1. KEEN Footwear launched Hybrid.Care in 2008 to partner with charities and help turn ideals into actions through volunteerism and outdoor participation.
2. After a 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, KEEN shifted from a "small business" to a "business with conscience" by reallocating its entire advertising budget to disaster relief, setting the foundation for Hybrid.Care.
3. Hybrid.Care provides cash grants, product donations, employee volunteering, disaster relief, and event space to support partners working on social and environmental causes at the local, national, and international levels.