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First Words
O U T D O O R

I N D U S T R Y

A S S O C I A T I O N

THE POWER OF
YOUR MEMBERSHIP

OUTDOOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP HELPS POWER THE
IMPORTANT WORK WE DO ON BEHALF OF THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY.
POLICY

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Coming
Together

10

/ SNOW SHOW 2019

3 MILLION+

$40M

OFFICES OF
OUTDOOR
RECREATION

COMMENTS
IN FAVOR OF
PRESERVING
OUR NATIONAL
MONUMENTS

IN FOOTWEAR
TARIFF REDUCTIONS

44,000

OIA-SUPPORTED BALLOT
MEASURES GENERATED

VOTE THE OUTDOORS

FOR LOCAL PARKS + TRAILS

$6B

PEOPLE USED OIA'S
VOTER'S GUIDE TO

WHEN WE TALK TO PEOPLE WHO

SUSTAINABILITY
HIGG INDEX

PARTICIPATION

80%

RAISED
$2.5 MILLION

OF OUTDOOR
BRANDS

TO GET KIDS
OUTSIDE

MEASURING THEIR
SUSTAINABILITY BEST
PRACTICES ARE
OIA MEMBERS

RESEARCH
OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY

PROVIDES DATA TO MEMBERS EMPOWERING
THEM TO REGULARLY UPDATE THEIR

$887B $7.6M
CONSUMER SPENDING

AMERICAN JOBS

PRODUCT MIX + RETAIL APPROACH

EDUCATION

OUTDOOR RETAILER

SKIP YOWELL FUTURE
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

OIA HELPED CREATE
A CO-LOCATED

WITH 90 GRADUATES TO DATE

15,000+
OUTDOORISTS

OUTDOOR RETAILER
& GRASSROOTS
OUTDOOR ALLIANCE
SHOW IN DENVER, CO

EDUCATED ON INDUSTRY ISSUES

ress because our work wouldn't
be possible without the foresight
of competitors seeing the value in
coming together to effect change.
All of us at OIA want to thank our
dedicated members, including
the more than 277 new member
companies that joined our ranks in
2017 and 2018. None of our work

for the industry is possible without
you. If you're not currently a member, we hope you'll kick off 2019 by
joining us. Visit us at booth 30001UL to learn more about the work
we do and to get signed up. Your
support and engagement will only
help to grow our industry's power
and influence to make change.

AMY ROBERTS

Executive Director
Outdoor Industry Association

CO U R T E SY O U T D O O R I N D U S T RY AS S O C I AT I O N

work in the outdoor industry-
whether they've been in the industry 25 years or are newcomers-we
hear a common refrain: They all
love the outdoors and they feel
inspired to lead through shared
values of preserving places to play,
doing business in a sustainable
way, and being part of a larger
societal movement that's committed to getting more people outside
more often.
Over the past three years, these
shared values led Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) to clarify our
focus and member offering, and we
are grateful to our staff and board
of directors who drive the work
behind our pillars of Public Policy,
Sustainable Business Innovation,
and Outdoor Participation.
Our recent member survey
showed that, by focusing on public
policy, sustainability, and participation, we've been able to clarify
our role in the industry and increase understanding of the value
we provide. We also heard from
the survey that providing touch
points and education regionally is
important. To that end, we will be
going on the road to visit members
and give sustainable supply chain
education in markets across the
country in 2019.
Our "Together We Are a Force"
campaign puts OIA members at
the center of our collective prog-

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