Climate Tools

Climate Resources & Tools

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SIA’s Member Portal has a variety of valuable resources to help you design and execute your climate action strategy. From the 1.5C Business Playbook, tools & resources, videos, essential reading, and more, it’s all here, but you need to know where to start.

First step: watch the short tutorial below that will help prioritize and sort the resources, facilitating your experience in the Lab. As always, if you have any questions, need additional help or if we can add new resources, please contact us at advocacy@snowsports.org.

Introduction: Resources
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REI Product Impact Standards Resources
This document contains links to resources referenced during REI's April 2023 Workshop. Click view details to download the document.
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REI Product Impact Standards Assessment Workshop
In 2023 REI is hosting quarterly workshops to assist suppliers with complying to their product standards. This download contains the…
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Carbon Neutral, Net Zero, or Climate Positive?
What's your goal: net zero, carbon neutral, or climate positive? What's the difference? Here is a quick primer to help…
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EPA Center for Corporate Climate Leadership
EPA's Center for Corporate Climate Leadership serves as a resource center for all organizations looking to expand their work in…
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Introduction: Resources
Welcome to the ClimateUnited Resources section! Before you dig in, please watch this brief video tutorial first, to help you…
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The False Promise of Corporate Climate Neutrality
“Net-zero” and “carbon-neutral” are prominent corporate climate pledges … that won’t come to anything. By Aspen Ski Company's Auden Schendler.…
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EcoBase Carbon Footprint Measurement Tool
Carbon Footprint Measurement Made Easy. EcoBase Carbon Software does all the calculations for you using regional, national and international emissions…
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Picture: How Picture Is Using Business As A Force For Good
Take a look at Picture’s approach and how they’re using business to change the system https://eco.picture-organic-clothing.com/en/ride-for-the-future/
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Rab’s Approach to Plastic Packaging
European Outdoor Group's Single-Use Plastic Project: https://www.europeanoutdoorgroup.com/single-use-plastics/single-use-plastics-home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpdT3wGrjK4
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Columbia: Supplier Engagement For Climate Action
https://apparelimpact.org/columbia-sportswear-case-study/
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Auden Schendler: The Complicity of Corporate Sustainability
Long hailed as a major piece of the climate solution, sustainable business practices have not only fallen short: They even…
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Jamie Beck Alexander: We Need A New Definition Of Corporate Climate Leadership
Today’s definition of corporate climate leadership centers on how companies can do less harm. It needs to be about creating…
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Andrew Winston: Corporate Action on Climate Change Has to Include Lobbying
The climate crisis is upon us, and there’s no time to wait for voluntary corporate action to tackle the challenge.…
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The IPCC 6th Assessment Climate Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the international body for assessing the science related to climate change. This…
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GreenBiz: Decarboning Your Supply Chain: Where to Begin?
For most multinational organizations, climate impacts from doing business do not originate from their own operations, but from their suppliers.…
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Leading Circular 2021: The Climate Crisis, Carbon & Circular
Brands can achieve on average a 51.5% reduction in carbon emissions by renewing an existing product instead of producing a…
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Axios
Axios gets you smarter, faster on what matters. https://www.axios.com/energy-environment
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Inside Climate News
Climate News is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that provides essential reporting and analysis on climate change, energy…
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Green Power FAQ’s
Get all the answers to your questions about renewable energy options for your business: https://www.offsetguide.org/green-power-faq/
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Tightline Tactics
Tightline Consulting is a strategic and effective outdoor industry partner. Tightline collaborates with brands, resorts, nonprofits, and other business leaders…
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The Underswell – Empowering Brands to Be More Sustainable
Perhaps the most important thing you and your team can do for climate action and sustainability at your brand? Keep…
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Guidehouse
Guidehouse helps organizations start or advance their climate and sustainability journeys, delivering benefits for the environment and people, aligned with…
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Western Resource Advocates
https://westernresourceadvocates.org/ Western Resource Advocates fights climate change to sustain the environment, economy and people of the West.
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Protect Our Winters
