A FORCE FOR THE INDUSTRY

Outdoor Industry Association is a membership-driven trade organization for the outdoor industry. In collaboration with our members, we are a force for the industry in recreation and trade policy, sustainable business innovation and increasing outdoor participation.

OUR WORK FOR THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY

ANNUAL REPORTS
OIA is dedicated to industry-wide collaboration in order to achieve meaningful change in recreation and trade policy, sustainable business innovation and increasing outdoor participation. Read our annual report to learn more about OIA’s work and mission.
Annual Reports
RECREATION ECONOMY
Outdoor recreation is an economic powerhouse in the United States, each year generating $778 billion in consumer spending and 7.6 million direct jobs. Learn about the economic impact the outdoor industry has on your local state and the federal economy.
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Participation
We come from different backgrounds; work in different sometimes competing, channels of industry and find different ways to play outside. But we are all outdoorist, working together to expand outdoor access and opportunities.
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Advocacy
Outdoor Industry Association’s government affairs team works to represent the interests of the outdoor industry in Washington D.C. and communities across the country. Whether we’re fighting for land or water or decreasing trade costs, we’re here to support our members.
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Sustainablity
Sustainable business is the business of asking, “how can we do this better?” From raw material sourcing to the end of life product, we believe in asking the questions that help our members build better products, address shared environmental challenges and promote the welfare of the people, animals and resources involved in manufacturing outdoor apparel, footwear and equipment.
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Business Saving
With an OIA membership you and your entire company recieve multiple business savings through OIA partner vendors.
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COllaboration
Alone we can do a little. Together we can do anything. Because we all see the same thing but from different angles, when we bring those perspectives together, we can collaborate to improve our industry and the places we play. Together we are a force.
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OUR HISTORY

OIA was founded in 1989 by a group of 14 visionary outdoor industry pioneers who created the association to be a unified, collaborative, pre-competitive voice to help guide the industry. Today, OIA is the voice of the outdoor recreation industry, both locally and in Washington D.C., serving more than 1200 manufacturers, retailers distributors, suppliers, sales representatives, nonprofits and outdoorists.