Trusted brands using certified ethical and sustainable business practices.
Sinha specializes in affordable, environmentally responsible machinery for small-scale farmers. They produce custom dehydrators for food storage and value addition and digital incubators for hatching eggs. The dehydrators can be used with a plugin solar unit or powered by biomass like sawdust or paddy husks. Sinha also sells free range eggs and has their own hatchery facility for free range chicks. Chicks are provided at low rates to low-income families so they can improve their livelihoods and start producing free range eggs at home. Sinha recycles their own paper waste into packaging materials.
Sinharaja Herbs specializes in handmade natural soaps and shampoo bars made from local ingredients like coconut oil, turmeric, neem, aloe vera, cucumber, and lime. They use biodegradable packaging material and are committed to plastic free operations. Based on tests by ITI Sri Lanka, Sinharaja Herbs soaps have a total fatty matter (TFM) of over 80 percent, which is among the highest in the country. High TFM is an indicator of purity and quality.
Sinn&Gewinn Hotels operates hotels and women's guesthouses in Zurich and Lausanne, provides vocational training and work integration for women with disabilities, and offers employment and temporary housing for women in need. The hotels are centrally located and include breakfast made from regional ingredients. Alma Hotel has a unique women's wellness area that is open to external guests. Sinn&Gewinn Hotels offers apprenticeships and training programs specifically tailored to young women with special needs. They also provide trial placements, internships, employment opportunities, and emergency shelter for vulnerable women entering the mainstream job market, including formerly undocumented women immigrants and women who want to leave prostitution. Sinn&Gewinn Hotels separates and recycles waste, prioritizes local and sustainable products and supplies, and maintains long-term relationships with suppliers and partners. They participate in Swisstainable and the SENS ecosystem.
Sintra Naturals offers plastic-free, vegan body care, cleaning products, stationery, and accessories with a focus on wellness and contributing to a sustainable, circular economy. They use quality, natural ingredients to produce cold-pressed soaps, body butters, creams, balms, masks, scrubs, oils, serums, deodorants, shampoo and conditioner bars, mineral sunscreens, pet care, aromatherapy room sprays, and dish wash. They also offer tree-free stationery, upcycled bags, and zero waste gift sets. Sintra Naturals maintains small margins to make natural, vegan, zero waste products more accessible and affordable. They donate to Surfers Against Sewage and reinvest all profits towards their mission.
Sion Surf is a surf shop and cafe in southern Sri Lanka. They offer local coffee, tea, juices, juices, smoothies, freshly made baguettes, croissants, and other baked goods, and vegan options. Sion Surf provides free filtered water and does not use plastic straws or bottles. They segregate and recycle their waste and sustainably source supplies from other Good Market community members.
Sip Sayura is an initiative by Faculty of Applied Sciences students at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Each year, the students raise funds by organizing a cultural show called Sisi Arundathee and running a pop-up drink stall called Japura Fruiteez. The Japura Fruiteez stall focuses on healthy options that increase fruit consumption. The funds are used to build fully equipped computer labs for rural schools.
Siri-Lak Govipala is a 25-acre farm in Chilaw that produces coconuts using natural fertilizer and organic techniques. They offer pure expeller-pressed coconut oil, fresh coconuts, and king coconuts. The farm was initially developed for family consumption. They now hope to make clean, healthy, and environmentally responsible products more accessible to local consumers. Siri-Lak Govipala avoids plastic and collects and sterilizes glass bottles for reuse.
Sirohi is a brand developed by Skilled Samaritan Foundation to create functional sustainable lifestyle products, provide income opportunities for women from marginalized communities, and contribute to a circular economy. They started by leveraging the existing skills of women in the Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, an area known for early marriage and high crime rates, connecting them with designers and buyers from around the world, and helping them achieve financial independence. Sirohi combines traditional Indian weaves with contemporary design to create unique handmade bags, accessories, furniture, and housewares from natural cotton and jute fiber, salvaged textile waste, and recycled plastic waste. For each handmade product, they calculate the number of hours the artisan spent weaving, the amount of waste material that was upcycled, and the carbon emissions saved. Sirohi is part of the Nest Guild, Female Foundry, Nudge Incubator Program, and other mission aligned networks.
