Our ethos is rooted in the idea that the style in which goals are accomplished is as important as achieving them at all, and this applies as much to our business as it does to our outdoor pursuits. That’s why we have paired an innovative approach to building equipment with a unique approach to running a company—one that champions the conservation, preservation and access to mountain, crag and canyon environments while minimizing our environmental footprint.
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• Our 12,000sq foot headquarters is extremely energy efficient- we have a 2,200 Watt solar photovoltaic system installed that generates approximately 3,000 kWh of electricity each year and would qualify for LEED certification.
• Black Diamond is a founding member of the Outdoor Industry Association’s Climate Action Corps, advocating for sustainable recreation practices, trade policy, ethical business innovation and increasing outdoor participation.
• We are implementing the Higg Index to quantify our carbon footprint from every aspect of business to see where improvements can be made.
• Scrap metal and excess cardboard from the Salt Lake City, Utah manufacturing facility is recycled.
• Our Distribution Center recycles polybags, cardboard/paper products and aluminum.
• We purchase cardboard containing an average of 35% post-consumer recycled material
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• Black Diamond is a Blue Sky Program "Champion Level" participant, purchasing 180,000 kWh of Blue Sky wind power offsets each year.
• We have recycled 11,157 LBS of glass
• Our aggressive recycling initiatives at headquarters has conserved 1.67 metric ton of CO2
• Social responsibility has always been a fundamental value and focus at Black Diamond. As a founding member of the Outdoor Industry Association's Fair Labor Working Group in 2005, we helped to tackle the need for greater education of best practices in social compliance in the Outdoor Industry, drafting the OIA's first Fair Labor Toolkit used by companies throughout the outdoor industry to establish social compliance programs
• We take care choosing our vendors and partners, and maintain a strict Vendor Code of Conduct, collaborating with our partners to make continuous improvements, apply best practices to ensure the safety and fair treatment of all those who work for or manufacture Black Diamond product.
