9. Keen

About Keen:

Portland-based footwear and clothing brand Keen combine innovation with strong environmental ethics to create awesome, ethical products that reflect their core company values: quality, integrity, health, caring, pioneering. Since 2003, they have funded grant programs and grassroots organizations across the world in an effort to create the next generation of environmental stewards.

Keen’s Impact: Environmental/Humanitarian

Since 2003, Keen have donated more than $15 million to nonprofit organizations and causes around the world and continuously striven to give back, take action and reduce their own environmental impact. Through the Keen Effect programme, they have recently funded organizations as diverse as Greening of Detroit, West Virginia Rivers Coalition and Friends of Saguaro National Park, among many others.

Staff Pick: Men’s Owyhee Canyonlands Shirt – $30

Made from soft and durable 100% organic cotton and features Rehance® water-based printing that won’t crack, peel or fade. $10 from every tee purchased benefits Outdoor Alliance, a KEEN Effect nonprofit partner which aims to conserve America’s public lands and protect the human-powered outdoor experience.