In its 2024 Sustainability Report, Mary Kay Inc. detailed its environmental, social and economic efforts for the year. These initiatives included water stewardship, a long-term partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, and sustainable sourcing practices that promote economic well-being for the 16 million women who work as Shea collectors in West Africa.

Mary Kay Inc. released a special report, Advancing Women’s Entrepreneurship: from Commitment to Action, detailing the company’s long-term commitment to championing causes that positively impact women around the world.

Mary Kay Inc. is now a member of nonprofit Global Shea Alliance, an association that works to design an inclusive value chain that fosters a competitive shea industry while promoting sustainability worldwide.

Mary Kay Inc. released its Special Report on Sustainability 2023, which details the brand’s commitment to improving the lives of women while aligning with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in the areas of environmental, social and economic sustainability.

Mary Kay Inc., in celebration of International Day of Forests, announced its recent certification from the Forest Stewardship Council, a global nonprofit that promotes responsible forest management.

Mary Kay Inc. released a report detailing its global sustainability program, Enriching Lives Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow, and its vision for the social impact it will make through the year 2030 and beyond.

Mary Kay Inc., through its corporate sustainability and stewardship efforts, celebrated planting more than 1.2 million trees to date. This milestone follows the completion of a 69-acre reforestation project to revitalize Florida’s Econfina Creek Wildlife Management Area, realized through a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation.

Mary Kay’s report included five pillars: business excellence, product stewardship, responsible manufacturing, women’s empowerment and social impact. Among these pillars are three key targets the company commits to achieving by 2030.

Mary Kay Inc. released a report offering a look into the results of its partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation. Together, the two entities have planted a cumulative 1.2 million trees during their longstanding collaboration. In the most recent trees report, Mary Kay shares the benefits of the projects completed through this partnership so far: […]

In collaboration with the Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA), Mary Kay welcomes the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a specialized agency of the United Nations for information and communication technologies, as the organizations partner together to provide critical digital skills for women entrepreneurs around the world. These efforts are especially important in developing countries, where only a […]

The partnership, established in 1990, has worked to engage Indigenous peoples in sustainable aquaculture in New Zealand, rescue threatened species in the Solomon Islands, and secure fresh water in Mexico. In 2019, the two organizations teamed up to focus on the preservation and enhancement of wetlands. 

Mary Kay Inc. has been inducted into the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and will join the organization’s commitment to becoming a more circular, sustainable business. The foundation is based in the UK and promotes the principles of eliminating waste and pollution by keeping products and materials in use and regenerating natural systems. “For nearly 60 years, […]