Magazine cover that reads "$1 Million donated to tsunami relief"
Magazine cover that reads "$1 Million donated to tsunami relief"

KEEN Mission

We’re Not Here to Just Make Shoes

When we started KEEN in 2003, we said we'd do things differently. We'd bring people together, look out for each other, and take care of our planet. That's why we're in business. We just happen to make really good shoes.

Our Core Values

We call them markers.

Marker No. 1: Live Together

We believe we can go further and have more fun, together. That we are one human race, and winning that race means working together.

parents with two young children wearing googles, hawaiian shirts, and newport sandals in doorway

Marker No. 2: Be Original In Everything

From the products we create to the events we host, we like making things that have never existed before.

three pairs of newport sandals hanging from van room attached with carabiner

Marker No. 3: Make Original Goods That Last

Our fans count on us to help keep them safe and comfortable, and we will not let them down.

A terradora hiking boot and a prosthetic foot standing in grass

Marker No. 4: Do The Right Thing

We believe in being there for others in their time of need. That talk is cheap. We like to take action.

Disaster relief worker with hard hat receiving direction at a flooding site

Marker No. 5: Create With Conscience

We're changing the way shoes are made to reduce our impact on the planet.

A man wearing safety glasses using machinery to mold a shoe
group of five kids wearing jeans, various keen boots, contstructions hats and high visisbility vests sitting on construction site bench
group of five kids wearing jeans, various keen boots, contstructions hats and high visisbility vests sitting on construction site bench

We Make Shoes To Make A Difference

We're reducing the impact our shoes have on the planet and making the outside and the trades more accessible for all. We call it the "KEEN Effect."

See Our Impact

This Is How We Consciously Create

Learn More
A person's hands using laces to build a shoe on a craft table with scissors and a ruler
Consciously Created
various empty bottles and cans in a large pile
Harvest Materials

WHAT WERE YOUR SHOES BEFORE THEY WERE SHOES?
We like using materials with past lives.
lady sitting on material scraps in warehouse full of materials
Source Ethically

DID YOUR BOOTS WASTE WATER? Supply chains should supply better quality & quality of life.
brown sewage water pouring ouf of a pipe over orange brick
Detox the Planet

DO YOUR SHOES HAVE FOREVER CHEMICALS?
Not if they’re KEEN shoes.
Man wearing safety googles molding a shoe using machinery
Make to Keep

CAN YOUR SHOES STAND THE TEST OF TIME?
Longevity never goes out of fashion.

Our Mission In Action

Keen employes posing for a group photo holding up trash collectors and wearing tie-dye
Wild Diversity staff on a recent kayak trip
Be You. Be Wild. Be an Ally.
Trash picked up at a neighborhood clean-up
Cleanups Are Beautiful
PFAS free Shoe being tested in water
‘Forever Chemical’ Free!