New Guide Shows the Value of Supply Chain Visibility for Outdoor and Sporting Goods Brands and Retailers

Article key points: 

• Visibility is key to turning supply chain data insights into action 
• Understanding where emissions hotspots are gives companies the power to address them
• Responsible brands and retailers prioritize sustainability and risk management in their facilities and operations to drive lasting change
• Reducing emissions in the supply chain has more benefits than simply meeting regulatory standards
• Worldly’s data shows the concrete benefits of sporting and outdoor brands, retailers, and manufacturers building more resilient supply chains

For outdoor and sporting goods companies, the path to meaningful climate action runs straight through your supply chain. Discover how leading brands and retailers are finding their way.

A journey to improve your brand or retailer’s impact

The outdoor and sporting goods industry celebrates journeys of discovery and challenge. Your customers trust you to equip them for summits, trails, waterways, and races with gear that performs under all kinds of pressure. And now, the outdoor and sporting goods industries are facing their most significant challenge yet: reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while maintaining the product quality, performance, and resilience your customers expect.

In Worldly’s guide, Lead with Impact: The Journey to Supply Chain Visibility and Emissions Reduction, created specifically for the outdoor and sporting goods industries, you’ll see how the journey to reduce your GHG emissions starts—like most outdoor adventures do—with a clear view of the path ahead. 

What you don’t see can cost you

Picture a manufacturing facility producing your technical outerwear. Could you identify which processes contribute most significantly to your product’s carbon footprint? What about which facilities harbor the greatest environmental, social, or reputational risk? For most brands and retailers, the answer is no—and this visibility gap creates both environmental and business vulnerabilities.

Use your supply chain data to guide your path 

If what you don’t see can cost you, the inverse is also true: What you can see can help inform your choices—and illuminate your path forward. Regardless of what products you sell, the factories that make them are full of data with untapped potential to guide your future journey. By gathering that data and working alongside your suppliers, you can turn unknowns into insights, and insights into action. With primary supply chain data as your guide, the roadmap for your future path becomes more visible—and more achievable. 

This is not just theoretical. Data from Worldly’s platform shows that for sports and outdoor brands and retailers, the act of measuring energy usage within their supply chains leads to a much greater likelihood of achieving Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions reductions. How much greater? Over 25 percent! 

The facts are clear: Even the first step of measuring GHG emissions and identifying hotspots within your supply chain leads to measurable progress. 

Intention is good. Action is better. 

The outdoor and sporting goods industries are no strangers to planning. From  expedition routes to competitions to product launches, planning is core to survival and success on a personal and organizational level. When it comes to GHG emission reductions, planning is key—but not the entire story. Plans must translate to action if we want to create measurable change and improvements. 

Did you know? Facilities that set Scope 1 and 2 reduction goals are more than 40 percent  more likely to make actual progress toward those goals.

Real impact is within your reach

This is your moment to lead—with clarity, purpose, and unwavering commitment. Progress demands more than meeting standards; it requires vision. Reducing emissions isn’t just about compliance—it’s about building smarter, stronger, and more resilient businesses. It’s about securing your supply chain, earning trust through transparency, and delivering impact where it matters most.

The challenges ahead are complex. But the solutions? They’re real—and within your reach.

As an outdoor brand, retailer, or supplier, you already know that the longest journey starts with a single step forward. When it comes to your greenhouse gas emissions, data shows that the first step is pivotal to achieving results. 

Download Lead with Impact: The Journey to Supply Chain Visibility and Emissions Reduction now to see evidence drawn from Worldly’s vast collection of supply chain data, demonstrating how making a plan and starting with measurement yields tangible outcomes.