Nest’s 2023 Impact Report is a powerful testament to what’s possible when we work together.
As you page through the report, which offers a look back at the last year and provides a roadmap for our way forward, we hope you will be inspired by the impact Nest, alongside our partners, is making in the US and globally. Together, we are crafting a better world where artisans and makers have the information, resources, and opportunities they need to thrive.
Read the ReportExtreme weather events and ongoing climate-related stresses pose unique challenges for business protection, especially for small, home-based operations.
As we face more frequent and costly climate disasters, Nest wants to empower creative entrepreneurs with the resources needed to protect their businesses. That is why we have partnered with the Environmental Defense Fund to produce Responding to Climate Disasters: A Disaster Recovery Guidebook and Building Climate Resilience: A Disaster Preparedness Guidebook for US makers.
Get the GuidesAdvancing gender equity and economic inclusion through craft.
Learn more about the ways Nest is supporting women by bringing radical transparency and economic opportunity to the handcraft sector.
Learn MoreNest has been a leading advocate for the handcraft sector for more than 15 years.
We believe that craft—a fundamental source of employment for women around the world—holds the power to educate children, feed families, build communities, and unite cultures.
KEEP READINGNest launches a set of industry tools for ethical compliance outside of traditional factories.
The future of work in a post-Covid world will include home-based production in ways we never thought possible. As we navigate safe, sustainable production models outside of central factories Nest is providing a range of free compliance tools to our industry partners.
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What We Stand For
1 Advancing Gender Equity By Celebrating Women’s Work
Craft-based work is a fundamental source of employment for women globally - providing a source of livelihood to hundreds of millions of women who work from home. Nest works to make female handworkers visible as a crucial part of global supply chains, all while advancing their access to social and economic opportunity.
2 Driving Diversity & Inclusion in the Makers Movement
Nest is committed to building a more vibrant and inclusive makers movement by providing maker entrepreneurs who often face barriers to accessing the support they need with the resources and market access opportunities they need to thrive.
3 Expanding Economic Opportunity through Craft
Handworkers contribute over $718BN in value to our global GDP. Yet the implementation of their social economic protections can often be the exception rather than the norm. We believe that when brands, philanthropy and artisan businesses come together, we can harness the massive potential of craft to drive economic opportunity for workers everywhere.