Sisam, which means "good neighbor" in the Ainu language, started in 1999 with a small fair trade shop in Hyakumanben, Kyoto and has expanded to fair trade stores throughout Kyoto, Kobe, Osaka, and Tokyo, 300 wholesale partners across Japan, and online sales. They aim to build a compassionate society and address environmental problems and social issues such as poverty and child labor by promoting products and services that benefit producers, sellers, buyers, society, and the global environment. Sisam has an internal design team that works with fair trade producer partners around the world to develop unique products for the Japanese market. They specialize in fair trade organic cotton clothing, jewelry, accessories, food, and housewares. Sisam uses their platform to raise awareness about fair trade and the idea that every purchase is a vote for the kind of society you want to live in. Sisam is a guaranteed member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) and is certified as a zero waste apparel store by Zero Waste Japan and a 1,000 year business by SILK.
SisterWorks supports women who are refugees, asylum seekers or migrants to improve their confidence, mental wellbeing, sense of belonging and economic outlook. Their Empowerment Hubs in Richmond, Bendigo, and Dandenong provide safe, friendly, and nurturing spaces, equip the women with the practical skills to adjust to their new life in Australia, and enhance their economic self-sufficiency through employment or entrepreneurship opportunities. When new Sisters join, they go through an initial assessment to determine what types of activities or pathways are best suited based on their knowledge, skill set, and personal interests. To date, they have supported more than 900 women from more than 70 countries. The Sisters' handmade ethical and sustainable products are sold through the SisterWorks Richmond shop, their online store, markets, events, and wholesale partners. Products include artisanal foods, candles, housewares, jewelry, accessories, and more. SisterWorks is a Social Traders Certified Social Enterprise. They are registered as a not-for-profit and reinvest all proceeds to create positive change for women who are migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
Sithuvili Gallery specializes in handmade Sri Lankan wood carvings, masks, paintings, furniture, antiques, and upcycled crafts. They also organize live demonstrations, art tours and unique experiences including batik and mask making workshops.
Sivan Arul Foundation works to transform and empower vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka through childcare, education, livelihood projects, and sustainable development initiatives. They maintain a children's home, hostel, and vegetarian restaurant in Thiruketheeswaram, operate education centers in remote villages, provide university scholarships, and create livelihood opportunities through multiple integrated farms, a food processing factory in Kilinochchi, a bakery in Puthukkudiyiruppu, and revolving loan fund initiatives. Their Palms Together project was started to help disadvantaged women become financially independent and gain life skills and confidence. The women are producing palmyra leaf housewares and handloom cotton sarees, sarongs, and towels. Sivan Arul Foundation prioritizes natural materials, sustainable agriculture practices, and solar energy. They are a not-for-profit organization and reinvest all surplus to expand their programs and support their community.
Six Yards Plus aims to make the saree a regular part of every Indian women's wardrobe by breaking free from the idea that the saree should be limited to certain occasions, drapes, or ages. They feature handwoven natural cotton, linen, and silk sarees from across 20 states in India and help create new market opportunities for traditional artisans. Before starting Six Yards Plus, the founder spent 16 years in the development sector working with women's self-help groups and helping them take their products online. Their online store and retail channels in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and New Delhi feature traditional weaves like Godavari, Ikkat, Gamcha, Shibori, Kalamkari, Kota, Maheshwari, Phulla, Ponduru, and Jamdani. Sarees directly support artisanal livelihoods and create zero textile waste. Six Yards Plus offers workshops, events, and bespoke services to help pass the heritage of India's weaves and drapes to the next generation. They are working with industry leaders to source sustainable fibers and support a circular fashion economy. Six Yards Plus is part of Social Venture Partners and Creative Dignity.
