Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry

📣 Last seats available for our Conference on Cross-sectoral collaboration for Healthy Lifestyles 👉https://lnkd.in/eeGFKBgQ Don’t miss this unique opportunity to dive into dynamic discussions with experts from the EU Institutions, WHO, leading research organisations, and many more⏩ Info & registration here👇

📣To all sporting goods #SMEs interested in knowing more about the new General Product Safety Regulation (#GPSR) and futures guidelines from the European Commission👉Don’t miss this opportunity 🗓️Mark your calendar for an insightful webinar on the 7th of November in #Brussels👇👇

🏆 #RepurposeAndBeactive Winners announcement🏅 FESI is proud to have partnered with It's Great Out There Coalition and Opening Up The Outdoors for the "Re-Purpose and Be Active" campaign during the 2024 European Week of Sport!🇪🇺🏃♀️ Through this initiative, we united with top brands from our respective membershhip - including Nike, adidas, PUMA Group, arena, Akusport, Osprey Europe, and Equip Outdoor Technologies to donate unused sports and outdoor gear to grassroots associations across Europe. In total, 1️⃣1️⃣ sports clubs and organisations were selected to receive these product packages through a competition held on social media. This project not only encouraged people to #BeActive but also promoted #sustainability by giving surplus or prototype equipment a new life. By joining forces, we supported communities to enjoy sports without financial limitations, while also reducing waste and promoting a more sustainable future. ♻️ A huge thank you to our partners and brands for their generous support 🙌 Read more about the initiative here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ePWiPgTs Winners: 🌟 Greenwayscoop 🌟 Active Connections CLG 🌟 Yoga & Sport with Refugees 🌟 Grupo Recreativo Regufe 🌟 Litera Egyesület 🌟 Sibaris 🌟 EMPOCA 🌟 PHOENIX 🌟 Erasmus Student Network Aveiro 🌟 Asociatia True Sight - Vedere Adevarata 🌟 FC Irlande #RepurposeAndBeActive #BeActive #SportsForAll #EuropeanWeekofSport #EWOS2024 #OutdoorSports #FESI

🌏#OpenTrade: FESI joins forces with 43 organisations to advocate for a strong, ambitious, and open 🇪🇺EU trade policy. Free, fair, and open trade is essential to keep the European sporting goods industry competitive. By reducing barriers, we can drive innovation, ensure market access, and support jobs across Europe. It also benefits #consumers by increasing choices and offering ever more innovative sports products. Together with the #OpenTrade coalition, we are calling for: 🔹Strengthening the openness pillar of EU trade policy by pursuing new and renewed trade agreements and improving market access. 🔹Having a dedicated trade Commissioner for this exclusive EU competence. 🔹Continuing to support the WTO and the international rules-based system to ensure a fair and predictabletradeenvironment. 🔹Increasing cooperation with third country partners and deploying trade diplomacy to support an ambitious open trade policy. With the upcoming parliamentary hearings to appoint the new Commissioners, it is a crucial moment to push for a trade policy that benefits all sectors of the EU economy, including ours. 👉You can find our full statement here: https://lnkd.in/eUd8mCDp spiritsEUROPE

💼 FESI Committee Meetings Recap 💼   This week #FESI was honored to host its members for its autumn in-person Committee meetings in #Brussels🇧🇪. Always a stimulating yet constructive moment filled with significant exchanges between peers and with #EU representatives! So nice to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new ones – a strong signal that our industry wishes to engage, learn and exchange. Sport companies are increasingly involved, seeking not only guidance on navigating the fast-evolving EU legislative landscape but also actively contributing to shaping the future EU policy agenda and placing the sports industry as an active and credible partner for the EU🇪🇺   Our packed agenda covered some of the most important issues for our sector, including: 🌏 Trade: accelerating talks on crucial ongoing #FTA negotiations, the #UCC reform, and addressing the critical next steps for the General Scheme of Preferences (#GSP) review. 🌿Corporate Responsibility: Members had the opportunity of addressing requirements for the actual implementation of #CSDDD, #CSRD, #EUDR, and #CBAM. Concluded with an insightful exchange with DG TRADE on the effective future implementation of the Ban on Forced Labour (#FLR). Followed by an in-depth update provided by DG ENV on the important #ESPR, #DPP and #DestructionOfUnsoldGoods. A session that was complemented by hands on experiences from FESI members that have presented their main guidance and learnings in using the #EU #PEF and the French #Ecobalyse.  🎾 Product Compliance: Members were offered a deep dive into the correct application of new General Product Safety Regulation #GPSR and its potential ambiguities. In addition, members could discuss many compliance queries and promote the regulatory uptake of a clear strategy to further promote the development of #elabelling - a crucial & beneficial tool for both our industry and EU consumers. 💻 Digital: Members benefited from the latest updates regarding the implementation of the #DigitalServicesAct, thanks to an insighful presentation from DG CONNECT, and were able to share their feedback on these first months of implementation. Subsequently, members were updated on the latest legislative texts adopted at EU level, such as the -Design review package and the #AIAct, and the associated compliance requirements.   Huge thanks to all members who trust us and took part actively in the rich discussions and exchanges. We are already looking forward to seeing many of you again at our General Assembly during ISPO Munich this December!   👀 Interested in joining the next edition of our committee meetings to connect with industry peers and receive expert guidance on EU legislation affecting your business? Get in touch ⏩ https://lnkd.in/e9kdsXyx   #FESI #Brussels #SportingGoods #StrongerTogether #EU

