ELC Relief Efforts for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

The Company’s thoughts and support continue to be with our employees and the communities affected by these hurricanes. 

The Company’s thoughts and concerns are with our employees and the communities affected by Harvey and Irma disasters. Our commitment to caring for our employees and the communities in which we live and work, especially in times of need, is integral to our Company’s values.

The Estée Lauder Companies has donated $250,000 to American Red Cross in order to support disaster recovery programs implemented for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which includes shelter, meals, and health services, as well as individual recovery assistance in the impacted areas. Additionally, ELC and our brands will provide the following relief support: 

• ELC Good Works will double-match employee donations ($2 for every $1 donated) through U.S. Good Works until the end of October, to the following organizations providing relief in areas impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma: American Red Cross, Feeding America, Houston SPCA, and Save the Children
• ELC Good Works will also continue to match dollar-for-dollar any employee donations to other eligible non-profits via Good Works
• The M·A·C AIDS Fund will donate $250,000 to support local disaster-relief efforts in the most affected areas in Texas via grants to the following organizations: Houston Food Bank, Corpus Christi Food Bank, Food Bank of the Golden Crescent, Southeast Texas Food Bank and the AIDS Foundation of Houston
• Aveda will contribute $10,000 to Save the Children to provide immediate relief packages which include clean water, food and hygiene supplies for children and their families, and long-term support to repair water systems and infrastructure in schools and child care centers. Aveda will also contribute $5,000 to the Houston SPCA, Houston’s first and largest animal protection organization, to provide water, food and shelter for animals displaced by the disaster; and the brand will work with its Earth Month partner Gulf Restoration Network (GRN) to direct a portion of GRN’s campaign funds to support both immediate and long-term recovery efforts throughout Texas and Louisiana
• GLAMGLOW will donate $4,000 to Greater Houston Community Foundation Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund, $4,000 to Houston Food Bank, and $4,000 to Houston SPCA
• Smashbox will donate $12,000 to various charities on behalf of their Fiji event influencers, primarily the American Red Cross
• Bumble and bumble will donate 5,500 bottles of shampoo to the Red Cross to support relief efforts.

We are inspired by and proud of how quickly our employees and brands responded with an outpouring of support in the aftermath of these storms. We know that Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are just two of many similar natural disasters happening globally and our Company is continuously evaluating ways to offer support.

Update September 19, 2017: Since we first shared this story about ELC’s efforts, the American Red Cross announced that the Ronald S. Lauder and family and Leonard A. Lauder and family have donated $1 million to relief efforts in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other states impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Click here to learn more.