Being an active part of our community has always been important to us, and over the years, we've cultivated enduring partnerships with local organizations. Our dedication to making a positive impact on people’s lives has driven us to lend a helping hand to causes that align with our values. Showing support for LGBTQ+ rights and the BLM movement, and working with youth mental health advocates, Jack.org, are only a few of the recent ways in which we've engaged with our community.
PEOPLE
The Ardene Foundation
We're stronger together! From group volunteering to in-store events and fundraising, everybody at Ardene has the power to make a difference. Through the Ardene Foundation, our dedicated charity organization, we’re proud to say we’ve surpassed our goals by donating close to $6.4M to our incredible charity partners.
Our involvement with non-profits started back in the early 1980's when our company was founded, but we’ve made leaps and bounds since then. Today, we take a collaborative approach to fundraising that integrates local and global partners, along with our team members and the broader Ardene community.
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$6.4 million
in charitable donations
2000
head office volunteer hours in FY 21/22
2 million
products donated
MAKING CHILDREN SMILE. HELPING FAMILIES COPE.
Starlight Children’s Foundation® Canada does what no medicine can do: create priceless smiles and memories for seriously ill children and their families.
Ardene has donated close to $2.5M to Starlight thanks to the generosity of our teams and customers.
TURNING SHOES AND CLOTHING INTO OPPORTUNITY.
Soles4Souls turns unwanted shoes and clothing into opportunity, by keeping them from going to waste and putting them to good use – providing relief, creating jobs and empowering people to break the cycle of poverty.
We have donated close to 1.6 million products to Soles4Souls to date!
IT GETS BETTER
The It Gets Better Project seeks to empower LGBTQ+ youth through educational programming and dynamic community building initiatives, but mostly through powerful storytelling campaigns. It has created the world's largest storytelling effort to uplift LGBTQ+ youth that spans four continents in eight languages, and it works with other similar organizations to help empower youth.
Ardene team members have opportunities to create a lasting, positive impact in their communities and around the world. Each year, our teams generously give thousands of volunteer hours and participate in voluntary donation programs. Some of our initiatives include packing boxes for Women's Shelters through Shoebox Project, support at Moisson Montréal, or green activities led by Tree Canada or Guepe. We're always on the look out for new partners to support our environmental efforts and provide our employees with more opportunities to give back.
Our group of passionate Ambassadors educate our teams and partners as we continue to integrate social responsibility into all of Ardene’s processes. Sharing the message helps ensure that everyone is working with the same end goals in mind, and allows us to continue making innovations well into the future. They help us bring donation campaigns to life and even implement sustainable ideas, like eliminating single use plastic at head office or building a community garden, or reaching out to local organizations. Our Ambassadors Program helps us lead by example while empowering our workforce to take leadership roles!