Social and Racial Equity at Tapestry
Originally published in Tapestry's 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report
Tapestry, our brands and Foundations continue working together with our partners to help communities around the world achieve a more equitable society by advancing opportunity and dignity for all. Since 2020, we’ve provided more than $1 million in contributions to organizations that champion racial and social justice. In FY2021, we donated:
- $150,000 to the Equal Justice Initiative to help fight discrimination in the criminal justice system
- $175,000 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to fight for structural changes that achieve racial equality.
- $225,000 to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to support education equity and scholarships for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
- kate spade new york and its Foundation supported and established partnerships with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Black Girls Smile and the Lower Eastside Girls Club.
The Company Foundation also contributed to our support of social and racial equity by donating $100,000 to Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) as part of their Stop Asian Hate action plan and supporting the American Society for Yad Vashem in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day.
SUPPORTING LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS
FY2021 marked our largest ever Pride activation and a pivotal moment in a year-long program to celebrate the history and heritage of LGBTQIA+ people and communities. Our brands celebrated Pride Month with capsule collections, partnerships with CenterLink Network and The Trevor Project, and month-long in-store and virtual events.
- The Coach Foundation donated over $250,000 to advance causes for LGBTQIA+ youth. Support went to The Point Foundation, the Albert Kennedy Trust, and for the 9th year in a row, the HetrickMartin Institute. In FY2021, a grant of $100,000 provided seed funding for their educational programs helping LGBTQIA+ young people.
The Foundation also supported more than 270 LGBTQIA+ Centerlink Centers around the world, funding a new digital platform providing young people with essential services such as peer support and connectivity in their communities.
- kate spade new york continued supporting The Trevor Project for a second year as its LGBTQ+ partner. The brand gave more than $200,000 to help fund their crisis intervention services for LGBTQ+ youth. It also hosted a first-ever thanka-thon in partnership with the organization where employees wrote letters of gratitude to more than 500 volunteers that form the backbone of The Trevor Project’s crisis services.
- Stuart Weitzman launched the limited-edition PRIDE SNEAKERS as part of its partnership with the It Gets Better Project, a nonprofit dedicated to uplifting and empowering LGBTQIA+ youth around the globe. The brand donated 100% of net profits from the sale of the sneakers – a total of $28,011 – to the organization. Stuart Weitzman team members also shared their personal connection to Pride through a LinkedIn and Instagram campaign.
