Skechers Honored With the Icon Award for Social Impact at the Footwear News Achievement Awards

Skechers ambassadors Martha Stewart and Brooke Burke joined Skechers COO David Weinberg at the Footwear News Achievement Awards (FNAAs) 2024. Skechers was honored with FNAA's Icon for Social Impact Award for its decades of global humanitarian support for children, families and animals in need. Martha Stewart also received the FNAA's Icon Award at the event. Photo Credit: Getty Images for Footwear News @footwearnews | #FNAA
“The FNAA’s Social Impact award was born out of the idea that a great brand cannot be judged solely by the success of its business, but the impact it also leaves on future generations,” said Michael Atmore, Editorial Director of Footwear News and Chief Brand Officer for Fairchild Fashion Media. “Skechers has been so respected in the footwear industry for its business prowess but we we’re heartened to see how the Company has turned that strength into a meaningful series of initiatives that drives real change and delivers meaningful help to others in need.”
“Though we have given back since our early days, we came together as a company to aid Hurricane Katrina families in 2005, and help children with special needs in our community,” said Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers and co-founder of the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk. “Establishing the Skechers Friendship Walk and the Skechers Foundation set us on a road of making a long-lasting impact—from our upcoming Friendship Campus for young adults with special needs, to providing ongoing support in places like
Skechers’ many philanthropic initiatives include:
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Establishment of the Skechers Foundation in 2010, which regularly supports non-profit organizations nationwide and has contributed millions of dollars in monetary donations and supplies to families affected by disasters including Hurricanes Katrina and Maria, Oklahoma’s Moore tornado,
Haiti earthquakes, theUkraine crisis and fires inCalifornia ,Maui andChile ; -
founding the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk in 2009, which in 16 years has raised
to change the lives of children with special needs, students and educators at public schools and funds the national Skechers National Scholarship Program, awarding more than$28 million to talented students for college;$1.1 million - contributing to the future Friendship Campus in Redondo Beach—a world-class 3.25-acre center with a planned opening in early 2026 that will be the first of its kind to provide vocational training and job placement for young adults with special needs, giving them the tools to find lifelong passion and purpose;
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launching the BOBS from Skechers philanthropic footwear collection whose sales have helped the Company donate 16 million pairs of new shoes to children in need and more than
to animal welfare organizations, funds that have helped save and support 2.2 million animals;$12 million -
offering the Our Planet Matters collection and donating
to the Nature Conservancy to support the organization’s global conservation efforts; and$800,000 -
supporting numerous causes in
Los Angeles , including raising over through the Harrison Greenberg Foundation to rebuild Manhattan Beach’s Roundhouse Aquarium and Teaching Center.$4 million
“We’ve seen firsthand how giving back can grow into a global movement,” added Skechers Chief Operating Officer David Weinberg, who received the award on behalf of the Company. “More Skechers employees than ever volunteer for our annual walk in
Held last night at Cipriani South Street in
About Skechers Foundation
Established in 2010 to help children in need, the Skechers Foundation is dedicated to strengthening communities to ensure the health, success and well-being of youth worldwide. We invest in a global network of charitable organizations dedicated to embracing individuals with diverse abilities, improving education, empowering disadvantaged families and providing humanitarian, disaster and economic relief. By supporting millions through our products and services, we aspire to make a valiant effort in creating stronger, self-sufficient individuals for future generations.
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About BOBS® from Skechers®
BOBS from Skechers’ charitable collection of shoes, apparel and accessories have improved animals’ lives: over the past nine years, Skechers has contributed more than
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