Memberships and collaborations
Thule Group is a member of or partner in several organizations and initiatives that undertake various actions to increase sustainability and ensure positive developments in the sports and outdoor industry, as well as sustainable societal development in general.
bluesign® system is a certification for sustainable textile production.
The ambition is to eliminate harmful substances right from the beginning of the manufacturing process and set standards for an environmentally friendly and safe production. This not only ensures that the final textile product meets very stringent consumer safety requirements worldwide but also provides confidence to the consumer to acquire a sustainable product.
In conjunction with Thule Group signing to commit to the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), we have also joined up with the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) Supply Chain Program. We are thereby not limited to only reporting on our own sustainability efforts, but can also obtain data, such as greenhouse gas emissions, from our suppliers.
Committed to GRS to secure recycled materials
Thule Group is committed to sourcing 100% of the material we use in our Packs, Bags and Luggage from recycled polyester textiles and recycled nylon textiles from Global Recycled Standard certified sources.
The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) is a voluntary product standard for tracking and verifying the content of recycled materials in a final product. The standard applies to the full supply chain and addresses traceability, environmental principles, social requirements, chemical content and labeling. With GRS certification, you can communicate to customers your commitment to truth in materials and support for a circular economy that reduces waste by using it to make new products.
Conservation Alliance mission is to protect outdoor areas in North America by preserving wilderness areas, rivers and streams, and to other environmental protection activities.
European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA), the European counterpart to the North American Conservation Alliance, we are cooperating with many other actors in the outdoor, sports and leisure industry to preserve sensitive natural areas and ecosystems.
Leave No Trace is an international movement, nonprofit organization and education program dedicated to protecting the outdoors by teaching people to enjoy it responsibly. The organization accomplishes this mission by delivering cutting-edge education and research to millions of people across the country every year.
With over 13 billion trips into the outdoors in the U.S. every year, people are causing significant preventable damage, and that damage is adding up. You can be on the forefront of changing this troubling trend—the littered parks and damaged trails, impacts of fire, polluted waterways and serious wildlife issues.
‘Mistra Sport and Outdoor’ for increased sustainability in the sports and outdoor life
Mistra is an independent research foundation that supports strategic research that is important for a good living environment.
Since spring 2020 Thule Group actively participates in the research project Mistra Sport and Outdoor - Toward Sustainable Solutions project, which is a research and collaboration program to create knowledge and solutions for increased sustainability in sports and outdoor life.
Outdoor Foundation, established by Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), encourage young people to be active outdoors and it aims to inspire and grow future generations of outdoor enthusiasts by giving grants to campus clubs and other young people’s groups to fund outdoor activities and supplies.