OXO Announces New Nonprofit Partners As Part Of Its Ongoing 1% for the Planet® Commitment

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[{"type":"text","content":"NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OXO, an award-winning consumer brand from the Housewares segment of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ: HELE), today announced new nonprofit partners as part of its ongoing commitment to 1% for the Planet. 1% for the Planet is a global community of brands giving back to environmental nonprofits driving positive impact. OXO is proud to expand its nonprofit partnerships with eight new grantees, and to be recognized as the network's leading housewares brand and the largest corporate donor of 1% for the Planet.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nWith its new group of nonprofit grantees, OXO will expand its reach to four international partners from France, Germany, Japan, and the UK, and four grantees in the United States. OXO's next 1% for the Planet nonprofit partners are:\nCity Blossoms, based in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit that cultivates the well-being of local communities through creative programming in kid-driven gardens. They strive to create abundant, accessible green spaces in neighborhoods where kids may not otherwise have access and where they can build lifelong connections to the natural world. FareShare, based in London, is a network of nonprofit food redistributors, taking good quality surplus food that would otherwise go to waste and redistributing it as meals to community groups and food banks across the U.K. In the process, they divert food from landfills and prevent harmful CO2 emissions from entering earth's atmosphere. Food Recovery Network, based in Washington, D.C., is made up of 4,000 college students, dining providers, food suppliers, and local businesses in the fight against climate change and hunger. They recover perishable food that would otherwise go to waste and donate it to local nonprofits who feed people experiencing hunger. Their goal is to change the norm from food waste to food recovery - resulting in the recovery of surplus food to feed everyone who is hungry in the U.S., all the while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Harlem Grown, based in Harlem, NY, inspires youth to lead healthy and ambitious lives through mentorship and hands-on education in urban farming, sustainability and nutrition. The organization operates 12 urban agriculture facilities and provides garden-based development programs to Harlem youth with community-based partners. Mellifera e.V., based in...

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