It was launched in February 2021, thanks to the support of Rude Records and the precious collaboration of Rahul Devalya, our local project supervisor. He was strongly driven by the desire to help out children in his neighbourhood. The project offers a complete education support and tutoring program, intending to help reinforce the Indian school system, which is often overloaded and characterized by an excessively high dropout rate.

In July 2022 Rude Records started a partnership with Green Future Project, a platform that makes companies able to track, trace and visualize their impact in real-time. Every month, Rude donates part of its income to fund some of the projects led by GFP, aimed at the restoration and preservation of green areas and to the compensation for the company’s emissions and employees' footprint.

The widget on our website will be updated every month to ensure a constant provision of Rude’s climate impact. Through the widget, Rude supporters and customers have the chance to see what projects we are currently contributing to and where in the world they’re based.

In 2021, we started a collaboration with Cooperativa Articolo3, a social enterprise engaged in developing and managing alternative activities with young inmates within the Bollate detention center. Bollate is considered one of the most advanced detention centers in Europe, as it’s focused on attempting to recover each inmate by offering alternative measures to brutal detention. 

Rude has spent a whole day in Bollate, helping the young inmates painting a section’s wall with images of bands and solo singers that made the history of music, such as The Beatles, Elvis, The Queens and others. After finishing the work, the Rude team had lunch with the inmates outdoors. This was a special day for Rude and for the guests of Bollate, as it made us all realize once more how important it is to offer people a second chance!

 Merch for Good is a collection of exclusive t-shirts designed by some of the world's biggest artists & musicians. 100% of profits from each sale directly supports young adults living with and beyond cancer. It's a unique fundraising initiative masterminded by the small team at Trekstock 

On the occasion of 2023 World Cancer Day some of Rude Records’ artists (Have Mercy, A Will Away, The Dangerous Summer, Puppy, American Hi-Fi) donated one unique t-shirt design to Merch for Good to help and support young adults with cancer through Trekstock. For more info on how we can support you or a loved one, or to get involved with Trekstock, check out www.trekstock.com.