The Saie Climate Initiative
In 2024, we launched The Saie Climate Initiative– our commitment to putting beauty in climate action via a three-pronged approach to fight climate change.
Our commitment
“As a lifelong lover of Mother Nature, I believe it is our duty to be responsible for the impact we at Saie make on the planet. This unprecedented commitment is our way of taking action, because action is the only way to enact change. I know this is just the beginning, and I couldn’t be more excited to start this journey.”
– Laney Crowell, Saie Founder & CEO
Clean the Planet
Raise the standard to zero
invest in women
Clean the Planet: 5 Million Pounds of Plastic by 2027
We deepened our three-year partnership with rePurpose Global by committing to fund the recovery of 5 million pounds of plastic waste by 2027. This initiative targets the impact of global plastic waste on communities while also investing in women's development and empowerment.
- Provide 50,000 people with the dignity of access to formalized waste management services.
- Empower 2,000 women with increased incomes, social security, health insurance, and other initiatives for upward mobility.
- Convert hard-to-recycle plastics into new amenities like playgrounds, homes, and school supplies to revitalize communities.
- Protect unique and beautiful habitats, such as an at-risk whale nursing ground that nurtures over 100 calves annually.
- Beauty packaging contributes 120 billion units of annual trash, with most landfilled, incinerated, or littered—and eventually polluting our oceans.
- Plastic takes anywhere from 20 to 500 years to break down, often becoming microplastics that can persist in the environment, enter our bodies, and impact long-term health.
- 79% of all plastic ends up in landfills or as pollution.
This effort will take place in 4 countries, across 5 coastlines in India, Indonesia, Cameroon, and Colombia to:
The Why:
Raise the Standard to Zero: Carbon Net Zero Across All Emission Scopes by 2039
We’re committing to eliminating and offsetting our carbon emissions across our supply chain to net zero by 2039. We're not asking permission to change the industry – we're setting a new standard and inspiring others to join us.
- Transform Shipping + Transportation
- A Reimagined Supply Chain
- The Future of Packaging
- A Conscious Workplace
- Traveling Lighter
- Team Commitment
- Read the full breakdown in the Forward Look & Goals section.
- To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the U.N. states global CO2 emissions need to be reduced by almost half by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.
- Atmospheric CO2 has increased ~ 100x faster in the last 60 years than previous natural increases.
- From 1880 to 1981, global average temperatures increased by 0.08°C per decade. Between 1981 to now, this rate has more than doubled to 0.18°C per decade.
- High-emissions projections suggest 3.3°-5.7°C warming above pre-industrial levels by 2100.
We’re committing to eliminating and offsetting our carbon emissions across our supply chain to carbon net zero by 2039. Discover how we’re getting there with our short-term goals for 2025-2027.
The Why:
Invest in Women: An All-Women Board of Experts
Women are uniquely positioned to lead the charge against climate change. The UN reports that women not only bear the brunt of climate change's global impacts but are also key drivers of sustainable purchasing and community-wide transformation.
- An estimated 4 out of 5 individuals displaced by the impacts of climate change are women and girls.
- With less access to information, mobility and resources, in extreme natural disasters women and children’s mortality rates are 14x higher than that of men.
- Statistically, women reinvest up to 90% of their personal income back into their families and communities.
- In wealthier societies, women drive 70-80% of all consumer purchasing decisions, leading the transition to more sustainable lifestyles.
That’s why we’ve formed an all-women board of cross-industry experts, with diverse perspectives and proven leadership to help us meet our goals.
Sophia Li
Award-winning journalist
& UN Human Rights Champion
Svanika Balasubramanian
Founder & CEO at repurpose GLOBAL
Sydney Feeter
Director, Clean Makeup at SEPHORA
Laney Crowell
Founder & CEO at Saie
The Why:
News
Planet Beautiful 2026
Powered by Saie, Planet Beautiful unites twelve climate-minded brands this year with Sephora and rePurpose Global for a historic commitment to our planet.
Shop at Sephora to fund plastic recovery worldwide. $1 from every product sold from participating brands will be donated to rePurpose Global to fund plastic recovery.
2025 Impact Report
Saie becomes the first beauty brand to sign The Climate Pledge.
Real change starts with bold, collective action. We are proud to be the first-ever beauty brand to sign The Climate Pledge and launch their beauty charter. Learn more about this global commitment to reach carbon net-zero in our Founder & CEO’s essay, ‘Why We Signed The Climate Pledge’.
The Climate Pledge
Saie becomes the first beauty brand to sign The Climate Pledge.
Real change starts with bold, collective action. We are proud to be the first-ever beauty brand to sign The Climate Pledge and launch their beauty charter. Learn more about this global commitment to reach carbon net-zero in our Founder & CEO’s essay, ‘Why We Signed The Climate Pledge’.
New Episode: The Saie Way
Episode 008 - WHALE’S PARADISE
The titans of our blue world, humpback whales not only shape marine ecosystems but also play a vital role in the fight against climate change. The Saie Climate Initiative teams up with rePurpose to preserve their precious breeding ground.
Sources
1. Pact Collective, United Nations, Zero Waste Week
2. United Nations, NASA Global Climate Change, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, 2023, IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, 2021
3. Global Alliance of Waste Pickers, United Nations