The premier outdoor sports trade fair in North America is offering to showcase those outdoor companies, who have an environmental stewardship story to tell. Businesses who sign up will have special Green Steps carpet in the aisles outside their booth. And this is a massive show (for such a relatively small industry) - 30,000 attendees - so big it spills out of the vast Salt Palace Convention Center, in Salt Lake City. In addition to carpet detailing, businesses will also have a highlighted presence in the Show handbook and on Outdoor Retailer’s website. This may not sound overly remarkable but in 23 years of running these shows, this will be the first time that certain businesses will be separated out from the herd. And all on the basis of their acknowledgement of taking some green steps. The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2005 is in Salt Lake City, Utah 29 January 29 to 1 February. ::Outdoor Retailer [by WM]

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