The North Face® and Polartec® Launch Social Media Campaign to Promote Green Living
Grand Prize Winner Will Receive $15,000 to Donate to Green Cause of their Choice
02.18.2009 – SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (February 18, 2009) -The North Face®, the world''s premier supplier of authentic, innovative and technically advanced outdoor apparel, equipment and footwear, and Polartec®, the creators of the highest performance textiles available, announce the launch of their ‘Eco Champion’ program. The campaign, designed to recognize passionate people improving the environment, will honor an ‘Eco-Champion’ with a $15,000 donation made in their name to a chosen green cause and a $1,000 gift certificate to The North Face® online store.
“The Eco Champion campaign is a celebration of those individuals who dedicate their lives to making a difference in our world,” states Nate Simmons, Director of Marketing for Polartec. “Both Polartec and The North Face are committed to reducing their environmental impact through programs like the recycled Polartec fleece in The North Face Denali jacket, and we are thrilled to recognize others who embrace the world we live in.”
The ‘Eco Champion’ program is a two-round campaign, created and managed by social media advertising network, Brickfish®. The program invites entrants to submit videos, photos or blogs showcasing people who deserve special recognition for their efforts to improve the environment. Twenty-five finalists, selected by The North Face® and Polartec® from round one, will advance to round two. Of the twenty-five finalists, one grand prize winner will be selected through online voting to receive a $15,000 donation made in their name to a green cause of their choice plus a $1,000 gift certificate to The North Face® online store. In addition to the grand prize winner, The North Face® and Polartec® will also award the second and third place winners with donations made in their names.
“The health of our planet and the outdoors is an integral part of The North Face brand,” said Letitia Webster, Director of Corporate Sustainability for The North Face. “We are thrilled to partner with Polartec for the ‘Eco Champion’ challenge to offer such a powerful program in recognition of the individual contributions of committed people and demonstrate the tremendous collective input we can all have.”
All twenty-five ‘Eco Champion’ finalists will receive a new Denali jacket by The North Face. The Denali, which debuted in 1989, helped introduce the warmth and functionality of Polartec® fleece to the world. A certifiable classic, the jacket has sold millions of units and can be found everywhere from Everest base camp to college campuses worldwide. This year, The North Face has switched the Polartec® fleece in the Denali to a new, recycled Polartec® Classic 300 fleece, which contains 87 percent recycled content. The new Denali will save the energy equivalent of approximately .83 gallons of gas and 33 pounds of carbon dioxide per jacket versus a jacket made using virgin polyester fleece.
The ‘Eco Champion’ campaign ends March 18. For complete details, click here.
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- Major social media campaign to promote and recognize green living
- Partnership between two major players in the outdoor industry
- Grand prize winner will donate $15,000 to green charity of choice
- 25 Finalists will receive recycled fabric Denali jacket
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