Savers Value Village Reported Annual Sustainability Figures
Operators can track how the company scaled its circular reuse model and nonprofit partnership funding in 2025.
Updated on Oct. 9, 2026 in Philanthropy
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Savers Value Village released its fifth annual Impact and Sustainability Report, documenting its operational progress in the secondhand retail sector. The data covers the company's fiscal performance regarding waste diversion, nonprofit contributions, and customer purchase volumes throughout 2025.
Why it matters
The report provides a window into the scale of large-format thrift operations and the viability of a reuse model that integrates long-term nonprofit partnerships. For operators, these figures illustrate how environmental and social governance reporting is becoming a standard measurement for supply chain and community impact.
Savers Value Village diverted 3.6 billion pounds of goods from landfills from 2021 through 2025, while customers purchased 315 million items in 2025. The company maintained nonprofit partnerships averaging 20 years in duration.
The players
Savers Value Village
A large-scale, for-profit retailer of secondhand clothing and household goods with operations in the United States and Canada.
The details
The company operates by processing high volumes of secondhand goods through its retail stores and providing funding to nonprofit partners based on these acquisitions. In 2025, the firm implemented 464,000 hours of team member training to manage these workflows. Additionally, the company secured independent limited assurance for its 2025 Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, documenting the operational efficiency of its supply chain.
Timeline
October 8, 2026: The company released its annual impact report.
2025: The company processed 1.1 billion pounds of secondhand goods.
2021-2025: The company diverted 3.6 billion pounds of goods from landfills.
Market Landscape
This report follows the industry trend of large retailers adopting formalized ESG reporting to quantify the impact of circular economy business models. It highlights how thrift operators are increasingly using standardized sustainability data to justify their scale and nonprofit collaborative structures.
Operators in the retail and resale sectors should monitor how Savers Value Village benchmarks its environmental performance against its 20-year nonprofit partnership model. Reviewing these metrics can help businesses identify how to measure their own supply chain diversion and community contribution data.
The takeaway
The report underscores the operational importance of tracking long-term partner impact alongside waste reduction figures. Business owners should consider auditing their own ESG-related metrics to better communicate the scale and efficacy of their social and environmental programs to stakeholders.
Further reading
For more on how companies manage social and environmental initiatives, see Philanthropy.
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