Earth Month at Our Center
April is Earth Month at Kierland Commons! Go green and check out our special events, see how our center's retailers are working toward sustainability, take our pledge to use a reusable bag, and more.
You Pledge. We Plant.
This Earth Month, we are asking you to pledge to always use a reusable shopping bag. Macerich shopping centers have partnered with One Tree Planted this April to fund reforestation and urban shade projects across the United States for every pledge made. We can do this together! Text “IPLEDGEYOUPLANT” to 602.480.6020 to support, or message us via the chat link below.*
About One Tree Planted
Our Earth Month partner, One Tree Planted, is a nonprofit devoted to planting trees in both open spaces and urban areas. They also do educational outreach to teach communities about the importance of trees and motivate the next generation to do something positive for the environment. Trees are such an essential part of restoring nature and biodiversity, so help us help One Tree Planted plant more of them!
Retailer Offers and Details
Did you know that many of your favorite shopping destinations here at our center are working toward a more sustainable future? Check out what they're doing:
Retailers:
Allen Edmonds
Shop Allen Edmonds sustainable shoes, boots & sneakers are built with natural materials that are better for the environment. The Denali Collection features biodegradable internal components and soles. Also shop the recraftable collection and have your shoes reconditioned instead of replaced. The program has saved over 500,000 pairs of shoes from landfills over the last ten years!
https://www.allenedmonds.com/mens-shoes/sustainable?icid=BottomNav_Sustainabiity
Anthropologie
The Anthropologie team creates a circular lifecycle in store displays by breathing creative new life into ‘used’ materials that are collected and then upcycled or recycled into unique artistic displays. They also reuse and recycle production remnants, samples, and scrap donations. Just one example of how they love the earth. Turn your blues into something new! Recycle your pre-loved denim at any Anthropologie store & receive $20 off a $100+ full price jeans purchase. *Offer ends 12/31/2024, 11:59 PM PT. Restrictions Apply.
https://www.anthropologie.com/help/stories-community-greater-good
https://bluejeansgogreen.org/recycle-denim/
Athleta
Is a certified B Corp, putting people and planet up there with profit. Over 441 million plastic bottles have been repurposed into recycled fabrics, all shopping bags are made from recycled materials, and 1,162 tons of fabric waste have been diverted from landfills! Give your gently used Athleta items new life through their partnership with ThredUp: https://athleta.thredup.com/pages/trade-in
https://athleta.gap.com/browse/info.do?cid=1074427&mlink=5151,15905002,footer_BCorp&clink=15905002#BCorp
Aveda
The first beauty company manufacturing with 100% wind power, shop Aveda’s selection of all-vegan, naturally derived, and/or organic products, more than 85% of skincare and hair styling PET bottles and jars contain 100% post-consumer recycled materials. Aveda guests, artists, employees, and leadership have raised $71 million to help fund environmental initiatives globally, providing clean water for 1.5 million people in need and protecting thousands of watersheds around the world.
https://www.aveda.com/sustainablefuture
Banana Republic
Shop BR Vintage Drops, giving new life to hand-selected pieces from the 1980’s, 1990’s, and 2000’s! Make room in your closet by bringing in your gently used items to the store through a partnership with ThredUp.
https://bananarepublic.gap.com/browse/info.do?cid=1131224
Brighton Collectibles
Donate your new or gently used shoes for men, women, and/or children to be distributed by Soles4Souls to people in need around the globe. Do you have a handbag you are done with? Bring it in to be donated to local charities that help women in need.
https://www.brighton.com/pages/brighton-cares
(Participation varies by location; please verify participation at this location)
Chanel Fragrance & Beauty
As a part of their commitment to the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action and the Global Fashion Pact, Chanel is committed to reducing their carbon footprint by 50% by 2030 and shift to 100% renewable energy by 2025. Ask an advisor about Chanel & moi, a service that offers the ultimate care and repair service for your Chanel creations.
https://www.chanel.com/us/sustainability/
Chicos
Chicos is prioritizing introducing fabrics made with more mindfully produced and sustainably sourced raw materials into their designs! In 2022 they introduced 36 new Mindful Fabrics for a total of 98 Mindful Fabrics in their collections.
https://chicosfas.com/responsibility/social-responsibility/default.aspx
Crate & Barrel
Since 2008, Crate & Barrel has partnered with the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) to offer FSC-certified collections. Recognized by the Sustainable Furnishings Council as a Wood Furniture Top Scorer, they source from responsibly managed forests, to achieve 50% FSC-certified furniture by 2025. In addition, they print all our catalogs and shopping bags on 100% FSC-certified paper.