POW helps passionate outdoor people protect the places they live and love from climate change. We are a community of…
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One Percent For The Planet
1% for the Planet represents a global network of businesses, individuals and nonprofit organizations tackling our planet's most pressing environmental…
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Citizens Climate Lobby
https://citizensclimatelobby.org/ Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy climate change organization focused on national policies to address…
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Ceres
At more than 75 members strong, the Ceres Policy Network (BICEP) represents some of the most recognizable brands in the…
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Advancing Sustainability in Ski Manufacturing
Created by MBA student, Megan Zeeb, and Nathan Grothe, REI category manager - this presentation reviews the sustainability initiatives currently…
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The Carbon Law: A roadmap for rapid decarbonization
Learn more about the Carbon Law. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ5nKGHMWC0
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Carbon Fund
For businesses seeking credible carbon offsets, Carbon Fund offsets are third-party validated and verified to the highest standards and comply…
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The Carbon Offset Guide
All you need to know about carbon offsets and how to use them effectively in a voluntary greenhouse gas emissions…
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LevelTen Energy: The Guide to RECs
Here are all the details on Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) and how best to use them as part of your…
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The Climate Collaborative: The Fast And The Furious: A Company’s Guide To Reducing Transportation Emissions
Climate Collaborative Webinar: Speakers from the Environmental Defense Fund and Happy Family Brands discuss best practices around reducing climate impacts…
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The Science-Based Targets Initiative
Learn more about the Science-Based Targets Initiative, the standard by which we all are driving to achieve. The SBTi’s Net-Zero…
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Banking On Climate Chaos: Fossil Fuels Finance Report 2022
NEW REPORT! Evaluating and optimizing banking and investments is one of the most powerful things every business should include in…
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B Lab: The Climate Justice Playbook
Businesses must help society lead a fundamental shift towards a more equity-driven and inclusive approach to climate action planning, putting…
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The Climate Collaborative: Improving Energy Efficiency In Leased Facilities
Great information on how best to improve energy efficiency in leased facilities. https://www.climatecollaborative.com/webinar_tenants_triumph
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GHG Protocol: Measuring Scope 3 Guidance
The GHG Protocol’s Scope 3 guidance is designed to provide detailed, technical guidance on all the relevant calculation methods for…
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GHG Protocol: Measuring Scope 3 Emissions
Here is a quick overview of how best to approach measuring your Scope 3 emissions. https://ghgprotocol.org/blog/you-too-can-master-value-chain-emissions
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GHG Protocol: Scope 2 Guidance
Scope 2 represents one of the largest sources of GHG emissions globally: the generation of electricity and heat now accounts…
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MBA Skillset Paper: GHG Inventory
This MBA Skillset paper provides a snapshot of what a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory is and how it’s used, including…
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The 2030 Calculator
https://www.2030calculator.com/ The 2030 Calculator can be used by any product brand or manufacturer to quickly calculate the carbon footprint of…
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The Higg Index
https://apparelcoalition.org/the-higg-index/ The Higg Index is a suite of tools that together assess the social and environmental performance of the value…
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The GHG Scope 3 Evaluator
https://ghgprotocol.org/scope-3-evaluator The Scope 3 Evaluator is a free, web-based tool from Greenhouse Gas Protocol and Quantis that makes it easier…
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EOG Single Use Plastics Project Report
The European Outdoor Group's Single Use Plastics Project (SUPP) Report recommends a system for removing and properly caring for protective…
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Climate Central’s 2021 Winter Data Package
If you want some data and images about the impacts of climate change on the winter season, here is some…
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B Corp
https://bcorporation.net/ Certified B Corporations are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and…
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The GHG Emissions Calculation Tool
The GHG Emissions Calculation Tool is a free, Excel-based tool from Greenhouse Gas Protocol and WRI that helps companies estimate…
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The EPA Simplified GHG Emissions Calculator
The EPA Simplified GHG Emissions Calculator is designed as a simplified calculation tool to help small businesses and low emitter…
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The 1.5C Business Playbook
Start here by downloading the 1.5C Business Playbook. The Playbook provides businesses with guidance on how to build a climate…
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