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Ethical Consumer Magazine publishes report critisising the outdoor industries

Published: 23/06/2010

The recently published report accuses companies of not taking enough accountability for what is essentially at the heart of our industry. There is some debate as to how accurate and up to date the information reported on is. The OIA's response however to the recently published Ethical Consumer magazine report to the media is as follows:

Louise Ramsay, Chief Executive of the OIA commented: "The report touches on important issues and highlights some of the huge challenges that every business now faces. Contrary to the report, the outdoor industry is well aware its environmental and ethical responsibilities and takes them very seriously. These must be balanced however with a very real responsibility for ensuring product performance and safety for the end user. The outdoor industry is already working in a very collaborative fashion to address these issues with long term sustainability in mind, and is making clear progress to the benefit of all. A vast majority of those companies mentioned in the report, several of which are Outdoor Industries Association members, are actively involved in this work which is being co-ordinated on a European level by the European Outdoor Group.

The Outdoor Industries Association's membership represents all parts of the UK outdoor sector. Along with other existing and planned initiatives, the OIA’s ongoing sponsorship of the Innovations for Extremes conference is central to our commitment to the sustainable, ethical development of the UK’s outdoor industry. We also continue to play a role in the sustainability projects being undertaken by the European Outdoor Group.”