- 1. Social/Cause Marketing The North Face is known for serving
the community and hosting charity-based events, they are associated
with The Conservation Alliance; supports grassroots citizen-action
groups and they thrive in protecting outdoor areas. They also work
with Access Fund's Non-profit Climbers Organization, which strives
to preserve climbing in the United States and also finance climbers
and other events. Leave no Trace is a non-profit organization which
educates and conducts research and partnerships to preserve outdoor
recreational areas and also work with American Mountain guide
association and Alpine Ascents International Inc.
2. World Wide Fund for Nature An international non-governmental
organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research
and restoration of the environment It is the world's largest
independent conservation organization with over 5 million
supporters worldwide, working in more than 100 countries,
supporting around 1,300[4] conservation and environmental projects
Mission is "to stop the degradation of the planets natural
environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony
with nature." Possible Social/Cause Marketing partner
https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=ZnwQALsRTH4 3. Bear Grylls-Man vs.
Wild Potential Celebrity Endorsements a British adventurer, writer
and television presenter. He is best known for his television
series Man vs. Wild, also known originally as Born Survivor: Bear
Grylls in the United Kingdom, which ended in 2011. He is also
involved in a number of television series in the United Kingdom and
the United States on the theme of survival in the wild. 4. Les
Stroud- SurvivorMan Les Stroud sees his television program as an
opportunity to teach while entertaining. He encourages his viewers
to show respect for the environment and to maintain control in
dangerous situations. Conservation, to Les Stroud, is everyones
responsibility. Survivorman is his venue for getting these points
across to the public. Potential Celebrity Endorsements 5. 15th
World Championships in Athletics Summer 2015 in Beijing, China The
event will be the largest sporting event to take place at the
Beijing National Stadium ("Bird's Nest") since the 2008 Summer
Olympics. North Face could sponsor the event and athletes uniforms
Possible Strategic Relationships 6. Business for Innovative Climate
& Energy Policy (BICEP), an organization that works with key
allies in the business community and relevant members of Congress
to pass energy and climate change legislation. Bonneville
Environmental Foundation (BEF), a nonprofit organization and key
player in the carbon offset marketing. Conservation Fund, Go Zero,
a program that allows individuals, corporations and communities to
measure their carbon dioxide emissions and learn helpful ways to
reduce those emissions and offset the remaining by planting trees.
EPA Climate Leaders, a voluntary EPA industry-government
partnership that works with companies to develop complete climate
change strategies. Recurrent Energy, a leading solar power
developer, and The North Face are working together to increase the
amount of solar energy The North Face uses in the future. Suntech
Energy Solutions, one of Californias fastest-growing providers of
commercial and utility-scale solar power systems. Stopwaste.org, an
organization that provides waste audits for corporations in Alameda
County. BD, help The North Face reduce the environmental emissions.
Sustainability Partners 7. Business for Innovative Climate &
Energy Policy (BICEP), an organization that works with key allies
in the business community and relevant members of Congress to pass
energy and climate change legislation. Bonneville Environmental
Foundation (BEF), a nonprofit organization and key player in the
carbon offset marketing. Conservation Fund, Go Zero, a program that
allows individuals, corporations and communities to measure their
carbon dioxide emissions and learn helpful ways to reduce those
emissions and offset the remaining by planting trees. EPA Climate
Leaders, a voluntary EPA industry-government partnership that works
with companies to develop complete climate change strategies.
Recurrent Energy, a leading solar power developer, and The North
Face are working together to increase the amount of solar energy
The North Face uses in the future. Suntech Energy Solutions, one of
Californias fastest-growing providers of commercial and
utility-scale solar power systems. Stopwaste.org, an organization
that provides waste audits for corporations in Alameda County. BD,
help The North Face reduce the environmental emissions.
Sustainability Partners