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Patagonia wants to play fairy godmother. The outdoor-apparel giant has announced plans to invest more than $20 million in like-minded, socially responsible startups through a new…

From Oscar-winning director to…shoe designer? Ben Affleck has teamed up with the do-gooders at TOMS to create series of African-textile-inspired kicks that benefit the Eastern…

GIRL POWER But evidence abounds that sports participation reaps benefits beyond improving one’s fitness. Studies consistently demonstrate, for instance, that a girl who plays…

Actress and fashion icon Halle Berry has teamed up with star designer Michael Kors in a battle against world hunger. The duo have designed a pair of watches for Kors’ campaign…

AFRICA ALLIANCE The co-designers didn’t have to look far for inspiration. The four-pocket jean of the 1970s, popular on the streets of South Africa (and reinterpreted using raw,…

Charlize Theron is putting her own spin on TOMS’s signature alpargata. The Oscar-winning actress has teamed up with the social enterprise to create a limited edition of shoes to…

PET PROJECT Fetch calls itself a small company with a big vision, with a full 100 percent of its corporate proceeds benefiting the Pixie Project. The frames themselves were designed…

Carrie Parry and Kahina Giving Beauty are doubling your pleasure with a collaboration that benefits education for girls in need. The Brooklyn-based designer and the organic skincare…

Congressional delays be damned; Loomstate is putting together a Hurricane Sandy relief package of its own. The New York City-based fashion label has launched a trio of 100 percent…

Not everyone is disappointed by socks on Christmas. For homeless people living on the streets, a fresh pair of socks can mean all the difference between healthy feet and infections,…

FEED Projects’ latest collection hits close to home. Made in New York City, where the social enterprise is based, the “FEED NYC for Sandy Relief” collection benefits…

Lend a hand to the Big Apple you know and love by purchasing one of Sebastian Errazuriz’s Hurricane Sandy relief T-shirts. Inspired by the water lines on the walls of the…

CONSCIOUS COLLECTION Beulah traces its origins to a trip to India that Rufus Isaacs and Brennan took in 2009. The experience, which included a volunteer stint at an aftercare home in…

WATCH THIS WATCH Designed with an ascetic’s eye, each battery-powered device features a high-grade silicone band with four parallel buttons. Because “change originates from…

Photo by s_bukley/Shutterstock Donna Karan made a surprise appearance on Monday night as the seventh recipient of the 2012 Clinton Global Citizen Award, an honor she shared with the…

Global Goods Partners’ “Bracelets for Change” are more than pretty arm candy. Besides providing income for women in rural Guatemala, each ethically crafted wristband…

Gear up for “Shark Week” in style on August 12 with the appropriate footwear. TOMS’s new, vegan-friendy “Shark” slip-on, a collaboration with the…

FLAGS FOR THE FUTURE Designed by Frida Giannini, Gucci’s creative director, the lineup features a stylized version of the label’s interlocking GG logo in the colors of…