More Than Just Great Hair: How Your Green Fee Helps Feed Kiwi Families

At Bravado, our commitment to sustainability goes far beyond the salon chair. Every time you visit us, your $3 Green Fee is making a real, tangible difference in communities across Aotearoa. And we wanted to share a heartwarming example of exactly how that happens.

Our sustainability partner, Sustainable Salons, recently visited the incredible team at KiwiHarvest in Auckland—a food rescue charity on a mission to reduce food waste and feed those in need. And what they saw was nothing short of inspiring.

Every day, KiwiHarvest rescues perfectly good food that would otherwise go to waste and redirects it to over 220 charities and community groups across the country. These meals are lifelines for thousands of families, especially when 1 in 4 Kiwi kids live in homes where food runs out regularly. The need is real. The mahi is massive. And it’s working thanks to the support of partners like Sustainable Salons.

Here’s where you come in.

When you choose Bravado, your Green Fee contributes to Sustainable Salons’ programs like recycling salon materials (think foil, paper, metals and even hair) and using the proceeds to support food rescue organisations like KiwiHarvest. In other words, your salon visit is helping to fill plates as well as pamper minds.

Right now, KiwiHarvest has launched the Fill the Hunger Hole appeal—a nationwide fundraiser to ensure they can continue getting meals to the people who need them most.

So next time you're relaxing in our chair, know this: you're not just investing in healthy, beautiful hair, you're supporting a kinder, more sustainable future for Aotearoa.

If you’d like to take your impact even further, you can donate directly to KiwiHarvest here.

Because looking good and doing good? That’s what Bravado is all about.