T13:18:00Z

    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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    EOCA Selects Four New Conservation Projects to Receive Funding

    2024-02-10T15:43:00Z

    At the end of a nearly six-month selection process, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) – the initiative from the European outdoor industry with the objective of protecting the wild areas it cares so passionately about – announced that €180,000 has just been committed to four new conservation projects in ...

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    EOCA seeks new Executive Director for Conservation

    2024-02-08T07:51:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has announced that it is seeking a new Executive Director to help shape the direction of conservation and nature-based solutions for the outdoor recreation sector across Europe. With a passion for nature and outdoor living, the position will inspire and empower the sector to ...

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    EOG members vote to join Race To Zero

    2023-12-22T11:30:00Z

    Participation in a Race To Zero initiative by the end of 2024 will become a mandatory requirement for membership of the European Outdoor Group (EOG). In a process open to all members of EOG, 88 percent of those voting voted in favor of the proposals recommended by the EOG Board ...

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    EOCA grants funding to four new conservation projects

    2023-12-20T15:36:00Z

    At the end of a selection process lasting almost six months, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has announced that €180,000 has been allocated to four new conservation projects in four different countries. In the fall funding round, non-profit organizations were able to apply to EOCA for funding of up ...

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    EOCA has a packed agenda for ISPO Munich 2023

    2023-11-22T14:22:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is offering a number of events at next week’s ISPO Munich 2023. Once again, the EOCA stand (A2/220) will be holding a conservation fundraiser, selling many items at low prices, as donated by EOCA members. The fundraiser also includes a special offer from ISM, ...

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    EOCA members announce Green Friday fundraiser actions

    2023-11-21T12:55:00Z

    After inviting companies to participate in its antidote to Black Friday and raise money to help fund EOCA projects, the EOCA has released details of how its membership brands are marking Green Friday on Nov. 28 this year.

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    View from the European Outdoor Group - ISPO incoming

    2023-11-13T14:34:00Z

    This is always a really important time of year for the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and our members. At a day-to-day business level, the winter season is underway, and how that proceeds has great significance for businesses in our sector. Meanwhile, brands and retailers are also putting a big focus ...

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    Osprey announces 2023 Black Friday alternative

    2023-11-02T15:37:00Z

    Osprey is once again replacing Black Friday with Green Friday, and fundraising to support the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) this year with a twist: Customers can decide which conservation projects they want to back. Running from Nov. 23-28, Osprey will offer a 20 percent discount on selected products to ...

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    Deuter donates €5,000 to EOCA project

    2023-09-21T12:46:00Z

    Source: Deuter The Guide 34+8 on the 10th leg of the Deuter Anniversarally As part of Deuter’s 125th anniversary, a limited edition Guide 34+8 backpack set off on a 60-day journey across the countries of Germany, Austria, Italy and Portugal under the title “Deuter Anniversarally,“ which started ...

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    EOCA needs support from C-level executives to secure Nature Restoration Law

    2023-06-29T13:42:00Z

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is calling on CEOs, board members and other C-level executives in the industry to lend support to the EU Nature Restoration Law, currently being negotiated by European institutions and at risk of being rejected. As the EOCA explains, on 15 June, the Environment Committee ...

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    Successful fundraising campaign by EOCA during Earth Day and OutDoor by ISPO

    2023-06-28T11:07:00Z

    To mark both Earth Day 2023 and the annual fundraiser held on the association’s stand during OutDoor by ISPO, a large number of its members used the opportunities to show their support for the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) and nature conservation by raising additional funds. Earth Day has ...