Crate & Barrel textiles are tested to National Standards to ensure the highest quality products, and STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® labeled upholstery and textiles take it even further: These textiles have passed safety tests for the presence of harmful substances, so they are better for you and your home. Over 600 Crate & Barrel products are OEKO-TEX® certified—from Crate & Kids collections to bestselling sofas and bedding.
We currently have close to 50% certified organic cotton in our bed and bath assortment and aim to have a 100% organic collection in the future.
https://www.crateandbarrel.com/responsible-design/
EILEEN FISHER
It is a certified B Corp and a leader in circuitous fashion! Bring back your EILEEN FISHER clothes in any condition to a US EILEEN FISHER or Renew store and receive $5 in Renew Rewards for each piece, redeemable in our stores. Items are sorted to be resold or recycled into a new product.
https://www.eileenfisher.com/social-consciousness/social-consciousness-overview
Evereve
Evereve is on a mission to reduce its waste by 15% by the end of next year and is making progress toward its goal of having 100% sustainable denim by 2025.
https://evereve.com/evereve-sustainability
Free People Movement
Shop the Care FP collection and know that the products are made with at least 50% of a certifiable eco-conscious material or process, are artisan-made, are vintage, are reusable, or are clean beauty products with natural formulas.
https://www.freepeople.com/care-fp/
J. Jill
Hosts periodic clothing donation drives to benefit the J. Jill Compassion Fund. Check local store for timing.
https://www.jjill.com/compassion
Johnny Was
A portion of all Johnny Was Active Collection sales are donated to Planet Bee Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to educating children and adults about bee conservation.
https://www.johnnywas.com/social-impact.html.
LoveSac
Since 2018, Lovesac has repurposed 180+ million plastic bottles from the waste stream into Designed For Life furniture. Here's how: recycled bottles are collected and cleaned. Then, they are chopped and melted into chips that are spun into sustainable Repreve upholstery fabric. Sactionals are designed to be maintainable, upgradeable, and are guaranteed for life.
https://www.lovesac.com/designedforlife
Lucky Brand Jeans
Shop the styles made from responsible materials that use less water, pesticides, and energy than traditional materials to produce.
https://www.luckybrand.com/social-impact-sustainability.html
Madewell
Stop by one of our stores with your pre-loved pairs (from any brand: the bootcuts from high school, the baggy ones from your skater days, the bright red skinnies from who knows when). Our friends from Cotton’s Blue Jeans Go Green™ program will turn them into housing insulation for communities in need—and we’ll give you $20 off new ones.
https://www.madewell.com/inspo-do-well-denim-recycling-landing.html
https://bluejeansgogreen.org/recycle-denim/#20
Madison Reed
Everything Madison Reed makes is Smart 8-free, free of ammonia, PPD, resorcinol, parabens, phthalates, gluten, SLS, and titanium dioxide. Their award-winning color is crafted in Italy according to strict European Union (EU) safety standards for hair color formulation—they will never use certain potential ingredient offenders in our formulas. Instead, they're proud to use ingredients that nourish your hair. Everything is Leaping Bunny certified, the international gold standard of cruelty-free beauty.
https://www.madison-reed.com/learn-more
Michael Kors
Discover Kors Loves styles crafted from at least 50% environmentally preferred materials, such as recycled fibers and organic fabrics, or made with leather from certified tanneries meeting the highest standards from the Leather Working Group. Check out the resale marketplace to sell your gently used Michael Kors bags!