Siyaorganic grows dry zone vegetables, ginger, turmeric, passion fruit, banana, lime, orange, guava, soursop, mango, cashew, moringa, and coconut on a small-scale farm in northeastern Sri Lanka. They save their own seeds and produce their own compost and organic inputs from locally available materials. Siyaorganic is verified under a local organic participatory guarantee system (PGS).
Skillseed works with community partners in Singapore and around the world to craft and curate experiential learning journeys, workshops, and walkshops. Their mission is to help 10,000 young people discover purpose and become change-catalysts through their social impact courses. They use a percent of profits to provide subsidies for participants that cannot afford full program costs. Skillseed offers themed learning journeys in Singapore, Cambodia, Thailand, Bali, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Belize, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Sweden. Within Singapore, they organize social innovation bootcamps and customized workshops on topics ranging from empathy and collaboration to asset-based community mapping and design thinking for social impact. Skillseed is a member of the Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE) and A Good Space.
SkinnyTom's Deli offers local coffee, tea, craft sodas and shrubs, artisan breads, baked goods, all-day breakfast, hoppers, sandwiches, and other deli items from their Unawatuna outlet. They are committed to running an open, honest, and responsible business. This includes encouraging staff development through internal and external programs, buying locally whenever possible, sourcing from responsible farmers and suppliers, minimizing and recycling waste, contributing to local charities and community organizations, and supporting other entrepreneurs and small businesses. SkinnyTom's charges extra for takeout and uses these funds to support local environmental cleanups and recycling programs.
Skin Plus produces natural cold process soaps in Sri Lanka as an alternative to imported skincare made with synthetic fragrances and additives. They use organic certified virgin coconut oil, locally distilled essential oils, turmeric, coffee, cocoa, aloe vera, rice bran, lavalu, bael, mango, papaya, and other local ingredients with natural skin benefits. Skin Plus avoids plastic packaging and raises awareness about natural skincare. They use a portion of their proceeds to purchase school supplies for children in need.
Skrap aims to build awareness around "waste," inspire positive climate action, and help businesses and brands adopt sustainable practices and zero waste solutions. Their Zero Waste Office service includes waste audits, customized waste segregation infrastructure, composting and recycling systems, training for food vendors and housekeeping staff, and workshops, campaigns, and communications for employee engagement. Zero Waste Event services include pre-event planning to identify reusable or compostable supplies and environmentally responsible decor, sustainability communications, waste segregation infrastructure and on-site sorting, Trash Talk volunteers and on-ground campaigns, food donations, sustainable disposal, and waste audit reports. Skrap also offers consulting services on office design, food waste, replacing disposables, water consumption, and other sustainability topics and curated workshops that make sustainability inspiring, engaging and actionable. They donate a percent of revenue to waste worker communities.
SLATE + SALT offers a curated collection of handmade accessories and housewares that bring together traditional techniques and modern design, empower artisans, and support the fair trade movement. They specialize in jewelry made from recycled bullet casings and bombshells and textile products made from sustainably sourced alpaca, cashmere, linen, and cotton. SLATE + SALT sources from World Fair Trade Organization members, nonprofits, and small, locally managed groups that ensure fair trade payment and working conditions. They partner with Greenspark to plant a tree for every order. SLATE + SALT is a member of the Social Enterprise Alliance and The Aspen Institute Artisan Alliance.
SLYCAN Trust supports collective local and global action on climate change, sustainable development, animal welfare, gender, and social justice. They engage in research, legal analysis, policy advocacy, awareness creation, capacity building, action campaigns, and networking with like-minded organisations. Their Meatless Monday campaign encourages people to transition to a meatless diet for health, animal welfare, and climate change mitigation. SLYCAN Trust partners with the Climate Action Network, the Nairobi Work Program of the UNFCCC, and the International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE).