Help Win Vital Funding for a Worthy Conservation Project! 

Our Autumn Public Vote is now LIVE! Following the rigorous assessment of over 200 funding applications, eight projects that best fit EOCA’s funding criteria, and which the association would be pleased to fund, have been selected to create a shortlist.  

EOCA is now asking you - outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers - to get involved to help choose which projects receive funding.  Everyone and anyone can get involved, so please click on the button below before 12.00 BST/13:00 CEST on 26th October and select your favourite project in each of the 2 categories.

New Members of EOCA

Five more companies have joined EOCA in the past few months.  We are delighted to welcome BSI, The Action Sports Translator, Gear Aid, Euro Brand Management and Mont Blanc Treks. We very much look forward to working with these five brands.

Earthshot Prize 

This year, EOCA has applied for an Earthshot Prize and is delighted to be one step closer with its application!  Two nominating institutions - The Centre for Global Eco-Innovation at Lancaster University and the University of Leeds - both assessed the application positively and have put EOCA’s application forward to the Earthshot assessment panel. 🤞

Make it Mandatory - Call to Action!

Our businesses. Our economies. Our societies. They all depend on nature. Two out of three of the world’s most critical risks to our economies are related to the loss of nature over the next decade (WEF).

To halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, we urgently need to accelerate action to reduce negative impacts and increase positive impacts on nature.

Assessing and disclosing impacts and dependencies on nature is an essential first step for businesses and finance to understand the ecosystem services that underpin their activities, unlocking the pathway to long term economic prosperity, planetary health and human wellbeing.

To find out more and how businesses can join the call to Heads of State in the lead up to COP15 click the button below.  

EOCA Member, Sunday Afternoons, is Officially Climate Neutral Certified

EOCA member, Sunday Afternoons, recently announced it has been awarded certification from Climate Neutral, a non-profit organisation that works to eliminate carbon emissions and enable climate neutrality.  Read the full article on our website. 

Humanitarian Aid Call for Ukraine 

We have worked with Danube Carpathian Programme for some time now, supporting and following its conservation work throughout the ‘Rescue the Narcissi Valley’ project in Ukraine, sponsored by EOCA member ORTOVOX.

Due to the situation in Ukraine, the team are currently concentrating their efforts on humanitarian support and trying to raise funds to provide help where it is needed.  If you would like to help, you can find more details by clicking on the button below. 

Sustaining Members 

Did you know that eight EOCA members have stepped up this year to help finance the running of EOCA, on behalf of the entire European outdoor industry - A huge thank you to the EOG, KEEN, Messe Muenchen (ISPO and OutDoor by ISPO), Nixwax, Pertex, Stanley and The North Face. 

Emily Cichy - Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility, Stanley - had this to say about its EOCA Sustaining Membership, "Stanley is honored to support EOCA as a Sustaining Member to help ensure that our world’s natural places thrive for future generations. Our brand is built on sustainability and our products are beloved for adventures in wild spaces, backyards, and everywhere in between. EOCA is an essential partner to help fulfill our brand’s mission and values."