Webinar: Trade Policy Town Hall

Watch OIA’s Trade Policy Town Hall as our trade experts help outdoor businesses understand and respond to the latest tariff updates. 

The recent announcement of substantial global tariffs will have real and immediate impacts on outdoor businesses, from rising costs and supply chain disruptions to uncertainty in planning and operations. At OIA, we’re focused on what matters most: protecting your business and sustaining the outdoor industry’s economic strength.

Tariff policies that increase costs on outdoor products threaten the $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy, the more than 5 million American jobs it supports, and the 175.8 million Americans who love the outdoors and rely on access to affordable, high-quality outdoor gear.

What You Can Do:

As we navigate what’s next, we’ll continue to tirelessly advocate for fair, balanced trade policies that put the outdoor industry first. 

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Webinar: What the 2024 Election Means for the Outdoor Industry

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Learn what the 2024 election outcomes mean for your business.

Watch our webinar recording with OIA’s government affairs team to learn about the 119th Congress and the state of play for key outdoor industry policy priorities in 2025. Experts discuss new BEA economic data, ways to engage policymakers, mobilize advocacy networks, and catalyze trade, recreation, and sustainability policy impacts in the year ahead.

Webinar: Prepare Your Business for New EU Sustainability Requirements

The European Union (EU) is cracking down on sustainability in the textile industry. If your outdoor brand is producing products or doing business in the EU, you need to begin your compliance efforts now.

Join EU policy and textile industry experts for an overview of the most critical policy files that will impact the textile and fashion industry in the next years, including updated policy timelines and anticipated timelines for compliance for business. Most recently, the EU Commission has proposed a policy framework that would ensure the delivery of the vision laid out in the March 2022 EU Strategy for Sustainable Circular Textiles, which would require all textile products on the EU market to be durable, recyclable, made of recyclable and hazard-free materials, and produced with respect to social and environmental rights. Altogether, this policy framework will drive major shifts in terms of operation, production and corporate governance in the sector. You’ll leave this session with actionable insights on how your brand can best prepare for and comply with upcoming sustainability legislation in the EU and beyond.

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July 26, 2024

Webinar: 2023 Outdoor Participation Trends Deep Dive

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Date: June 29, 2023 at 1 pm MT
168.1 million – that’s how many Americans ages six and older participated in outdoor recreation in 2022. That’s a record high. Who’s driving this participation? And how are they participating? And where?
 
Join OIA’s Research Director Kelly Davis on June 29th for a deep dive into key insights from the report, including: 
 
  • The outdoor recreation participant base grew 2.3 percent in 2022 to a record 168.1 million participants or 55 percent of the U.S. population ages six and older.  
  • Although 2022 outdoor recreation included record numbers of participants and record high participation rates (especially amongst families and youth), the number of outings per participant declined in 2022 for the first time since the pandemic began in 2020.  
  • The outdoor recreation new participant base became more diverse in 2022 including increases in participation among Black people, Hispanic people, and LBGTQIA+ people.    
  • Eighty percent of outdoor activity categories experienced participation growth in 2022 including large categories like camping and fishing, and smaller categories like sport climbing and skateboarding. 
 
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