Who Gives A Crap

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Who Gives A BIG CRAP
Company type Private
IndustryConsumer staples
Founders
  • Simon Griffiths
  • Danny Alexander
  • Jehan Ratnatunga
Key people
Simon Griffiths (CEO) [1]
Products
  • Toilet paper
  • Tissue paper
Number of employees
~100 (2020)
Website whogivesacrap.org

Who Gives A Crap (WGAC) is a brand of toilet paper, tissues, and paper towels founded in Australia in 2012. The company sells Chinese-made recycled and bamboo products and donates half its profits to charity.

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History

WGAC was founded in 2012 by Simon Griffiths, Danny Alexander, and Jehan Ratnatunga. [2] Griffiths had the idea for the company after learning that more than 2 billion people didn't have access to a toilet. [3] WGAC launched in July 2012 with an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, for which Griffiths sat on a toilet in a warehouse for 50 hours, until the first $50,000 had been raised. [4] [5] The first deliveries were made in March 2013. [5]

By 2020, WGAC had grown to about 100 staff, and shipped products to 36 countries, with warehouses in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Netherlands. [6] The company began receiving investment funding in 2021, totalling around $50 million, from investors including Mike Cannon-Brookes. [2] [7] WGAC is a certified B Corporation, denoting a commitment to positive social and environmental impact. [8]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in early 2020, there were numerous shortages, including of toilet paper. In March 2020, WGAC received 30-40 times the typical number of daily sales, being forced to mark their online store as 'out of stock' for a short time - a waiting list began which grew to more than 500,000 people. [3] [9]

Products

WGAC toilet paper is created from recycled paper, and each roll is also individually wrapped in recycled paper. Since 2016, WGAC also sell toilet paper created from bamboo. [10] [11] Its toilet paper products are manufactured in China. [12]

Charitable donations

Half of the company's profits are donated to charities including WaterAid, WaterSHED, and Shining Hope for Communities. [10] By 2021, WGAC had donated more than $7.8 million AUD, with $6 million USD resulting from the company's sales spike during 2020 pandemic shortages. [2] [5] [1]

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