SCARPA CEO, Kim Miller, on Their ‘Green Manifesto’ & B Corp Status
GEAR:3014 Jul 2023

SCARPA CEO, Kim Miller, on Their ‘Green Manifesto’ & B Corp Status

For this week’s edition of GEAR:30, Scarpa North America’s CEO, Kim Miller, is back to talk about Scarpa’s Green Manifesto and their pathway to B Corp certification. Kim and Kara Williard discuss what measuring and accounting for progress looks like; the tricky balance of sustainably innovating without compromising performance; the process of recycling products and materials; assessing the life cycle of various products; and some of the gear that best exemplifies Scarpa’s commitment to these values (starting with a tele boot back in 2009!).


TOPICS & TIMES

Kim’s Career & Values (4:03)

Scarpa’s Business Culture (12:14)

Transparency & Accountability (13:18)

Measurements & Metrics (16:59)

Life Cycle Analysis of Gear (33:52)

Service vs. Profit (38:23)

Working Together as an Industry (44:21)

Gear & the Green Manifesto (45:33)

A Sense of Urgency (51:40)

All Pillars of Sustainability (55:49)

Scarpa as a B Corp (1:02:25)

Leading with Passion (1:13:16)

Kim’s Crashes & Close Calls Story (1:18:16)

What We’re Celebrating (1:21:33)


RELATED LINKS:

GEAR:30 Ep.79: SCARPA CEO, Kim Miller, Part 1

GEAR:30 Ep. 84: SCARPA CEO Kim Miller on the F1 LT & More

Scarpa’s Green Manifesto

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