In March 2020, a week before the COVID-19 national emergency was declared, Dr. Bronner’s began receiving urgent requests for hand sanitizer and hygiene products from nonprofits and community groups. In response, leadership quickly developed a strategy, and our public relations and shipping teams launched a COVID-19 Product Donation Program. Throughout 2020, Dr. Bronner’s donated essential hygiene products to support high-risk groups,
Category: Civil & Human Rights
The Power of Menstrual Health Access: A Success Story from Ghana
A Shared Commitment to Dignity and Sustainability Whether it is providing 100% free health care to employees or ensuring that the communities at the beginning of our supply chains have safe working conditions, living wages, and social benefits—Dr. Bronner’s dedication to a better world is inherently inclusive. We believe that health, dignity, and opportunity should never be determined by biology—especially not by menstruation.
Dr. Bronner’s to Join World Pride and National Trans Visibility March in Washington, D.C. in June
All-One Means Trans Liberation and Justice for All LGBTQ People Dr. Bronner’s is proud to announce our plans to participate in World Pride 2025 and the National Trans Visibility March on June 7 and June 8 in Washington, D.C. We will join these landmark events to demonstrate our commitment to LGBTQ and transgender rights, visibility, and liberation at a time when trans communities are facing escalating attacks on civil rights,
Dr. Bronner’s Honors Trans Day of Visibility & Highlights Inspiring Trans Organizations
March 31 marks International Trans Day of Visibility! Established in 2010, this day of action celebrates transgender people and amplifies the voices of the transgender community in the face of significant challenges by drawing attention to the ongoing struggle for full equality and recognition. Trans lives are more vulnerable than ever due to the current administration’s attacks on human rights,
Dawn of a New Rising Son
The Rise of the Feminine and Trans Solidarity in the Time of Patriarchal Empire Back in 2016, after my nonbinary 19-year-old old kid at the time had recently come out to me, I joked with them about fusing “son” and “daughter” into “Don” or “Saughter,” and then it hit me: “Dawn of a New Rising Son.” A Hendrix-inspired riff and celebration of the liberated,
An Open Letter to the Incoming Administration, Democratic Establishment, and Our Divided Nation
I want to share some insights from my experience running our family soapmaking company as an activist engine for progressive social change for almost three decades, on some of the pressing issues our country is grappling with. We have deep experience engaging on issues ranging from advocating for psychedelic medicines and drug policy reform, to raising the minimum wage and supporting LBGTQ+ rights.
Celebrating 5 Years of Dr. Bronner’s International Giving Program
by Aph Ko
In 2019 Dr. Bronner’s launched the All-One International Initiative, a global philanthropy project founded by company President Michael Bronner and Public Relations Director, Ryan Fletcher. After years of work together developing the company’s international markets and promoting Dr. Bronner’s “soap and soul” around the world the two realized that more was needed to help elevate the “soul” side of the company outside of the United States.
“All-One” Means Supporting Trans People to Survive & Thrive!
Today is International Trans Day of Visibility! First created in 2010 to uplift trans people, community, stories of joy, triumph, and survival in the face of great adversity, the day also highlights ways that trans people are still living in oppression and struggling for full equality. As part of our ongoing All-One mission we at Dr.
Funding & Fighting for Animals: Dr. Bronner’s Announces Recipients of 2022 Animal Advocacy Philanthropy
Dr. Bronner’s is proud to mark the ninth year of our philanthropy program to support efforts to end the exploitation and suffering of animals used for food. This commitment is made alongside the company’s other core causes, including regenerative organic agriculture, criminal justice and drug policy reform, fair trade and fair pay, and community betterment initiatives in the San Diego area.
3 Amazing Animal Rights Organizations to Support on Giving Tuesday
Dr. Bronner’s Nonprofit Partners are Making a Better World for Animals and All of Us By Lauren Stansbury Animal Advocacy is a core cause of Dr. Bronner’s philanthropic giving. By the end of 2022 the company will have donated more than $4 million (since 2013) to support work to end the systemic exploitation and suffering of animals.