Since its creation, Maison L’Occitane en Provence has been supporting initiatives to help others and protect the environment. Since 2006, the Maison’s philanthropy has been focusing on Caring for Sight, Respecting Biodiversity and Empowering Women. To do so, it is adopting a dual philanthropy approach, acting through both its endowment Fund (the L'Occitane en Provence Fund), committing to long-term projects worldwide, and its subsidiaries, supporting non-profits at a local level, in their territories.

Maison L'Occitane en Provence cares for sight by funding projects providing eye care services to the most vulnerable populations around the world. It protects biodiversity by supporting reforestation, agroforestry and endangered species preservation projects taking place in particularly threatened areas worldwide. Finally, the Maison works to empower women and promote their independence by financing projects enhancing girls’ access to education and delivering professional training and opportunities to women.

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Supported projects in 2025-2026

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L'OCCITANE Foundation's origins

L’OCCITANE founder Olivier Baussan has always been passionate about the relationship between man and nature, as well as about know-how and traditions. As a result, since its creation in 1976, L’OCCITANE has been committed to protecting nature and the people who surround it. This commitment has taken tangible form: adding braille to most L’OCCITANE product packaging to make it accessible to those with a visual impairment, developing long-term and fair partnerships with female shea butter producers in Burkina Faso, and protecting iconic Provence species such as lavender and almond trees. Because of this belief, the L’OCCITANE Foundation was created in 2006 and the former has guided its work ever since.

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“Solidarity is a L’OCCITANE cornerstone. The Foundation is particularly dear to me: I feel happy and proud to be involved with a company that has had strong values right from the beginning, and to make them my own.”

Reinold Geiger, Foundation President and L’OCCITANE CEO

Reinold Geiger

“This Foundation has sprung forth from L'OCCITANE’s soul, simply bringing out what is on the inside. The L’OCCITANE Foundation’s role is to channel this internal drive to create a real sense of coherence between the L’OCCITANE story and the Foundation's activities.”

Olivier Baussan, Foundation Vice President and L’OCCITANE Founder

Olivier Baussan