People

Having a positive impact on the earth isn’t possible without considering the communities on it. Whether it's ensuring our garment makers receive fair wages, creating new employment opportunities through our planting programs or supporting community initiatives close to our hearts — we stand for people and planet.

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Ethical Manufacturing

Each and every one of our products is made in a safe and respectful work environment. Our production facilities are held to the highest ethical labour standards, and our partner factories are regularly audited to ensure compliance with the tentree Code of Conduct and international labour standards.

We also make sure that workers are properly compensated with fair wages, ensuring proper rest days and access to essential insurance coverage. Transparency into our supply chain is a must, which is why you can find information about our Tier 1 manufacturers on our website.

Manufacturing Partner Selection

No product can be socially responsible if the supply chain isn’t, too. By working closely with our partners and improving our practices, we strive to provide people with safe workplaces where they can feel good about their contributions to protecting our planet.

Here's how we select the right partners and ensure continuous improvement when it comes to ethical practices within our factories:

Community Impact

For two years in a row, we have been awarded Best in the World for the Community, a title given to the top 5% of B Corps that achieved the highest score in the Community category.

These are just a few of the initiatives we supported last year as part of our ongoing commitment to drive positive social impact.

One Girl Can

International Women’s Day

One Girl Can is a registered non-profit working to break the cycle of poverty for women and girls through education and mentorship. We teamed up to cover tuition expenses for ten students for a full year of high school.

Rainbow Refugees

Pride

To celebrate Pride, we donated $2,500 to Rainbow Refugees — a non-profit that helps LGBTQ2AI+ refugees find asylum without discrimination. Our donation helped newcomers cover expenses such as food, clothing, housing and medical aid.

Together We Rise

Periodic Donations

Together We Rise is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the way youth experience foster care in America. Last year, we donated new outfits to 1,700 kids and planted more than 34,430 trees.

Canadian Red Cross

Disaster Relief

On November 17, 2021, British Columbia was devastated by floods and mudslides that impacted nearly 15,000 people directly5. To help our community, we donated $5,000, which helped provide direct financial assistance to eight impacted families.

Mask Donations

COVID-19 Relief

We donated approximately 43,000 masks in Canada and abroad in 2021. This included sending 15,000 masks to the University of British Columbia and 28,500 masks to one of our planting partners, Eden Reforestation Projects.

Tree Equity

Giving Tuesdayy

A non-profit organization founded in 1875, American Forests is committed to forest conservation. For Giving Tuesday, we donated 10% of our sales to support their Tree Equity program, which works to ensure everyone can enjoy the benefits of trees regardless of what neighbourhood they live in.

Investing in our community is a meaningful step we can take toward creating a more sustainable and equitable world for everyone. With support from our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee, we continually seek to support organizations that empower members of our community and align with our social goals.

5 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-floods-cause-at-least-450m-in-damage-insurance-bureau-of-canada-reports-1.5701295