Sustainability is no longer a “nice to have” for outdoor brands—it’s an expectation. Consumers, retailers, and investors are all demanding greater transparency and accountability when it comes to sustainability. But for many outdoor brands, the challenge isn’t the why—it’s the how. At Emerger Strategies, we specialize in making sustainability simple, actionable, and profitable. Whether you’re…
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NEW SERVICE! Retailer Sustainability Compliance Packages
For Brands Selling to Walmart, Target, & REI By Emerger Strategies At Emerger Strategies, we work with mostly fishing and outdoor brands who are selling their products at big box retailers, and are being asked to comply report with different sustainability assessments, such as THESIS, CDP, REI Product Impact Standards, and others. Our clients tell…
Why Retailers are Asking for Your Carbon Footprint – and How to Measure It
In today’s marketplace, retailers are increasingly asking suppliers to provide greenhouse gas emissions (carbon footprint) data for their operations, products, and packaging. This shift is driven by the fact that the effects of climate change (wildfires, droughts, sea-level rise) are happening in real-time and the climate science states that we must halve global greenhouse gas…
What’s New with the REI Product Impact Standards (version 3.2) in 2025?
And How Emerger Strategies Can Help Your Brand Exceed REI’s Sustainability Expectations If you are one of REI’s suppliers, or if you are a brand that has hopes of one day seeing your product on REI shelves, you should be familiar with REI’s Product Impact Standards. REI updated their standards at the end of 2023…
What Brands Need to Know About The Climate Label
And How Emerger Strategies Can Guide Your Brand to Certification In today’s marketplace, sustainability certifications are becoming more critical for brands aiming to demonstrate their social & environmental commitment and meet the increasing number of sustainability-related regulations, demand from retailers, as well as the growing consumer demand for transparency. As a result, The Change Climate…
Emerger Strategies’ Year in Review: Humbled and Grateful
If there is one lesson I have learned on my life’s journey so far, it is that cultivating and choosing an attitude of gratitude, despite life’s obstacles, is critical for living a happy and fulfilling life. I have so much to be thankful for, and I am lucky to have been born and raised in…