CHARITY
GENLUX SHOP FOR A CAUSE GENLUX applauds the designers and brands who have adopted a corporate culture of giving. Here, our philanthropy editor, CAT WILLIAMS (cat@genlux.com), shares a few of them.
Thrive Causemetics Los Angeles-based vegan makeup company Thrive Causemetics celebrates its fourth anniversary with a $25 million product donation. This gift will benefit over 50 non-profit organizations that empower women who are fighting cancer, surviving domestic abuse or emerging from homelessness. #ThriveTribe. Thrive CC Cream, $38; Eye Brightener, $24, thrivecausemetics.com
NOT JUST LIP SERVICE Philanthropy giant, Chantecaille, launches their newest give back product, the Lip Cristal. For every Lip Cristal sold, a tree will be planted in the Attenborough Canopy in Kenya to help offset CO2 emissions and the effects of climate change on our planet which are causing the Arctic ice to melt. Lip Cristal, $50 each, chantecaille.com
GOT OUR BACKS
Doing good is as important as looking good according to luxury travel brand BÉIS by Shay Mitchell. The brand maintains ongoing support of the United Nations Foundation program, Girl Up, to empower and educate girls around the globe. BÉIS backpack, $62, beistravel.com
BEST FOOT FORWARD Native is partnering with Zappos for Good to collect well-loved
Native shoes to be recycled and made into playground matting. The initiative, called The Remix Project, is one of Native Shoes’ programs that aims to have each and every pair of their shoes 100 percent lifecycle managed by 2023. Mercury 2.0 Liteknit, $100, nativeshoes.com
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CAUSEMETICS
MANDUKA’S MISSION Manduka’s mission is to inspire people to
be their most empowered selves. 1% of global sales are donated to organizations aligned with this mission, most notably the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Manduka guarantees a minimum donation of $400,000 to Komen by the end of 2019. Do What You Love yoga mat, $92, manduka.com.