SWG names chair and vice chairs
The Sustainability Working Group, part of the European Outdoor Group (EOG) has re-elected Cortney McDermott as chair of its steering group. Ms Mc Dermott is CSR and sustainability manager, The North Face (EMEA) and has been a strong leader for the group since it first started in 2008. She commented: 'I am delighted that the whole group has shown confidence and support of the work that I have been doing. As a team we are working well together, and without the group’s support I wouldn’t be able to do the work necessary. During 2010 the steering group and the various committees working under our guidance will start bringing sustainable solutions to the industry that can be utilised by small and large companies alike. This is a fantastic collaborative industry initiative and we encourage more companies and individuals to become involved.”
At a vote just prior to Christmas, the steering group also voted on the vice-chairs of the steering group, retaining Anne Girard, product manager at Petzl and voting in a new replacement vice-chair for Kilian Hochrein. Saskia Preenen from Salomon accepted the position of vice chair. Ms Hochrein will continue as chair of the Standards and Regulations Committee, a sub-committee of the Sustainability Working Group and will now be able to concentrate on the progression of the work being undertaken in the area of standards, regulations and labels.
Ms Preenan said: “I am eager to take on the additional responsibility within the steering group, because I firmly believe in the work we are doing. The Sustainability Working Group can do so much more for the outdoor industry than as a single company and by working together we can make a difference.”
