All Outdoor Industry Association articles – Page 3

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    Earth Day 2022: “Invest in our planet”

    22 April 2022

    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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    Outdoor Retailer returns to Utah

    23 March 2022

    Outdoor Retailer is returning to Salt Lake City, Utah. The last show in Denver will be OR Summer from June 9-11, 2022.

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    OIA opens entry phase for 2022 UK Outdoor Industry Awards

    21 March 2022

    Returning on the stage as a live display at the Outdoor Trade Show, held in Liverpool in June 2022, the UK Outdoor Industry Awards will spotlight the most innovative products of the years in different categories. The products applied to the competition that is organized by the Outdoor Industry Association ...

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    Klean Kanteen launches industry’s first recycled stainless steel product

    27 January 2022

    Klean Kanteen, the Californian climate-neutral certified, family and employee-owned specialist for sustainable drinkware, is switching to certified 18/8 stainless steel, which is made from 90 percent recycled stainless steel. The company is thus revolutionizing its production, which in the future will be based almost entirely on recycled materials. By using ...

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    Review: Slide/OTS Winter trade show 2022

    24 January 2022

    The British Snowsport Tradeshow happened in central England last week, on the Welsh border, to allow relatively easy travel for everyone to reach the event. Building on previous events, the exhibition had also combined with the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), so those outdoor brands had a chance to demonstrate their ...

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    OR Snow Show releases redesigned hall plan and new Resource Center information hub

    7 December 2021

    The Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, taking place Jan. 26-28, 2022, in Denver, Colorado, has unveiled its in-person education program and a redesigned floor plan centered around the “Resource Center,” a new information hub that provides access to industry knowledge from experts who will be on hand to answer questions and ...

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    OIA welcomes President Biden’s infrastructure bill as important step to build climate-forward economy

    17 November 2021

    The leading U.S. trade association for the outdoor industry, the Colorado-based Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), released a statement in response to President Joe Biden’s signing of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, a key element of his domestic spending agenda, providing billions of dollars to state and local governments to upgrade outdated ...

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    Early-bird bookings for Slide and OTS close mid October

    14 September 2021

    The Slide and Outdoor Trade Show Winter, planned for Oct. 18-20 at the Telford International Centre, U.K., reports increasing demand for its exhibition space. According to the organizing company Rare Management, two-thirds of the space is already booked. For brands wanting to take advantage of reduced booking rates, time is ...

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    American outdoor industry body launches workforce assessment

    1 September 2021

    The Washington, D.C.-based Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), the nonprofit trade body of the outdoor industry in the U.S., and several partner organizations have launched the Outdoor Industry Workforce Assessment. The voluntary survey, open to the leadership and management teams of companies and organizations in the outdoor recreation industry, will gather ...

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    Klean Kanteen moves to recycled stainless steel

    2 August 2021

    California-based company Klean Kanteen, the provider of drinkware and food solutions, has announced the use of recycled stainless steel in its TKWide and Straw collections beginning with its 2022 product offering and plans to expand the program to 95 percent recycled steel by 2023. The share of ...

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    Outdoor Industry Association with new executives

    9 July 2021

    The U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has named Arlene Charles chief operating officer and Kelly Davis director of research. Charles has served as general manager for Girls Inc. of Columbus and Phenix Russell as well as COO for the YWCA of Greater Atlanta and has more than 30 years of ...

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    Climate Action Corps publishes Progress Report, aims to become climate positive industry by 2030

    30 June 2021

    The U.S. Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) Climate Action Corps, launched in January 2020, unveiled its first Annual Impact Report to mark year one progress and announced an unprecedented goal to become the world’s first climate-positive industry by 2030. To address the threat of climate change, a diverse group of more ...

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    OIA announces board election results

    15 June 2021

    The U.S. Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) annual board elections ended May 28 with the election of Toad&Co CMO Sarah Matt and Merrell CMO Janice Tennan as new board members. They will begin their three-year terms in July. The election also resulted in the re-election of BioLite CEO and co-founder Jonathan ...

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    U.S. outdoor industry applauds governmental proposal to expand funding for Great American Outdoors Act

    14 June 2021

    U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has welcomed the U.S. Departments of Interior and Agriculture’s Fiscal Year 2022 proposal to allocate $2.8 billion in funding for projects authorized in the Great American Outdoors Act, a landmark conservation legislation. OIA applauded the Biden Administration’s continued commitment to outdoor recreation and business and ...

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    U.S. companies demand climate action from Biden administration

    15 April 2021

    310 U.S. businesses have signed an open letter demanding that the Biden Administration makes every effort to achieve a 50 percent reduction in emissions by 2030. The open letter was organized by the We Mean Business Coalition, a global coalition of nonprofits working with businesses around the world to take ...

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    U.S. outdoor community supports Biden’s staff pick

    16 March 2021

    In the Trump years, public and political activism by prominent players in the outdoor community has become almost a tradition – whether it was the move of the Outdoor Retailer trade show from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Denver, Colorado, in 2017 in protest of the Bears Ears National Monument ...

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    U.S. Outdoor Foundation names new managing director

    1 October 2020

    The Outdoor Foundation (OF), the philanthropic arm of the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), has named Stephanie Maez its new managing director. Maez is a longtime strategic policy advocate and nonprofit executive and a former state legislator from New Mexico. Maez currently serves as the senior fellow for race and ...

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    U.S. Outdoor Economy Conference 2020 will be held virtually

    24 September 2020

    The Outdoor Economy Conference, a U.S. event for those looking to grow the outdoor industry in their own regions, will be held virtually this year. The third edition of the event will be divided into five creatively designed half-day virtual workshops, held every Thursday in October from 12 noon to ...

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    Outdoor industry courses and certificates offered in the U.S.

    31 July 2020

    The U.S.-based Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is partnering with Utah State University and Western Colorado University to offer courses within its Outdoor Industry Business Certificate (OIBC) program, a suite of certificates offered through accredited university partners. Utah State is offering the Sustainable Product Design and Supply Chain Certificate, with faculty ...

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    U.S. Congress passes Great American Outdoors Act

    28 July 2020

    On July 22, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the Great American Outdoors Act. The bill, which passed by a bipartisan vote of 310-107, is now headed to President Donald Trump in order to become law. In a public statement, the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) celebrated the ...