A lot of outdoor companies use eco-friendly marketing, so听it can be hard to tell who is actually doing good and who鈥檚 missing the mark. For Earth Day, we made that听easy for you: when you purchase gear from these brands, some of your money directly benefits听an organization championing听the sustainability of our planet.听
BioLite
Recipient Organization:听
Promotion听Dates: April 8 to April 22
叠颈辞尝颈迟别鈥檚 grills and听fire pits are our go-to essentials for backyard hangs. That鈥檚 why we鈥檙e stoked that the company is offering an Earth Day promotion on its听new . The set includes a stove, grill, kettle pot, and attachable USB light. BioLite is donating 10 percent of听proceeds from the set to Climate Neutral, a nonprofit organization听that听helps businesses offset their carbon emissions.
Saola
Recipient Organization:
Promotion听Dates:听April 22 only
Almost every component听of a Saola shoe is eco-friendly: the brand makes soles from harmful algae, outer materials from recycled canvas and plastic bottles, and insoles from sustainably harvested cork. Saola usually donates 1听percent of all sales to the Mwalua Wildlife Trust Association, a nonprofit which makes sustainable water supplies for wildlife in Kenya, but it鈥檚 increasing donations to 50 percent of all sales on its听website for Earth Day only.
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Thousand
Recipient Organization:听
Promotion听Dates:听April 19 to May 17
If you鈥檙e a cyclist, you should be wearing听protective headgear鈥攂ut it doesn鈥檛 have to look dorky. 鈥淚nspired by vintage scooter helmets, the Thousand was designed to look so good that听people will actually want to wear it,鈥 our tester wrote. 鈥淣ot only do I always wear this helmet in town, I look for new reasons to get on my bike.鈥 From April 19 to May 17, the brand is donating $10 from each helmet purchased within its听 to 1% for the Planet, an international alliance made up of businesses and individual members who听contribute at least 1听percent of their annual sales and salaries, respectively, to environmental nonprofits.听
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Outerknown听
Recipient Organization:听
Promotion听Dates: Ongoing
We鈥檝e been following the eco-conscious apparel company Outerknown since it听arrived on the scene in 2015. The brand has been committed to sustainability from the beginning: 90 percent of the fibers used to make its听apparel are organic or recycled. The is no exception:听the zip-up is manufactured听with 45 percent recycled polyester and 55 percent hemp, so it鈥檚 both seriously soft and sustainable. Outerknown is donating all profits from听this hoodie听to the Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit group听that lobbies, conducts research, and coordinates cleanups to protect our oceans.
Seek More Wilderness
Recipient Organizations:听,
Promotion听Dates:听Ongoing
Seek More Wilderness makes sleek lifestyle apparel that not only looks good听but whose sales benefit听the听natural playgrounds around the U.S. and the world.听Fifty听percent of the profits from each order are donated to two partner听organizations: Wilderness Inquiry, which leads accessible outdoors trips,听and the Coalition to Protect America鈥檚 National Parks, made up of听current, former, and retired employees and volunteers of the National Park Service. The best part? This healthy donation isn鈥檛 just exclusive to Earth Day鈥攊t鈥檚听the foundation of the brand鈥檚听business.
Toad&Co
Recipient Organization:听
Promotion听Dates:听April 22 only
From producing clothing with eco-friendly materials听to incorporating reusable packaging听and making some of our favorite recycled听gear,听听is a brand that鈥檚 leading the sustainability charge year-round. For Earth Day, it鈥檚 holding a special choose-your-own-adventure sale: you get to pick between receiving 10 percent听off your purchase with the code EARTHLING or听donating听that 10 percent with the code听ALLIANCE听to the Conservation Alliance, which听funds grassroots听campaigns to protect threatened wild spaces.