Trusted brands using certified ethical and sustainable business practices.
Mannankulam is a 40 acre farm on the east coast of Sri Lanka that focuses on conserving and sharing the agricultural and cultural heritage of the region and providing local employment opportunities. They cultivate heirloom rice varieties using organic methods and plan to offer farm stays and training programs in the future. Mannankulam is verified under a local organic participatory guarantee system (PGS).
Manohari Batik creates hand-dyed batik sari, wrap skirts, sarongs, ponchos, kurtas, dresses, table cloths and wall hangings. They use azo-free dyes and have on-site waste water management systems. Their workshop offers flexible working hours and training opportunities. The goal is to provide job opportunities for traditional artisans and ensure the craft passes to the next generation.
Manos Amigas was founded in 1991 to promote Peruvian artisans and contribute to the development of Peru through fair trade exports and alternative tourism. They specialize in Ayacucho-style ceramics, textile accessories, silver jewelry, hand-carved gourds, and musical instruments. They also offer unique tours, travel experiences, and visits to artisan workshops. Manos Amigas partners with artisans to find new markets for their products, share design trends, and deliver ongoing capacity-building opportunities to ensure all products meet export market criteria. They support artisans' children with higher education and use at least 20 percent of profits for social work. Manos Amigas is a guaranteed member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO).
Manos del Monte upcycles textile waste and creates livelihood opportunities for rural women in the Chaco region of Argentina. They began as a meeting place for knitting and sewing workshops and evolved to offer textile waste services and contract manufacturing of fabric bags, packaging, accessories, and corporate gifts. Manos del Monte provides skills training, long-term work, and sales channels so that the women do not have to migrate to cities and can continue to care for the Gran Chaco forest. They reinvest their surplus to improve the amenities of the workshops and community centers and organize trips, events, and other programs for the women. Manos del Monte works closely with other grassroots organizations in the Gran Chaco region.
Manos del Uruguay was founded in 1968 by five friends to create work for rural women in Uruguay that would provide income, greater independence, and opportunities for personal development, while celebrating and maintaining their traditions and enabling them to stay close to their families and communities. Today, they specialize in Uruguayan wool clothing, accessories, housewares, and yarns for the local market and for international brands and designers like Ralph Lauren, Stella McCartney, and Coach. The wool is sustainably sourced and spun, dyed, knit, and woven by hand. Manos del Uruguay is organized in 12 rural cooperatives and owned by the artisans. A service center in Montevideo coordinates product design, material and equipment supply, technical training, sales, financing, and courses related to production control and cooperative management. Artisans are able to work from their places of origin without having to emigrate to the capital. Manos del Uruguay is a guaranteed member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO).
Good Market is a curated platform that brings together people creating a better world. All of the vendors on the site have been through an application and review process to ensure they meet Good Market standards and are good for people and good for the planet.
Manthra Ayurveda Massage Center focuses on Ayurvedic therapies, holistic healing, and sustainability. They offer Ayurvedic massages at their center in Colombo and through mobile services. Manthra Ayurveda Massage Center uses oils from locally sourced, natural ingredients and supports their community through free wellness workshops and affordable treatments.
Mantra Life Center is a not-for-profit social enterprise that supports health, wellbeing, and quality of life through a holistic mind, body, emotion and spirit approach. The Center offers yoga and mindfulness practice, awareness programs, classes, workshops and after-school programs for children and has a restaurant specializing in natural and healthy food. Mantra Life also sells sustainably sourced spices under the Vita Soul Spice brand.
Mantua Sewing Studio provides local, ethical design and manufacturing services for Australian brands and creates meaningful training and employment pathways for women from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Their unique vocational training and work experience program helps these women reduce social isolation, overcome barriers to employment, build financial independence, and become connected and contributing members of their communities. As a local manufacturing center, Mantua also provides an alternative to the negative social and environmental impacts of off-shore manufacturing and the fast fashion industry. They offer design consultations, pattern making, sampling, grading, and production with low minimum order quantities. Brands are able to produce quality, long-lasting garments with minimal waste and fewer carbon miles. Mantua Sewing Studio is a registered charity under the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and reinvests all profits towards their mission.
Many Happy Returns Jersey maintains a lending library of reusable party supplies and party kits to minimize waste and benefit the local community. They accept donations of preloved supplies and offer them out on loan so new items do not need to be purchased for a one-time event. In addition to reducing the environmental impact of parties, it also reduces the cost of birthday parties for low-income parents. Many Happy Returns offers dishes, cake tins, serveware, displays, games, preloved foil balloons and banners, and other party decorations. Borrowers are encouraged to make a small donation. So far, proceeds have been used to support Acorn, a charity that provides employment support for people with disabilities and long term health issues, Jersey Trees for Life, which plants and maintains trees, and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, which aims to save species from extinction. The initiative emerged from the Journey to Zero Waste Jersey community group. Many Happy Returns Jersey is a member of the Party Kit Network and NABAS The Balloon and Party Professionals Association.
