American clothing company PVH Corp., through its foundation, has committed $1 million towards COVID-19 relief efforts.
Part of the million-dollar pledge of the global apparel firm, whose brands include, among others, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and Van Heusen, is a $100,000 donation to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund created by the UN Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, benefitting the World Health Organization and other partners.
“We will make additional contributions to organizations that are addressing the needs of our global supply chain workforce, as well as resiliency grants to local partners and community foundations addressing the needs of our communities seeing some of the biggest impacts,” PVH said in a statement.
According to the multi-billion dollar company, it has started shipping over two million sets of personal protective equipment that include isolation gowns, masks, and face shields to the Montefiore Health System in New York.
In addition to its $1-million commitment, PVH had also made a 2 million RMB (≈ $275,000 USD) contribution to the Chinese Society of the Red Cross as well as a $50,000 contribution to A Common Thread, the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund initiative to provide support for those in the American fashion community who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.