Eco Index Tools
The Eco Index™ is a ground-breaking environmental assessment tool designed to advance sustainability practices within the outdoor industry. It provides companies throughout the supply chain a way to benchmark and measure their environmental footprint, allowing them to identify areas for improvement and make informed sourcing and product life cycle decisions.
All Eco Index information, including reference documents, tools, and history of the project, can be found on the Eco Index beta website:
Eco Index Guiding Principles
Collaboration. The Eco Index is the result of thousands of hours of work by more than 100 companies in the outdoor industry.
Open-Source Information. The Eco Index is completely open-source and available for use by all companies, reflecting the outdoor industry’s belief that true transparency is essential to “move the needle” on sustainability.
Transparency. It is critical that all outdoor industry stakeholders are able to view, understand and provide input into the ongoing development of the Eco Index.
Scalability. While the Eco Index is rooted in the outdoor industry, it has the ability to be applied within other industries and sectors.
Global Reach. Outdoor Industry Association is partnering with the European Outdoor Group on the Eco Index initiative to ensure a common worldwide sustainability tool for the outdoor industry.
The Eco Index is a project of the OIA Eco Working Group, a collaborative of over 100 leading outdoor businesses working together to develop cutting-edge tools and resources to advance sustainable business practices within the outdoor industry.
