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Mar 25, 2010

GoLite Welcomes New Sales Representative

GoLite, the premier manufacturer of lightweight, high performance and sustainable apparel and equipment today announced the addition of Dave Donahue of Kinetic Representatives to its US sales representative team. Mr. Donahue will cover the New England and Mid Atlantic territories for GoLite.

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Mar 18, 2010

GoLite Receives Apparel Magazine’s Sustainability All-Star Award; Finalist for three Ethical Corporation Awards

GoLite, the premier manufacturer of lightweight, high performance, sustainable apparel and equipment designed specifically for outdoor athletes, was honored this week with Apparel Magazine’s 2010 Sustainability All-Star Award. GoLite’s efforts have also put them in the running for multiple honors from the 2010 Ethical Corporation Awards.

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Mar 02, 2010

GoLite Named BACKPACKER Magazine's 2010 Editor's Choice "Green Award" Winner

GoLite has been honored with Backpacker magazine Editors’ Choice Award, the most prestigious award in the outdoor industry, given annually to products in recognition of their outstanding innovation in design, materials and/or performance. GoLite’s extensive use of Tier 1 recycled fabrics won the “Green Award” and was one of only 15 innovative products honored with a 2010 Backpacker Editors’ Choice Award.

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Feb 16, 2010

GoLite Announces "I'm Not Trash" Product Take-Back Program

GoLite, the premier manufacturer of lightweight, high performance, sustainable apparel and equipment designed specifically for outdoor athletes, announced today the GoLite Product Take-Back Program, a first of its kind in the outdoor industry. GoLite will take back and reuse, repurpose, recycle, and/or store for future recycling any GoLite apparel or equipment, regardless of its condition, that the company manufactured since its founding in 1998.

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Jan 10, 2010

GoLite Releases Ground-Breaking Sustainability Report

GoLite Releases Ground-Breaking Sustainability Report Boulder, CO – GoLite, the premier manufacturer of lightweight, high performance, sustainable apparel and equipment designed specifically for outdoor athletes has issued its 2009 Sustainability Report, a ground-breaking and comprehensive look at the company’s environmental and social practices and footprint.

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Sep 03, 2009

GoLite Looking for People to Star on New Website

GoLite, the premier manufacturer of high performance clothing and equipment that is light on the planet, is launching a new website and hosting a contest to find four everyday outdoor athletes to be featured on the new site and in the company's marketing materials.

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Jul 16, 2009

Spring 2010 Brings Big Changes and Huge Momentum for GoLite

GoLite unveils a brand like you have never experienced at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market next week. The new and improved GoLite represents a combination of new product introductions that balance performance and sustainability, a fresh communcations campaign, a focused brand platform and cutting edge advancements to its long time dedication to sustainability.

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Jul 16, 2009

GoLite Announces that more than 50% of Spring 2010 Collection is Made from Environmentally Preferred Materials

GoLite announced today that more than 50% of its spring 2010 collections is made from environmentally preferred materials (EPMs). A comprehensive environmental footprint analysis has shown that more than 60% of the company's environmental impact is in the materials of the products, so the company has committed to using increasingly more EPMs in its product offerings while still maintaining a high performance design philosophy.

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Apr 07, 2009

GoLite Adrenaline 20° Wins Prestigious Gear of the Year Award from Outside Magazine

GoLite, the world’s premier producer of lightweight equipment and apparel for active outdoor adventures, announced today that its Adrenaline 20° sleeping bag is the winner of Outside magazine’s prestigious 2009 Gear of the Year award for the sleeping bag category.

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Apr 02, 2009

GoLite Sales Increase 93% Despite Poor Economy

GoLite, the world’s premier producer of lightweight equipment and apparel for active outdoor adventures, based in Boulder, Colorado announced today a 93% sales increase from Q1 2008 to Q1 2009.

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Feb 25, 2009

GoLite Makes Strides to Reduce its Climate Impact

GoLite is pleased to announce continuing progress towards reducing its climate impact. In addition to targeted greenhouse gas reduction efforts, GoLite has chosen to offset those climate impacts that cannot be eliminated through reputable renewable energy credits (RECs) and CO2 offsets purchased through NativeEnergy (www.nativeenergy.org).

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Jan 15, 2009

GoLite Makes Measurable Strides Toward Sustainability

GoLite has been committed to social and environmental responsibility since its founding in 1998, and the company has recently made measurable strides on its path toward sustainability. These developments include conducting an extensive environmental footprint baseline analysis, adopting the Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) Sustainable Packaging Guidelines, achieving B-Corporation Certification, and expanding green practices at its corporate headquarters.

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Jan 09, 2008

GoLite Presents a Slideshow on The Great Western Loop, Global Warming and the West’s Wild Lands

Andrew Skurka, 26, the first person to complete the 6,875-mile "Great Western Loop" hike connecting the great wilderness areas of the America West, is giving a slideshow presentation entitled 'The Great Western Loop: Global Warming and the West's Wild Lands

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