🚨 Register Now! 🚨 As a partner of the Healthy Lifestyles for Europe project (HL4EU), FESI is happy to invite your to our joint Conference on "Advancing Cross-Sectoral Collaborations for Healthy Lifestyles across Europe," taking place on Tuesday 5️⃣ November 2024 in #Brussels! 🇧🇪🏃♀️ Join us at the L42 Business Center from 14:00 to 17:00, followed by a networking cocktail, to exchange and reflect on the untapped potential of physical activity to enable healthier lifestyles for all. How can greater cross-sector collaboration be sparked to make healthy and active lifestyles a reality across Europe❓Can we move from a curative to a preventative public heath model❓ 💬 You will have the chance to exchange with renowned experts from the EU institutions, World Health Organization, research community and many more‼️ FESI Secretary General Jerome Pero will also moderate a panel session dedicated to cross-sectoral cooperation for healthy lifestyles👇👇 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: https://shorturl.at/1kxXk ℹ️Programme and more info about the event: https://shorturl.at/0sX95 EPIONI | ΕΠΙΟΝΗ EuropeActive European Initiative for Exercise in Medicine e.V. (EIEIM) European Liver Patients' Association - ELPA - EUROPEAN NETWORK OF OUTDOOR SPORTS It's Great Out There Coalition #healthylifestyles #physicalactivity #mentalhealth #wellbeing #HL4EU

Last week, Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry & #IGOT held the #RePurposeAndBeActive social media campaign for the #EuropeanWeekOfSport! Over 11 organizations competed and joined the campaign to win prize packages🏅 Stay tuned, the winners will follow soon! Follow the organizations and together, let us get #EuropeActiveOutdoors 🙌

💼September Recap at FESI: Back to Work with a Full and Exciting Agenda!🚀🚀 September was an intense and productive month for FESI, full of exciting developments, key events, and impactful discussions. Here’s a quick rundown of what we’ve been up to: 🤸♀️FESI NEWS: 🏢New office alert! We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve moved to a new office in Brussels! We're still busy settling in amidst the moving boxes and all the hustle, but stay tuned—exciting updates are coming soon! 🤝Welcome to our new Members! We’re delighted to welcome On Running, Elevate Outdoor Collective (and their brands), Vuori and HUUB Design to the FESI family as new regular members. We look forward to collaborating closely with you all! ✈️ TRAVELS & CONFERENCES: 🇭🇺European Week of Sport in #Budapest: Together with our President Neil Narriman, we attended the opening ceremony organised by the Hungarian Presidency, discussing the legacy of major sports events and Hungary’s priorities for sport. It was an inspiring gathering of sport leaders and fellow industry partners. 🇩🇰Erasmus+ Move at Work Project: We attended the 7th steering committee meeting of our M@W #Erasmus+ project in beautiful #Copenhagen, followed by an insightful conference on health at work. A great exchange on fostering healthier workplaces! Thanks to our amazing partner European Federation For Company Sport - EFCS for coordinating everyting! 🗣 EVENTS & WEBINARS: 🌿#CSDDD conference: We joined a conference co-hosted by MEP Axel Voss with the Responsible Business Alliance to discuss the recently adopted Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (#CSDDD) and what is still needed to achieve a successful and uniform application accross the Member States. The European Commission confirmed that the future guidelines should be expected by Jan/July 2026! 🏃♂️SHARE 2.0 annual conference: Productive reflexions to build best practices around #Health, #Innovation, #Green and #Sustainable Sport. 💻FESI co-hosted a webinar with Erion to discuss challenges related to #EPR schemes and the future #WFD and how to best support the textile sector👕 TO SUM UP: it has been a whirlwind of a month, but we are energized and ready for what’s to come! Thank you to all our members and partners for their continued support and engagement. Let’s keep pushing forward the sporting goods industry! 💪 #SportingGoodsIndustry #EuropeanWeekOfSport #BeActive #RepurposeAndBeactive #Sustainability

🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 We are delighted to announce that On, Vuori, Elevate Outdoor Collective & HUUB Design have joined the FESI family as our newest regular members in September! 🤸♀️   As the voice of the sporting goods sector in Europe, we are thrilled to welcome these innovative and dynamic companies into our Federation. Together, we will work hand-in-hand to navigate the complexities of the EU landscape, advocate for our industry, and foster growth and collaboration within the sporting goods’ sector in in Europe.   Join us in giving a warm welcome to our new members! 👏   At FESI, we believe that our strength lies in our diversity and the collective power of our members. We are eager to leverage the unique expertise of On, Vuori, Elevate Outdoor Collective & HUUB Design to continue promoting fair trade, sustainability, innovation, consumer protection and active lifestyles in Europe.    Let's shape the future together! 💪 #SportingGoods #EUaffairs #Collaboration #Growth #Innovation #Membership

🌐 Digital Transition for Consumer Information: A Call for EU Action 🏷️ FESI supports the industry-wide call for an 🇪🇺#EU-coordinated approach on product information by digital means. Today, market demand for greater transparency in product information and enhanced consumer protection is on the rise. However, the current absence of an overarching legal framework and fragmented systems across EU Member States hinder innovation and efficient information sharing. Together with key industry players, we urge the newly elected EU policymakers to introduce digital labelling that would help : ✅ Reduce negative impacts on the environement ✅ Enhance traceability and consumer trust ✅ Foster innovation and competitiveness ✅ Ensure legal certainty and coherence across the Member States We believe that by modernising how product information is shared, we can better meet the demands of the digital age, improve sustainability practices, and streamline compliance for economic operators across #Europe. #FESI #DigitalTransformation #ProductInformation #Sustainability #EUAction #ConsumerTransparency #Innovation #SingleMarket 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/e2VUACE4