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#OptOutside: REI Co-op to match donations to the REI Cooperative Action Fund up to $1 million

SEATTLE –REI Co-op will match donations from the general public to the REI Cooperative Action Fund up to $1 million from now until the end of the year. The REI Cooperative Action Fund is a new, community-supported public charity designed to harness the collective power of the co-op's 20 million…

Nov 18, 2021

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REI Co-op Celebrates Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Package

REI Co-op applauds the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684). This legislation includes historic measures to combat the climate crisis, including investments in natural climate solutions (like reforestation efforts), ecological resiliency, active…

Nov 12, 2021

REI Applauds the Biden Administration for Restoration of National Monuments

REI Co-op applauds the Biden Administration for preserving the integrity of the Antiquities Act and restoring the boundaries of the Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments. This is a victory for all those who care about protecting public lands…

Oct 12, 2021

REI launches REI Cooperative Action Fund to scale investment in the outdoors

SEATTLE – REI is launching a new community-supported public charity to harness the collective power of its 20 million members to fight for a more equitable and inclusive outdoor community. For the first time in the co-op’s 83-year history, the REI Cooperative Action Fund will allow co-op members…

Oct 4, 2021

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REI Cooperative Action Fund’s inaugural 2021 investment

The REI Cooperative Action Fund is a new, community-supported public charity founded by REI Co-op. This year, the Fund is investing $1 million to 19 organizations promoting justice, equity and belonging in the outdoors. In addition to this initial investment, the Fund will scale its efforts as more…

Oct 4, 2021

REI Supports the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

The principle that each person is guaranteed a vote is foundational to both our co-op and our democracy. REI remains committed to broadening civic engagement as we work to create a more equitable co-op and society.

Sep 7, 2021

REI Co-op invests over $250,000 in National Park Foundation to support women’s fire corps crews

SEATTLE – REI Co-op is investing over $250,000 in the National Park Foundation this year to support all-women fire crews in America's national parks. The support builds on the co-op's longstanding partnership with the National Park Foundation. Each year, the co-op donates 10% of profits of America…

Jun 28, 2021

REI Co-op reports 2020 financials, launches new Cooperative Action initiative to engage members in the fight for life outside

REI Co-op today released its 2020 financials and annual impact report, highlighting strong financial performance and its values-based approach to leading through a global crisis—and beyond.

Apr 14, 2021

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REI Co-op applauds the Biden Administration’s decision to commit to the United States’ re-entry into the Paris Climate Agreement

For all of us who love and appreciate the outdoors, today brings new hope for the future. The past year has demonstrated the importance of time outside in our day-to-day lives, yet it has also shown more clearly than ever that climate change poses an imminent threat to our communities.

Jan 20, 2021

REI Co-op Update On Our Racial Equity Commitments

We believe that the co-op—and the outdoors—should be places where everyone can feel safe and be themselves. And we recognize that we have work to do—as a co-op, as individuals and as a society—to make that a reality. Earlier this year, we announced an initial set of commitments in the fight for…

Dec 9, 2020