TIME has included Trek Bicycle in its second annual TIME100 list of the most influential companies. The reasoning: The company has demonstrated a commitment to using bicycles to change grievances for the better over the past year. The TIME100 Most Influential Companies list is an extension of the annual TIME100 list of the world's most influential people and highlights 100 companies that have made an equally extraordinary impact. Trek was included in the Pioneers category.

In 2021, Trek became the first global bicycle company to conduct a full emissions audit and publish the results in its sustainability report. The report is the first of its kind in the bike industry and has changed the conversation about how bike companies can use their business for good. The top 10 sustainability actions outlined in the report that Trek is investing in include reducing reliance on air freight, consolidating shipping to retailers, increasing the use of renewable energy, reducing business travel, increasing the use of alternative materials, creating landfill-free manufacturing facilities, eliminating plastic waste, increasing access to bike sharing, increasing cyclists' share of traffic, and creating and protecting new bike lanes.

In addition, Trek established the Trek Foundation to protect land and develop a trail network for public use. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the first results of these efforts were published a few days ago. Initiatives and associations were invited to apply with their trail building projects for the Trek Trail Advocacy Program.

Trek has also expanded its BCycle bike-sharing program to other cities in the USA to give even more people access to mobility on two wheels.

In 2022, the family-owned company will publish the second edition of its sustainability report, which will describe Trek's progress towards its long-term goals and new measures to reduce its environmental impact. Trek will also expand the Trek Foundation to protect even more land and open even more trails to the public.

To compile the list, TIME asked editors and correspondents around the world, as well as industry experts, for nominations in everything from health care and entertainment to transportation and technology. TIME editors then evaluated each company based on key factors such as relevance, influence, innovation, leadership and success.

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