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One for One: more than a shoe thing for TOMS

January 24, 2018 Sustainable Business

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Back in 2006, Blake Mycoskie was travelling in Argentina.  He saw that a lot of kids didn’t have adequate shoes to protect their feet.

Wanting to help, he founded TOMS Shoes and created its now-famous One for One model – TOMS would match every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes for a child in need. More recently TOMS has expanded its product range to slippers, sunglasses, bags, and coffee. Purchases from TOMS Roasting Co. support water systems in seven countries – in the same regions where the company source its coffee beans.

Read more: TOMS website

Topics: Retail, Business Model, Corporate Philanthropy, TOMS

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