COOPER-HEWITT NATIONAL DESIGN MUSEUM
Carnegie Hill - New York:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
As part of Eileen Fisher’s numerous sustainability efforts, the company committed to taking back used Eileen Fisher garments from its customers. Since 2009, with almost no promotion of the initiative, over 600,000 garments were returned. About 40% are still usable; they are cleaned and repaired in the company’s recycling centers in Irvington, NY and Seattle and sold through Green Eileen outlets. The proceeds support foundations working for the empowerment of women and girls. To address the remaining 60% which are too damaged to be used as-is, the company established Eileen Fisher Labs, a working group tasked with finding ways to…
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