{"id":11854,"date":"2017-04-05T06:44:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T13:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=11854"},"modified":"2025-01-13T16:51:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T00:51:02","slug":"rei-co-ops-2016-stewardship-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/stewardship\/rei-co-ops-2016-stewardship-report","title":{"rendered":"REI Co-op’s 2016 Stewardship Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"an<\/p>\nLearn more about REI Stewardship.<\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/span>\n

Belonging to the REI Co-op means being a steward of the outdoors. We’re 16 million members and growing, have 300+ nonprofit partners and have\u00a012,000+ employees.<\/p>\n

When You Gear Up, We Give Back.<\/h4>\n

“As our community grows, so does our collective impact.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nearly 70% of our profits go back to the outdoor community. Out of the $2.56B 2016 Co-op sales, $193.7M went towards member dividends and credit card rebates, $57M to profit sharing and employee incentives and $9.3M to nonprofit partners.<\/p>\n

Stewardship and Nonprofit<\/h4>\n

“Since 1976, we have shared more than $77M with nonprofit partners that care for the places where we love to play.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Together, we’ve helped to build out nation’s trail network. As part of a multi-million dollar investment in honor of the National Parks Centennial, we donated a portion of proceeds from national parks trips and gear to the National Park Foundation\u2013more than $850,000. Lastly, we launched five Rewilding Projects<\/a>\u2013a multi-year, multi-million dollar program to connect cities to the outdoors and the outdoors for all.<\/p>\n

Sustainability<\/h4>\n

“Part of protecting the places we love means choosing better materials and building gear that lasts.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We’ve established sustainability partnerships with 66 of our largest brands. We’ve hosted product repair workshops, gear swaps, and sold more than $1M used products. Lastly, we’ve used 100% Responsible Down Standard<\/a> in all REI down products.<\/p>\n

“We invest in the future of the outdoors by building sustainability into our day-to-day operations.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

REI stores, distribution centers and headquarters are use\u00a0renewable energy for power. Built the country’s first and largest Net Zero Energy and LEED Platinum distribution center<\/a> and a total of more than 1-million sq. ft. of LEED certified buildings or about one-sixth of total property.<\/p>\n

Building an Outdoor Community<\/h4>\n

“We’re a different kind of company, uniting our community around shared values.” – Jerry Stritzke, REI President and CEO.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We’re investing $1.5M in women’s leadership in the outdoor industry and increased participation in outdoor programming designed for women by 100%.<\/p>\n

We’re continuing to partner and lead the effort to defend our public lands<\/a>, inspired more than 6-million people to #OptOutside<\/a> on Black Friday and brought together a coalition of 700 organizations.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Belonging to the REI Co-op means being a steward of the outdoors. We’re 16 million members and growing, have 300+ nonprofit partners and have\u00a012,000+ employees. When You Gear Up, We Give Back. “As our community grows, so does our collective impact.” Nearly 70% of our profits go back to the outdoor community. Out of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[637],"tags":[424,682,480,591],"internal-tag":[],"class_list":["post-11854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stewardship","tag-rei-stewardship","tag-rei-news","tag-stewardship","tag-sustainability"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/stewardship\/rei-co-ops-2016-stewardship-report","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"REI Co-op’s 2016 Stewardship Report","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/stewardship\/rei-co-ops-2016-stewardship-report","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/stewardship\/rei-co-ops-2016-stewardship-report"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/GWD-at-RMNP-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/GWD-at-RMNP-1.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448"},"articleSection":"Stewardship","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Angela Crampton"}],"creator":["Angela Crampton"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["philanthropy","rei news","stewardship","sustainability"],"dateCreated":"2017-04-05T13:44:00Z","datePublished":"2017-04-05T13:44:00Z","dateModified":"2025-01-14T00:51:02Z"},"rendered":"