Shein launches a non-profit foundation
Global online fashion retailer Shein announced the establishment of the Shein Foundation, a new philanthropic arm to foster inclusive and sustainable communities. The Shein Foundation will consolidate the company’s existing charitable efforts, including those under its Shein Cares and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Fund initiatives.
Notably, through its mission, the Shein Foundation will prioritize improving lives in communities, protecting biodiversity, and advancing sustainable change. To mark its launch, the foundation has committed €5 million (US$5.3 million) to the Africa Collect Textiles (ACT) Foundation, supporting a pilot program in Kenya focused on textile recycling and waste reduction. The funds are expected to be put towards activities that promote textile donation and post-consumer textile recycling in Kenya and the broader African region.
Over the past three years, Shein’s existing programs have contributed over US$26 million toward addressing social and environmental challenges, including gender equality, child development, poverty alleviation, and textile waste reduction.
