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SunGod supports GB Snowsport, POW U.K. and Canyon DHB cycling team

30 December 2020

SunGod, a DTC eyewear brand launched in 2013 on crowdfunding site Indiegogo by Zoe Armstrong and Ali Watkiss from London, has announced that it will be supporting the next generation of British snowsports athletes as the official eyewear partner of GB Snowsport. Just a few weeks ago, the young brand ...

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DPS and POW offer limited edition backcountry touring ski

17 November 2020

U.S. ski brand DPS has joined forces with the environmental NGO Protect Our Winters (POW) to create a limited number of the new DPS Pagoda Tour 106 C2 backcountry ski featuring the POW logo. The ski comes with a factory Phantom-treated permanent waxless base and is available ...

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​Odlo is POW’s latest partner

11 November 2020

The environmental NGO Protect our Winters (POW) has entered into a long-term partnership with Odlo, effective immediately. The cooperation is embedded in a long-term sustainability strategy by Odlo that is intended to redesign the brand’s presence in the market and in society. Knut Are Høgberg, chief executive of Odlo, said: ...

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Protect Our Winters UK launches POW Pledge initiative for climate action

14 October 2020

Protect Our Winters (POW) UK launched POW Pledge, a digital portal to equip the industry to take climate action towards net zero. “It’s very simple; our industry has to act on climate change in order to survive,” said POW ambassador Ed Leigh. “The POW Pledge is the map that can ...

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Black Diamond partners with POW and FWT

14 October 2020

Black Diamond Equipment announced a new partnership with Protect out Winters (POW). While it commenced with POW’s “Outdoor State” campaign in the U.S. in an effort to encourage people to vote, it is an annual partnership that will focus on climate advocacy. Additionally, Black Diamond and Pieps renewed its partnership ...

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Smartwool Europe partners up with POW Switzerland

5 October 2020

For the upcoming winter season, Smartwool Europe has entered a partnership with Protect Our Winters (POW) Switzerland. POW was founded in 2007 by pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones and is a global non-profit charity that builds communities of athletes, activists and committed companies to work on solutions to make changes in ...

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American bank offers checking account that benefits 1% for the Planet

23 July 2020

In the U.S., Bank of the West, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, is offering the first joint checking account in collaboration with 1% for the Planet. The bank will donate 1 percent of all net revenues generated from the accounts opened to support non-profit environmental organizations focused on creating a ...

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Gore-Tex brand supports Protect Our Winters

17 July 2020

On the initiative of an employee already involved with Protect Our Winters (POW), the Gore-Tex brand has now officially announced its corporate support for the climate protection organization in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. POW provides educational services on climate change and implements actions for and with the outdoor sports community ...