Wear Good
Wear Love
Wear Equity
Wear Empathy
Wear Purpose
Wear Individuality
Wear Values
Wear Style
Wear Support
Wear Community
Wear Care
Wear Comfort
We all make choices about what we wear. We wear our style. We wear our individuality. We wear our values. At TOMS, we are proud to wear our impact on our feet. When you buy TOMS, you help fund access to mental health resources for the millions of people who need them. We do this by giving ⅓ of profits for grassroots good, which includes investing in our impact partners who are building equity at the local level. Wear TOMS. WEAR GOOD.
WE’RE IN BUSINESS
TO IMPROVE LIVES
PURPOSE
1/3 of our profits for grassroots good
PLANET
Taking care of the place we all call home
PEOPLE
Ground-up change starts with us
FLA MEMBER
We are also a proud member of the Fair Labor Association (FLA), and we remain committed to purpose, planet, people, and taking it one step further by making sure our products and processes reflect our commitment to bettering worker’s rights in our manufacturing and production.
2022 The Highlights
Dollars
Given
Lives
Impacted
Supporting Grassroots Good
We give 1/3 of our profits for grassroots good through cash grants and building deep partnerships with nonprofits working to create impact in three areas: mental health, access to opportunity, and ending gun violence.
Our Impact Partners: Where They Are
Global
Letters to Strangers
Peace First
United States
Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM)
Cities United
Creative Futures Collective
Cure Violence Global
Health360
Helen Keller Intl
SuitUp
The Dinner Party
Atlanta Metro Area
Global Fund for Children
Illinois
Champaign Arts District
GirlForward
Los Angeles Metro Area
Brave Trails
COLORS LGBTQ Youth Counseling Services
Community Coalition
Defy Ventures
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
East Side Riders Bike Club
GRYD Foundation
Homeboy Industries
Los Angeles LGBT Center
ProjectQ
Safe Place for Youth
Self Help Graphics & Art
Urban Peace Institute
Venice Family Clinic
Minneapolis Metro Area
Hmong Cultural Center
New York Metro Area
LIFE Camp
Que Paso Latinx
Womankind
Oakland, California
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice
Youth ALIVE!
Canada
Jack.org
Germany
MHI Mental Health Initiative
Greece
Together for Children
Mexico
Fundación Origen
Spain
AMAFE
United Kingdom
The Maya Center
The Mix
Sweden
Team Tila
Ukraine
Bright Kids Charity
International Medical Corps
United Arab Emirates
The LightHouse Arabia
Mental Health Resources
See the variety of resources our Impact Partners provide.
Home of the nations first Suicide Prevention Center which provides 24/7 multilingual crisis support for anyone in distress or worried about a loved one.
The largest youth-run nonprofit, which developed the world's first-ever youth-for-youth mental health guidebook.
The organization's AFFIRM Program for LGBTQ+ youth offers group-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy interventions for improving the behavorial health and well-being of LGBTQ+ people.
A UK-based nonprofit that provides free, confidential support for young people under 25 via online, social, and mobile platforms.
Mental Health
Awareness Month
We encouraged our staff to complete the Be There Certificate training created by Jack.org in partnership with the Born This Way Foundation to empower each of us to support someone struggling with mental health. We also spent a few days at Camp Brave Trails, helping build bunk beds and prepare the camp.
Word Mental Health Day
On October 10th, in celebration of World Mental Health Day, we launched our TOMS 10X10 program, where we gave $10,000 USD grants to 10 mental health-focused organizations around the world.
About the Organizations
These ten organizations have significant mental health programming and an established record of providing tangible resources to their communities. Learn more about them and their work with local communities.
TOMS & Ukraine
2022 Highlights
Special Collaborations
We love it when our impact efforts come to life through unique collaborations and collections.
Happiness Project
We collaborated with Happiness Project on a collection of footwear and apparel that supported and encouraged care for mental health. It also highlighted our Impact Partners Letters to Strangers and The Mix.
Unity Collection
A special collection with multiple drops throughout the year, not just for PRIDE month. We support the LGBTQ+ community year-round, partnering with organizations like COLORS, which provides free and unlimited LGBTQ+ affirmative mental health care to young people and their families.
PRINTGONZALEZ
We honored Día de Los Muertos with a limited-edition collaboration featuring Xicanx printmaker Daniel González. With every TOMS purchase, you help to support organizations like Self Help Graphics & Art, which provides access to space, training, and capital for Chicano/a and Xicanx artists.
Sustainability is a Journey, Not a Destination
We've always been in business to improve lives, which means taking good care of the place we call home.
Our Commitments
To make smart, long-term improvements to our products and practices, we’ve identified key commitments which will carry us through 2025. Take a look at four of them.
30% of footwear products sold in 2022 met our earthwise™ requirements.
We have been delayed on measuring our carbon footprint due to the supply chain pressure as a result of the pandemic. We're educating ourselves on carbon measurement and finding ways to reduce our footprint.
We aim to source 100% sustainable cotton by 2025. In 2022, we made significant progress towards this by introducing recycled cotton in our most popular shoe - the iconic Alpargata.
We've gone plastic-free in our packaging‐except for some hang tag fastener loops. All our earthwise™ products are 100% plastic-free, and we've switched our samples to use 100% recycled LDPE polybags.
Earthwise
earthwise™ is a badge for products designed with the planet in mind, incorporating earth-friendly elements.
of footwear products sold in 2022 met our earthwise™ requirements
Ground-Up Change Starts With Us
In 2020, we made a long-term commitment to ensure our company and culture are rooted in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism.
Anti-Racist Organization
Our Culture & Experience Committee and DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism) Committee work to ensure we actively combat systemic racism and policies that lead to inequities.
A day to share, learn and understand systematic racism as we become better allies. Every year, we host a Day of Learning, where we work on building an inclusive, racially equitable culture in our company.
A proactive, data-informed and ongoing system for staff to work directly with our People Team to ensure job descriptions, titles, and compensation reflects the impact each staff member makes.
Not everyone benefits equally from salary negotiations, so we removed them altogether. We publish pay ranges in our open position postings, so all budgeted salary ranges are transparent.
Our program includes everyone‐regardless of level. We monitor representation for both mentees and mentors and encourage all of our staff to share, learn, and grow together.
We are a proud part of the rich and diverse Los Angeles community, and our goal is to be the best representation of the diversity of our hometown. This means creating structures and policies that address equity through the employee lifecycle—from applying, hiring, and onboarding processes to advancement, learning opportunities, and other internal development programs.
Data gathered: October 2022.
* Employees have the option of disclosing their demographic information at TOMS. “Unspecified” represents those who have opted out.
Creating Positive
Change Together
Giving Tuesday
Once a year, we close our global offices and dedicate an entire workday to volunteering with local nonprofits and the communities they serve.
This year, our Los Angeles office partnered with SuitUp, an organization that increases career readiness for all students through innovative business plan competitions. Internationally, our EMEA and APAC offices partnered with local community organizations.
Meet Our New HQ
2022 brought new changes to TOMS. We reduced our footprint and moved to a smaller, more efficient space in Culver City.
As part of bringing our new space to life, we invited local artists to share their interpretation of equity on our walls. The result? A beautiful, diverse, inspiring place for all.
Artists: @_djjavier | @michellehoogveld | @londubhstudio | @marcozamora_studio
WEAR TOMS. WEAR GOOD.
THANK YOU
Because of your support from the beginning, we have been able to impact
lives (and counting!)