



Everything we depend on to survive comes from nature.
Our food, oxygen, materials for shelter and clothing, ingredients for life-saving medicines—it’s all from nature, and all dependent on biodiversity. (That’s the term for the variety of life on Earth, from bees to berries to bacteria.) Protecting nature today and working to preserve it for tomorrow just isn’t optional.

There are 1.5 million different kinds of living things on Earth that we know of. When most of them are thriving, the planet hums along—and we thrive too. But right now, that’s not the case.
We’re losing whole populations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and insects at 1000 times the historical rate. It’s the beginning of what could amount to an unprecedented butterfly effect: when the food chain breaks down, human life is in serious peril.




We take from nature, so we must respect and preserve it.
– Roxanne Quimby, our co-founder
NATURE SUPPORTS US. WE SUPPORT NATURE.
Everyone can find a way to use resources more thoughtfully and tread more lightly on the Earth so that future generations of people and all other species can thrive together.
Here’s where we’re starting.





THE BURT’S BEES FOUNDATION
We’ve given $3.5 million in grants in support of honeybee health and biodiversity. Here’s what else we’re up to.
- Mapping 6000+ bees species with the Half-Earth Project
- Planting bee buffers and wildflowers alongside farmlands with RAFI
- Acting as a landscape partner for Habitat for Humanity
- Supporting conservation projects of the Triangle Land Conservancy and Eno River Association

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PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION
PROGRESS,
NOT PERFECTION
Our sustainability reports give you an in-depth look at what goals we’re setting. We hit some, we miss some—it’s a work in progress, and we’re always learning.
2018 Sustainability Goals Update

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