Maraba is a coffee liqueur that supports Rwanda's coffee communities. It emerged from a close collaboration between Gorilla Spirits Co, Moon Roast Coffee, and small-scale specialty coffee producers in northern Rwanda. Moon Roast roasts and grinds the beans at their craft roastery just a few miles from the Gorilla Spirits distillery in Hampshire. Gorilla Spirits cold brews the coffee beans with alcohol in small batches for 72 hours to gently extract the flavors before turning it into the finished liqueur and bottling it in post-consumer recycled glass. Maraba Coffee Liqueur donates 10 percent of the profits from each bottle to Kula Project, which helps eradicate poverty through the development of female entrepreneurs in Rwanda's coffee communities. They run a 15-month business fellowship that provides industry training, business investment, and life and leadership skills, empowering felloss to build profitable businesses, raise healthy families, and send their children to school.
Marcas que Marcan (MQM) harnesses the social potential of individuals and organizations, empowers them as catalysts for change, and fosters positive impacts on both people and the planet. They specialize in brand strategy, conscious marketing and communication, project design and development, workshops, training, consulting, and mentoring for social enterprises and triple-impact businesses. They also work with local partners to help migrants, refugees, and people living in low-income areas improve their businesses through branding and communication tools. MQM is a nonprofit civil association and a member of Red Impacto LATAM.
Marco Polo aims to transform disability housing in Australia through choice and connection, so that all National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants, regardless of their economic status, can access safe, supportive, and suitable housing. The platform matches individuals with disabilities with housemates and housing providers based on shared needs and preferences and helps them find a community where they can thrive. Marco Polo gives NDIS participants control over their living arrangements, enables NDIS housing providers to showcase their services and fill vacancies faster, and helps NDIS support coordinators reduce administrative costs and streamline the housing placement process. The platform levels the playing field for smaller housing providers, which can lead to better pricing and services for participants and improved integration with local communities. Marco Polo reduces the carbon footprint associated with the traditional housing search process, contributes to more efficient resource use, and enables housing providers to promote environmentally responsible practices.
Marea Alta supports purpose-driven businesses in understanding alignment and leveraging ripple effects, enabling them to build resilience and achieve sustainable growth. They offer coaching, consulting, strategy, and design services to help clients improve operations, communications, product quality, and customer service and think holistically about their businesses. Marea Alta donates to International Justice Mission and other nonprofits and is part of WeTheChange, Overflow, and Faith-Driven Entrepreneurship.
Marit Digital helps businesses make smart and sustainable digital choices in alignment with positive societal and environmental impacts for the community. They specialize in website services, productivity solutions, security and compliance, and green and ethical technology. Marit Digital offers fractional digital leadership and retainer services so small businesses can benefit from ongoing digital strategy, technical support, and training without a full-time hire. They focus on women and minority-owned businesses and offer pro bono services to organizations in need. Marit Digital partners with One Tree Planted to plant a tree for every contact submission and introductory appointment. They are a certified B Corporation and a member of 1% for the Planet, WeTheChange, North Carolina Sustainable Business Council, and EarthShare North Carolina.
Marjaan Botanicals creates natural hair and skin care from locally sourced herbs to support a toxin free lifestyle, women's empowerment, and a prosperous Pakistan. They use ingredients from Tibb-e-Nabawi, Ayurveda, and Chinese medicine to produce shampoos, conditioners, hair oils, soaps, scrubs, moisturizers, deodorants, toothpaste, and baby care. All products are vegan and cruelty free. Marjaan Botanicals offers complimentary consultations to support customers with psoriasis, eczema, dandruff, and other skin and hair conditions.
Marjees Botanicals produces cold-process soaps, balms, scrubs, and other skin care products from natural and sustainably sourced ingredients. Their own line includes soaps made with activated charcoal, neem, calendula, turmeric, and other botanical extracts. They also offer custom formulation and contract manufacturing services to other brands.
Maruvan was started to bring back the native forests of the Marwar region and the Thar Desert by developing seed banks of native tree species, a functional nursery, and patches of forest using the Miyawaki method. They also work with local communities and village elders to create water harvesting structures and natural buildings using traditional techniques. Because the local land and ground water are saline, salt gets trapped in cement walls, which makes them weak and causes plaster and paint to peel off. Traditional mud and lime walls are porous, breathable, and long lasting. All of these processes are being documented and will be available on open source platforms and shared through hands-on workshops and training sessions. Maruvan was conceptualized and supported by Afforestt, an organisation dedicated to creating wild, native forest through the Miyawaki method.
MARVIC EuropaVerde focuses on the ecological cultivation and distribution of moringa and other agricultural products from Cuba. Moringa is promoted as a nutrient-dense superfood and source of plant-based protein. MARVIC offers moringa leaves, powder, oil, seeds, tablets, and capsules. Their partner in Cuba maintains fair trade relationships with farmers, creates employment opportunities, and promotes environmentally responsible techniques, including the use of beneficial microorganisms, and biodiversity conservation.
Masaya produces natural loungewear and children's bedroom accessories that preserve India's artistic heritage, create dignified livelihoods for artisans, and empower women. Their clothing, bedding, pillows, and other accessories are made from natural and organic cotton that is hand block printed with responsible dyes, including local plant-based dyes like haldi, madder, and woad. Their packaging is made from compostable materials and printed with water-soluble inks. Masaya works in close partnership with their artisans and with other mission-aligned small businesses. They are developing a take-back program and working towards zero waste practices. Masaya is part of the Brown Living community.