At eBay, we think about sustainability a bit differently. From promoting the use of products that already exist to paying without a paper check, all of our businesses empower people to do more with less.  We are committed to extending this positive impact through the vibrant, sustainable commerce experiences described here.

  • eBay Foundation GIVE Team and Shine A Light organization tap ways to improve the lives of street children in Latin America.

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  • WorldofGood.com brings fair trade outlet to customers around the globe.

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  • Through eBay Giving Works, the Blind Center of Nevada proves that you don’t need sight to realize a vision.

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  • MicroPlace and PayPal show how even small investments can bring big payoffs.

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Fast Facts

  • Little acts of reuse - big impact

    The sales of used laptop computers on eBay in 2007 reduced 69,000 tons of greenhouse gases, the equivalent of saving 467 acres of forest.

  • $165 million for charity

    The eBay community has raised more than $165 million for charity to date and more than 18,000 nonprofit organizations benefit from the generosity of the eBay community each year.

  • Purses for the planet

    In the last three years, buying pre-owned handbags on eBay had the same effect as planting more than two million trees.

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