Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web The future of skiing: A glimpse into the possible tech-assisted future of skiing, where every turn is tracked and analyzed. [Outside Online] Recall alert: Goal Zero has recalled about 4,500 units of its Yeti 25A Fast Charge ...read more
For the first time since their introduction in 2018, REI's groundbreaking Product Impact Standards—a series of requirements companies must meet if they wish to stay on the retailer's shelves—have received an update. Initially conceived to support ethical production practices and ...read more
REI announced today that the company will become Climate Neutral Certified in 2020, officially completing a goal laid out by former CEO Sally Jewell in 2006. The company has also pledged to reduce its carbon emissions—raw carbon output, as opposed to net output, which can be ...read more
On Earth Day, the San Francisco-based nonprofit Climate Neutral released its first class of "climate neutral certified" companies, 71 businesses taking concrete actions to combat climate change. To qualify for the certification, the businesses had to meet three requirements: ...read more
According to the staff at Backpacker Magazine, gear testing is the best job in the world. “We are lucky people, and we take it seriously,” says Editorial Director Shannon Davis. “Our test team of more than 140 field scouts and staffers put in thousands of bag nights and even more ...read more
CHICO, Calif. (Sept. 23, 2019) – With a proven track record of environmental activism, Klean Kanteen is proud to announce it has joined Climate Neutral Certified to become one of the leaders in reducing carbon emissions on a company-wide scale. Using an independent and rigorous ...read more
With almost every company nowadays using greenwashing words like sustainable, eco-friendly, biodegradable, and nontoxic to describe products, it's getting more complicated to separate the wheat from the chaff. But a new certification will accredit the true leaders, adding a ...read more
BROOKLYN, NY – September 23, 2019 – BioLite, a social enterprise dedicated to clean energy solutions, announces the launch of Climate Neutral Certified, an independent and rigorous certification program that verifies a company has achieved net-zero carbon emissions for the ...read more