96. Balancing Fabric Performance and Sustainability with Theresa McKenney

In episode 96 of the Outdoor Minimalist podcast, we discuss how one company is making waves in the outdoor industry through new product innovations and pioneering a circular production model. Most of our discussion revolves around a new proprietary fabric and upcoming product innovations from the Nemo Equipment team. To explain how they’ve achieved all this and more, I had the pleasure of hosting Theresa McKenney.

Theresa is the Director of Sustainability at NEMO Equipment, an innovative gear brand based in Dover, New Hampshire. When she’s not deep in a spreadsheet or hiking a trail, Theresa enjoys playing piano and fiddle with the Boston Scottish Fiddle Orchestra.

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Nemo Equipment

Website: https://www.nemoequipment.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nemoequipment/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nemoequipment

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NEMOEquipmentInc

Theresa LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresa-mckenney-37137a3b/

OSMO Fabric Overview: https://www.nemoequipment.com/pages/osmo Nemo Sustainability Page: https://www.nemoequipment.com/pages/sustainability

Outdoor Industry Association Climate Action Corps: https://outdoorindustry.org/climateaction

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