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Thank You For Supporting the Surfrider Foundation
Surfrider fights for: Plastic Pollution: Reducing the impact of plastics in the marine environments that surround us. Coastal Preservation: Taking on issues that threaten our beaches and natural shorelines. Ocean Protection: Defending our oceans from challenges threatening the vitality of the ecosystem. Clean Water: Protecting the health and sustainability of our planet’s most precious resource. Beach Access: Working with […] SEE MORE Details
Practicing Sustainability with Maya Penn
PRACTICING SUSTAINABILITY WITH MAYA PENN You hear a lot about being more “eco-friendly,” but what does it really mean to make environmentally sustainable choices, from everything from what you eat to what you wear? New AExME Council member Maya Penn – a three-time TED Speaker, activist, filmmaker, and award-winning founder and CEO of sustainable fashion brand Maya’s Ideas – […] SEE MORE Details
One Tree Planted
ONE TREE PLANTED In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day – and our AE fam – we partnered with One Tree Planted, a nonprofit focused on global reforestation, to donate 5,000 trees to help build a better future for YOU. Why is planting trees so important? Because we lose 46-58,000 square miles of forests every […] SEE MORE Details
HOW AMERICAN EAGLE IS SAVING WATER
What We’re Doing Water is a finite resource. Around the world, billions of people are living without safe water, so every drop of H2O truly matters. This is why we’re working with our fabric mills and denim laundries to come up with innovative ways to make the jeans you know and love, while also cutting […] SEE MORE Details
Your old jeans are making the world a better place
HERE’S WHAT 17K POUNDS OF RECYCLED DENIM LOOKS LIKE When it came to stepping up this past Earth Day to help reduce clothing waste, the AE fam came through in a MAJOR way. Between the months of April and June alone, you donated more than 17,600 pieces of denim. That’s HUGE. Like, 17 thousand pounds […] SEE MORE Details
SAVING ANCIENT & ENDANGERED FORESTS
Let’s talk fabric. You probably know all about cotton (so classic, so cool), but what about man-made cellulose fabrics like rayon and viscose? These fabrics are super-soft, breathable, and lightweight, which makes them perfect for drapey tops and dresses, and for blending into the comfy, stretchy jeans you love. But like so many amazing things, […] SEE MORE Details
BUILDING A BETTER, MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD
What you wear says a lot about who you are and what you believe in. The brands you love should share your values and inspire you. Which is why AE believes we have a responsibility to do better, be better, and build a better world. We’ve previously shared our progress here about our commitment to […] SEE MORE Details