Zug, Switzerland – At the Annual General Meeting of the European Outdoor Group (EOG) held on Monday 8th February, the members voted in a new President and agreed to a new structure to the EOG Board.

Mark Held, Secretary General, of the EOG commented, “As the industry itself changes, the European Outdoor Group has felt it necessary to restructure to ensure the appropriate flexibility to accommodate the requirements and demands of its growing membership and the industry itself.” (more…)

Zug, Switzerland – During 2009 the European Outdoor Group undertook key industry research, looking at consumer attitudes, providing a snapshot of the European outdoor market. To support this research, and gain an insight into consumer attitudes the European Outdoor Group commissioned Profile Outdoors Ltd to conduct two surveys in partnership with German outdoor magazines Klettern and Outdoor, and the Mammut Sports Group of Switzerland. The research set to out to address the attitudes and habits of consumers in Germany and Switzerland in relation to participation and spend, brand choice and loyalty, and sustainability and the environment. (more…)

ispo, 8th February at 08.00hrs
Zug, Switzerland – The European Outdoor Group’s Sustainability Working Group (SWG) is calling on all attendees at ispo to join them for breakfast and help save the world by working together in advancing a common sustainability platform. (more…)

Zug, Switzerland – As we start the New Year, the European Outdoor Group is pleased to be able to announce the appointment of Chair and Vice Chairs to ensure the continued success of its Sustainability Working Group. (more…)

Zug, Switzerland - In an attempt to give some clarity to the different regulations, standards and labels associated with sustainability within the outdoor sector, the Standards and Regulations Committee (part of the Sustainability Working Group), will aim to compile the definitive industry resource in the form of an open database. (more…)

Zug, Switzerland – The European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the Outdoor Industry Association(OIA) have recently made a commitment to cooperate on the two organisations individual sustainability projects ensuring the production of complementary tools for the outdoor sectors companies. The aim is to facilitate cross-adoption throughout the industry and optimise stakeholder engagement. (more…)

Zug, Switzerland – The first ever industry wide End of Life solution is currently being sought by the Sustainability Working Group, part of the European Outdoor Group. (more…)

Press Conference Speech
16 July 2009, OutDoor, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Rolf G Schmid, President, European Outdoor Group; CEO, Mammut Sports Group
Given by Mark Held, Secretary General of the European Outdoor Group on behalf of Rolf Schmid.

Welcome
On behalf of the European Outdoor Group a warm welcome to the 16th OutDoor Trade Fair.

Since our last fair, the world has been taken up with stories of economic crisis and difficult times for many industrial sectors. We hope that OutDoor 2009 will prove to be an oasis in troubled times, that will refresh you and leave you feeling more able to face the world. In fact the very feeling we are left with after being out in the great outdoors that we love so much. (more…)

Zug, Switzerland – The first interim results of a major outdoor consumer research project undertaken by the European Outdoor Group (EOG) are starting to emerge, and they offer some good news for the German outdoor industry. (more…)

Zug, Switzerland – The workings of the European Commission are sometimes strange and mysterious and our industry has struggled to understand why when ice screws, ropes, harnesses and karabiners are all considered as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), ice tools are not. (more…)