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As a global corporate citizen, The Estée Lauder Companies recognizes that our success is inextricably linked to the communities in which we live, work, and source. We also know that global challenges require collaborative solutions to create a better world and better outcomes for future generations. Through our social impact initiatives, we work together with our employees, consumers and partner organizations to tackle these challenges, drawing on the Lauder Family values of fearless persistence and generosity of spirit.
At The Estée Lauder Companies, we are unwavering in our continued commitment to put people at the center of our business and live our shared values every day. Together, we will accelerate our progress towards a more equitable and beautiful future.
Nancy Mahon, Chief Sustainability Officer
Women's Advancement
ELC is committed to helping build a world where there are limitless possibilities for all women and girls. We’re seeking, supporting, and scaling opportunities to champion women’s health, develop women leaders and entrepreneurs, and advocate for women's and girls’ education globally.
Breast Cancer Campaign
Our largest corporate social impact program strives to create a world free of breast cancer by supporting lifesaving research, education, and medical services around the globe.
Social Investments
As a global company, we have many opportunities for meaningful engagement with social impact causes that matter to our employees, customers and partners. We contribute to the communities where we live, work and source, with a special focus in areas where we see opportunities to make a difference.
Employee Engagement
We are committed to empowering our employees to drive social impact and sustainability across the business and in the communities where they live and work. The company continues to foster a culture of global citizenship that values and celebrates the importance of inclusion, diversity and equity, by supporting our employees’ passions and amplifying collective impact and shared culture of purpose.
Inclusion, Diversity & Equity
Our ambition is to be the most inclusive and diverse beauty company in the world, with targeted goals and programs to help foster a culture of meaningful belonging and advancement.
Writing Change
A collaboration between The Estée Lauder Companies and National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman, WRITING CHANGE is an initiative to support grassroots organizations dedicated to advancing literacy as a pathway to equality, access, and social change, through the power of young voices.
Social Impact by the Numbers
$144M+
Raised by the Breast Cancer Campaign and The Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation to fund research, education, and medical services
$24.2M+
Cumulative ELC employee donations and company matches since FY'15 through ELC Good Works*
10
Nonprofit organizations across the US now supported by ELC's WRITING CHANGE initiative and met its initial goal of providing $3 million in funding over three years
*Metrics reflect information self-reported to ELC’s employee social impact and sustainability engagement program, the ELC Good Works platform, used to report employee volunteerism, employee monetary donations, and ELC charitable matching gifts. The platform was available in 17, 31, and 31 markets at the end of fiscal 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively. Eligible employees are those who meet certain criteria, which varies by market, and have access to the platform. Excludes DECIEM.
SOURCE: THE ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES, 2024
