Etsy’s Economic Impact Goals

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We have developed an impact strategy that reflects the positive economic, social, and environmental impact we want to have on the world while advancing and complementing our business strategy. Since announcing our impact strategy in 2017, we have updated some of our goals to be more specific, measurable and time bound. We expect to continue to evolve our impact strategy in the future as our impact work matures. Our economic impact goal is to:

Make creative entrepreneurship a path to economic security and personal empowerment

To advance this goal, we’ve set three sub-goals. They are:

1. Double U.S. Etsy sellers’ economic output by 2023
2. Invest in social programs that foster economic security and personal empowerment for our stakeholders
3. Advance public policies that increase economic security and reduce administrative burdens for creative entrepreneurs

We’ll continue to keep our stakeholders informed on our progress, challenges, and learnings through this section of our Impact blog.

We’re looking forward to continuing the conversation!