This week, hundreds of government officials, activists and retail executives are gathering at the United Nations for Climate Week NYC. Among them is Anne Larilahti, vice president of ESG at Amer Sports, the parent company of brands including Arc’teryx, Salomon, Wilson and Atomic.
Larilahti, who joined Amer Sports in 2022, oversees the company’s sustainability roadmap, which takes inspiration from four of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals: “climate action,” “responsible consumption and production,” “good health and well-being” and “decent work and economic growth.”
Amer Sports is already making progress on these targets, Larilahti told Modern Retail. Earlier this year, Salomon debuted its first recyclable ski helmet, as well as an updated version of its recyclable Index running shoe. In 2023, Atomic launched a trial version of a boot take-back program that collected more than 2,500 pairs of boots. Arc’teryx added two new repair facilities in the U.S. for its ReBird by Arc’teryx program, which resells pre-owned items and upcycles materials.
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