Our causes

Beyond the sustainable values at the heart of our company and designs, we are proud to support global causes and social organizations that move us all forward. From fighting disease to eradicating poverty to standing up for justice, these are the foundations, initiatives, and platforms that we stand behind and stand up for. We encourage you to join us in making the world a better place!

Sustainability And Food Justice

Malaika

VRAI is guided by the belief that the future is our most precious luxury, leading us to partner with organizations working to empower the next generation. One such partnership is with Noella Coursaris Musunka and the nonprofit she founded in 2007, Malaika. Thanks to this partnership, VRAI has helped provide resources for refurbishing a well, giving access to clean drinking water to 1500 villagers.

Big Green

We stand up for food justice. Big Green is an organization that believes growing food changes lives. Through jumpstart outdoor gardens,plant-a-seed projects, and more, Big Green is encouraging communities to learn more about cultivating local food systems.

Environmental Media Association

We stand up for the environment. The Environmental Media Association (EMA) is a diverse subsection of entertainment industry influencers, entrepreneurs in business, and green icons dedicated to the mission of promoting environmental progress.

Give Love

We stand up for ecological sanitation. GiveLove is a skills-training organization dedicated to the teaching and promotion of Ecological Sanitation and composting. GiveLove works hands-on with schools, communities and Non-Governmental Organizations to provide affordable toilets and on-site treatment solutions for high-need and water-scarce areas.

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James Beard Foundation

We stand up for a better food industry. As part of their mission to make America’s food culture more delicious, diverse, and sustainable for everyone, the James Beard Foundation is dedicated to cultivating leadership, recognizing excellence, and producing results through our programs and awards. The foundation is guided by the values of respect, transparency, diversity, sustainability, and equality.

We stand up for the fight against hunger and poverty. No Kid Hungry is a national campaign run by Share Our Strength, a non-profit working to solve problems of hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world.

One Tree Planted is dedicated to making it easier to give back to the environment, create a healthier climate, and protect biodiversity by planting trees. They work with reforestations partners across 43 countries who help restore forests after fires and floods, create jobs, build communities, and protect habitat for wildlife.

Pure Earth

We stand up for the fight against poverty. Pure Earth saves and improves lives, particularly lives of children in poor communities, by reducing disease-causing pollution.

We stand up for sustainable development goals. The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace, and justice.

Animal Welfare

We stand up for animal rights. The Gentle Barn works each day to create a kinder world by rescuing animals, giving them sanctuary, and healing children through telling the animals’ stories.

We stand up for the health and safety of animals. Well Beings is growing a next-gen movement that elevates and unites animal welfare and environmental protection by shining a spotlight on new models and helping to scale the most promising solutions.

Equality

Equality Now

We stand up for women’s rights. Equality Now believes in creating a just world where women and girls have the same rights as men and boys. They tackle the most difficult issues, challenge ingrained cultural assumptions and call out inequality wherever they see it. Equality now uses the power of the law to create enduring equality for women and girls everywhere.

ViT

We stand up for our communities. Vets inTech supports our current and returning veterans with re-integration services by connecting them to the national technology ecosystem. VIT is committed to bringing together a tech-specific network, resources, and programs for our veterans interested in education, entrepreneurship, and employment.

VOW

We stand up for girls’ futures. VOW for Girls is creating a world where no child is ever a bride. They are a growing global movement that partners with brands, individuals, and the wedding industry to end the international child marriage crisis and support girls to live lives they love.

Social Justice

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

We stand up for human rights. For nearly 100 years, the ACLU has been our nation’s guardian of liberty, working in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC)

We stand up for justice and civil rights. The AAJC believes in empowering Asian Americans to create a more just America for all. This is achieved through increasing visibility, advocating for family immigration, demanding equal protection under the law, and working to increase the Asian American community’s political power.

Black Lives Matter

We stand up for equality, justice, and inclusion. This is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.

NAACP

We stand up for equality. Founded in response to the ongoing violence against Black people around the country, the NAACP is the largest and most pre-eminent civil rights organization in the nation.

Health And Wellness

The Arc

We stand up for human rights. The ARC promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.

We stand up for children’s health. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is a nonprofit institution that provides pediatric health care and helps patients more than half a million times each year in a setting designed just for their needs.

Dirt

We stand for fighting climate change through natural climate solutions. DIRT is a charity that works to regenerate soil, one of the most important actions to be taken in the face of climate change.DIRT regenerates soil through supporting the biodynamic farming movement.

The Lustgarten Foundation

We stand up for the fight against cancer. Their mission is to cure pancreatic cancer by funding scientific and clinical research related to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of pancreatic cancer.

National Osteoporosis Society

We stand up for the fight against disease. The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is the leading health organization dedicated to preventing osteoporosis and broken bones, promoting strong bones for life and reducing human suffering through programs of public and clinician awareness, education, advocacy and research.

(RED)

We stand up for the fight to end AIDS. (RED) was founded in 2006 to engage businesses and people in the fight against AIDS. (RED) partners with the world’s most iconic brands that contribute proceeds from (RED)-branded goods and services to the Global Fund. Global Fund grants that (RED) supports have impacted nearly 110 million people with prevention, treatment, counseling, HIV testing, and care services.