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REI Path Ahead Ventures announces 2023 Navigate accelerator program cohort

REI Path Ahead Ventures is announcing a new cohort of founders that have been selected for its 2023 Navigate accelerator program. Path Ahead Ventures is partnering with nine founders of color, representing six companies this year as they further their growth in the outdoor industry.

Jun 1, 2023

REI Path Ahead Ventures celebrates graduation of 18 outdoor industry founders of color from 2023 Embark program

SEATTLE – REI Path Ahead Ventures will celebrate the graduation of 18 founders from its Embark accelerator program this month. Embark is a three-month virtual program created in partnership with Founded Outdoors that provides entrepreneurs of color with resources and learning to turn their…

Apr 13, 2023

REI Path Ahead Ventures launches Navigate accelerator program, announces inaugural cohort

REI Path Ahead Ventures is launching its Navigate accelerator program, with an inaugural cohort of six companies. Path Ahead Ventures partners with founders of color as they further their growth in the outdoor industry. The 16-week Navigate program will bring founders together in-person and online…

Jul 19, 2022

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REI Co-op launches Path Ahead Ventures to invest in founders of color

REI Co-op today launched Path Ahead Ventures, a new initiative that will invest $30 million in 300 founders of color as they start and scale their businesses in the outdoor industry. Through Path Ahead Ventures, REI will leverage its network, capabilities and community to partner with Black…

Oct 28, 2021

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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 fights climate change and advances equity in the industry with bold new product standards

SEATTLE –To collectively fight against climate change and advance equity in the industry, REI Co-op is engaging its more than 1,000 brand partners to advance more sustainable and inclusive business practices. The REI Product Impact Standards include the co-op’s expectations for how brands are…

Dec 9, 2020

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REI Co-op to pursue sale of headquarters, embrace distributed work model

SEATTLE – REI Co-op announced today it is pursuing a sale of its newly completed corporate campus in the Spring District neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington with the intention of shifting to a less centralized approach to its headquarters presence in the Seattle area.

Aug 12, 2020

Cannondale honored as REI’s all-around vendor partner of 2019

Each day, REI Co-op offers customers the best outdoor gear and apparel from thousands of established and up-and-coming outdoor brands. This week, REI Co-op recognized 2019 vendor partners who help make a significant impact to the co-op’s mission to awaken a lifelong love of the outdoors in everyone…

Jul 21, 2020

REI Co-op announces two new efforts to bolster environmental and outdoor journalism

REI Co-op is launching a new venture to lift up environmental and outdoor journalism through the debut of its own print magazine this fall, and a new partnership to channel matching funds directly to local, nonprofit newsrooms covering crucial issues facing the outdoors.

Jun 20, 2019

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REI Co-op extends used gear digital platform to get more people outside

REI.com/used is officially out of beta

Aug 22, 2018