APL: Athletic Propulsion Labs Sustainability

APL (Athletic Propulsion Labs) presents its sustainability and ESG activity mainly through charitable giving, community support, and a limited product-material initiative. The brand says it is committed to giving back, with efforts focused on women’s health issues, the fight against breast cancer, children in need, scholarship programs, homelessness in Los Angeles, and offsetting the global carbon footprint via carbon neutral online shopping. It also reports donations of shoes and apparel to local and national nonprofit organisations, and support for education and youth development programmes. In product terms, APL has also highlighted a merino-wool sneaker described as its most sustainable running shoe to date.

Supports breast cancer research

For the past decade, Athletic Propulsion Labs has annually partnered with the WCRF, a charitable program of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation program, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. We donate proceeds from our limited edition Breast Cancer Awareness running and/or basketball shoes to support the innovative research, education, and outreach directed at the development of more effective approaches to the early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of women’s cancers—most notably, the Breast Cancer Biomarker.

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Donates to homelessness groups

APL continues to make wide scale footwear and apparel donations to the S. Mark Taper Foundation Resource Bank to assist with meeting the basic needs of the city’s homeless population in order to reverse the trend.

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Supports youth disability programmes

Mychal's Learning Place provides the support, training and opportunities to youth and young adults with developmental disabilities to build their independence and pursue their goals and dreams. APL has been actively supporting their athletic programs, especially their basketball team, since 2017.

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Sustainability Summary

APL: Athletic Propulsion Labs Sustainability Profile

Sustainability Summary