KEEN Impact

Making a KEEN Effect Since 2003

Every KEEN boot, sandal, and sneaker you buy has a positive effect, funding organizations to protect the planet and making the outside and trades more accessible to all.
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‘Forever Chemical’ Free!

We want forever shoes, not “forever chemicals." So we gave PFAS the boot.

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The Steps We Take

Doing the right thing since 2003.

$1M to Tsunami Relief

100s of Nonprofits Supported

$2.5M to Protect Wild Places

11K+ Hours Spent Detoxing Our Supply Chain

‘Forever Chemical’ Free Since 2018

$1M to Support Women in the Trades

100K Shoes to Frontline Workers

2.3M Acres Saved With One Road Trip

For People

We help fund organizations making the outside and trades more accessible.

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Hooked on a Purpose
Hooked on a Purpose
1 MIN READ
doing good for people
Chad Brown, a Black veteran fly-fisherman, and founder of Soul River Inc.
Fly Fishing While Black
6 MIN READ
doing good for people
What's the KEEN Effect?
What's the KEEN Effect?
4 MIN WATCH
doing good for people
Wild Diversity staff on a recent kayak trip
Be You. Be Wild. Be an Ally.
5 MIN READ
doing good for people
a Ukrainian child in a refugee shelter in Romania
Love to Ukraine
1 MIN READ
doing good for people
Building Strider bikes for kindergartners
Building More Than Bikes
3 MIN READ
doing good for people
A child holding sandals
Sandals for Swimmerships
3 MIN READ
doing good for people
Making Waves for Black Swimmers
Making Waves for Black Swimmers
3 MIN WATCH
doing good for people

For Planet

We use our resources to reduce our impact on the planet and protect key resources.

See How
Voluntourism With Turtles
Voluntourism With Turtles
4 MIN READ
doing good for planet
What's the KEEN Effect?
What's the KEEN Effect?
4 MIN WATCH
doing good for people
A parent and child picking up litter
The Future Planet-Helpers
4 MIN READ
doing good for planet
The Tongass rainforest in Alaska
Protecting the Lungs of the Planet
3 MIN READ
doing good for planet
Friends walking and picking up trash in the city
Plalk With Us
6 MIN READ
doing good for planet
The KEEN Corps trail clean-up challenge
Happy Trails. Clean Trails.
7 MIN READ
doing good for planet
A couple in the forest holding hands and looking up
Free Returns Aren't Free for the Planet
2 MIN READ
doing good for planet
Give PFAS the Boot
Give PFAS the Boot
2 MIN READ
doing good for planet

For Product

We find innovative ways to make our shoes that reduce our impact on the planet.

See How
Join Us. Go PFAS Free.
Join Us. Go PFAS Free.
7 MIN READ
doing good for product
FAQ: Is KEEN’s Wool Ethically Sourced?
FAQ: Is KEEN’s Wool Ethically Sourced?
2 MIN READ
doing good for product
Detox Journey: Solving Solvents
Detox Journey: Solving Solvents
4 MIN READ
doing good for product
Sitting by a firepit in winter boots with KEEN.WARM Recycled P.E.T.
Warmth From Waste
3 MIN READ
doing good for product
Chemicals We Avoid
Chemicals We Avoid
1 MIN READ
doing good for product
A person's feet in the air
KEEN-parison: Shoes Made With Recycled Materials
4 MIN READ
doing good for product
Sneakers made with plant-based soles
Upcycling Garbage
4 MIN READ
doing good for product
Consciously Created for a Better Planet headline on an image of a shoe
How We Consciously Create
3 MIN READ
doing good for product

The Tsunami That Started It All

4 MIN WATCH: The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami and set our values in motion.
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KEEN Grants & Partners

Supporting grassroots efforts for kids, trades, climate, and equality.
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Make An Impact With Us

Join the KEEN Corps Rewards Program to earn points and be rewarded for doing good.