Sustainability

Osprey is proud of the strides we have made to lessen our impact upon the planet and tread lightly. Our commitment as an outdoor industry leader in sustainability, environmental and social concerns is taken seriously tempered by the honest realization that though we have accomplished much, there is still much more to be done. Recognizing this as a stepwise, evolutionary process, the first half of 2012 has seen the following activity:

• Osprey is proud to be an official corporate sponsor of the San Juan Mountains Association matching the first $2,000 in donations made during local public radio station KSJD’s annual Spring Fund Drive with a matching donation to SJMA. The San Juan Mountains Association (www.sjma.org ) promotes education, volunteer stewardship, information and hands on involvement on public lands in Southwest Colorado and Osprey supports them on many levels in these outstanding efforts.

• Osprey’s Pro Deal Donation Program requires a $2.00 donation to select nonprofit organizations for each pack obtained via pro purchase. 2011 saw a total of $10,470.00 raised through the program with the recipients being The Breast Cancer Fund, The Women’s Wilderness Institute, The Colorado Environmental Coalition, The American Hiking Society and The Conservation Alliance. The 2012 Pro Deal Donation recipients are SOS Outreach, Paradox Sports, The Alaska Wilderness League and The International Mountain Biking Association. Osprey’s efforts via the Pro Deal Donation Program raises valuable funding for these important nonprofits and helps to support the valuable work they provide.

• 2012 has seen Osprey purchase its first two official company vehicles and we chose the most efficient and sustainable vehicles available-two new Kona bicycles! These two new bikes will be used by Osprey Team Members to run company and personal errands as well as to travel from one Osprey distribution center to another and we are excited to incorporate them into our daily Osprey lives. Cutting a four mile motorized trip out of our schedules each workday can reduce our global warming pollution by more than 1200 lbs. per year so this is a complete no brainer for Osprey-plus, we just like to ride bikes!

• In addition to our sponsorship support of the Breast Cancer Fund’s annual Climb Against the Odds, Osprey also sponsors a Team Member each year to participate in this important climb raising funds and awareness for the important work BCF does in combating and eliminating the environmental causes of breast cancer. 2012 will see Osprey customer service representative Shannon Hahn participate in the June climb of Mount Shasta and we are proud to once again be involved in these fantastic efforts. To find out more about the Breast Cancer Fund’s Climb Against the Odds, please visit: http://www.breastcancerfund.org/events/climb-against-the-odds

• Looking forward, important 2012 sustainability explorations will be undertaken by Osprey for potential 2013 implementation. These include an exploration of solar panel installation to provide all of the power needs to Osprey’s Cortez, Colorado headquarters and an ongoing packaging solutions project to eliminate any and all plastics packaging from the Osprey product line. These are big projects representing bold new sustainability steps forward for Osprey so please stay tuned for further details as they develop throughout 2012. These are just a handful of the many things Osprey is doing on a regular basis to lessen our impact and change the world for the better one step at a time. Please join us in these efforts my making your own commitment to be more sustainable in everything you do!