https://www.michaelkors.com/trend/about-kors-loves/_/R-cat5140015
PINK
1% of the proceeds from purchases of the PINK Beauty Collection go to 1% for the Planet in support of environmental causes and non-profits. On average, 86% of their beauty product containers include post-consumer recycled content.
https://www.victoriassecret.com/us/pink/pink-action/planet?brand=pink
Pottery Barn Kids
Good for kids and good for the planet, 100 % of Pottery Barn Kids furniture is GREENGUARD Gold Certified. Look for the Organic, Fair Trade Certified™, and Handcrafted symbols on products in store for more earth-friendly options.
https://www.potterybarnkids.com/pages/our-commitments/
Soma
#BraItForward with Soma! Donate new or gently worn bras in Soma boutiques and get rewarded up to $10 Love Soma Rewards® per month.. OVER 2 MILLION BRAS have been collected since 2010, thanks to your generous donations.
https://www.soma.com/store/page.jsp?id=56709275
Tommy Bahama
From sustainably sourced fibers to reducing resource consumption and waste, Tommy Bahama is on a journey to bring you—and future generations—the best of the island life! Innovative, low-impact fibers like REPREVE® recycled polyester, LENZING™ ECOVERO™ Viscose, and TENCEL™ Lyocell, and other raw materials that are certified to standards like Global Organic Textile Standard and Global Recycled Standard—impeccable-quality fabrics that are optimized for your lifestyle and better for our environment.
https://www.tommybahama.com/about/sustainability/products?intcmp=about-textbox_beside_image-sustainability-products-learn_more
TravisMathew
TravisMathew constantly strives to challenge itself to discover innovations in design, production and technology. For example, 130+ items used sustainable fabrics in 2023!
https://www.topgolfcallawaybrands.com/sustainability#planet
UNTUCKit
Shop the Fair Trade Certified collection and know that the garment was produced in a factory that helps improve workers’ lives, builds better supply chains, and reduces impact on the environment.
https://www.untuckit.com/pages/brand-impact
Victoria’s Secret
Shop the Victoria’s Secret Even-Better T-Shirt Bra, made with the most recycled content of any bra we’ve designed—ever. Add a pair of No-Show Panties now in a new fabric that’s partially made from recycled materials.
https://www.victoriassecret.com/us/vs/vsnow/brand-values/in-celebration-of-earth-month
White House Black Market
WHBM’s parent company, Chicos FAS, is making it a priority to introduce fabrics made with more mindfully produced and sustainably sourced raw materials into their designs! In 2022 they introduced 36 new Mindful Fabrics for a total of 98 Mindful Fabrics in their collections.
https://chicosfas.com/responsibility/social-responsibility/default.aspx
Dining:
The Cheesecake Factory
The Cheesecake Factory has distributed more than 7.3 million pounds of food to more than 700 local non-profits while also donating more than $6 million to Feeding America® since 2008. They have outperformed many of their sustainable sourcing goals — including transitioning their bakeries to cage-free eggs three years early.
https://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/2022%20CSR%20Progress%20Report%20-%20The%20Cheesecake%20Factory.pdf
Shake Shack
Shake Shack takes pride in sourcing premium ingredients from like-minded ranchers, farmers, and supply partners—using real, premium ingredients like 100% antibiotic- and hormone-free proteins (beef, chicken, and pork) that are always vegetarian-fed, humanely raised, and source verified, plus raised and harvested in the USA. They continue to increase our investment in regeneratively farmed beef. All buns are non-GMO, and their vanilla and chocolate frozen custard recipes use only real sugar (no high-fructose corn syrup) and milk from dairy farmers who pledge not to use artificial growth hormones.
https://shakeshack.com/stand-for-something-good#/
Starbucks
Starbucks is working towards a goal of all cups being reusable or compostable by 2030. To achieve this goal, you can now get a “for here” cup at locations with café seating, refill your own reusable cup (including mobile orders), or use a one-time-use cup engineered to be constructed of more recycled materials and less plastic.
https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2024/a-better-cup-for-all/