The PVH Foundation

Giving back to communities around the world.

PVH is committed to driving fashion forward for goodThe PVH Foundation leads our global philanthropic efforts focused on advancing opportunity, belonging, and renewal, particularly among those from groups that have been historically underrepresented or underserved.

Power of Opportunity

Pave the way for economic independence and a better tomorrow byproviding building blocks and eliminating barriers to career success

Commitment Highlights:

  • The PVH Foundation is a founding partner of the Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains, a first-of-its kind pooled funding initiative that promotes women's health and economic resilience. The Fund's unique democratized processes and real time feedback advance women-led locally driven solutions to systemic issues that make women more vulnerable to crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Since 2020, PVH has launched multiple Gap Inc. Personal Advancement Career Enhancement (P.A.C.E) community programs. P.A.C.E. is an evidence-based, comprehensive learning program for female garment workers that covers professional and life skills topics such as communication and problem solving, as well as water, sanitation and hygiene; health; and legal and financial literacy. The program aims to reduce discrimination, foster women’s economic empowerment, facilitate family friendly workplaces, and support women in leadership roles at all levels.

Power of Belonging

Cultivate equity and belonging by addressing barriers faced bycommunities that have experienced systemic disadvantage and celebrate theunique differences among us

Commitment Highlights:

  • In 2021, the PVH Foundation committed to new investments totaling $10 million USD over four years to global nonprofit organizations. These investments support their unique programming and initiatives to amplify access and awareness to the fashion industry.
  • The PVH Foundation joined the Fashion Institute of Technology of the State University of New York (FIT) as a founding partner of the Social Justice Center at FIT, a first-of-its-kind higher education initiative established to increase opportunity and accelerate social equity within the fashion and creative industries for the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community. PVH pledged $1 million USD over four years to help launch the center alongside other partners.

Power of Renewal

Ensure the long-term viability and vitality ofour communities by fostering innovative solutions that address environmentalpressures and help rebuild in the face of crises across the globe

Commitment Highlights:

  • In 2022, the PVH Foundation joined the Fashion Climate Fund as a lead funder with a $10 million contribution over eight years. The Fund unites fashion industry leaders to unlock innovation and funding needed to scale decarbonization efforts in the supply chain.
  • The PVH Foundation is a member of Americares’ Emergency Response Partners Program and provides annual funding to emergency relief efforts. This funding allows Americares to maintain a constant state of readiness for emergencies, including pre-positioning relief supplies in disaster-prone countries, maintaining an international roster of on-call disaster response experts, supporting needs assessments, and deploying emergency response teams to disaster zones.

 

PVH Cares

PVH Cares is how we extend our philanthropiccommitment to reflect the passions and priorities of the PVH workforce –organizing our associates around the world to dedicate their time, talent, andresources in the communities where we work and live.

  • Donation Matching
    The PVH Foundation matches associate donations to qualifying nonprofits and provides an increased match for associates who serve on nonprofit boards.
  • Volunteerism (North America)
    PVH offers associates 48 hours of paid time off to volunteer and provides grants to organizations with which our associates volunteer through our Dollars for Doers program. Through our Community Grants Program, associates who volunteer as a group can nominate a local organization to receive a grant from the PVH Foundation.
  • Associate Relief Fund (United States)
    Our Associate Relief Fund provides grants to eligible associates experiencing personal hardship or the impacts of natural disasters.