Trusted brands using certified ethical and sustainable business practices.
Stirling & Truffles offers durable accessories made from sustainably sourced materials to help reduce single-use plastic waste. They supply copper water bottles, create bottle carriers, sunglass cases, wallets, dog collars and leads, bicycle bags, and other bespoke products from vegetable-tanned Australian leather, and produce natural leather conditioner from their own beeswax. Tags are printed with vegetable-based inks on recycled card. Products are packed in reusable cloth bags and shipped in home compostable mailers. Stirling & Truffles also provides sustainability consulting for businesses, events, and community groups. They raise awareness about the importance of minimizing single-use plastic, advocate for legislative change, and contribute to community fundraisers. Stirling & Truffles is a member of Queensland Social Enterprise Council (QSEC).
St. Munchin’s Community Centre promotes community development in Limerick by responding to local needs, providing an accessible hub for local service providers, and addressing isolation and social exclusion among older residents. They operate a wide range of social enterprises and community services including a community cafe, a salon, a flower shop, a maternity clinic, a Meals on Wheels service, a senior club, community education classes, and a sports and social hub. Their community employment scheme provides temporary work placements for long-term unemployed individuals and those from disadvantaged groups. Their Ballynanty garden allotments produce food, foster community interaction, support physical and mental well-being, and promote biodiversity. St. Munchin's Community Centre is a not-for-profit organization and reinvests all surplus towards their mission.
Stone Soup Consulting helps optimize organizations and initiatives through collective processes of strategy creation and implementation, so that they achieve their greatest possible impact. Their consultancy services focus on organizational development, sustainability strategy, social impact measurement and evaluation, strategic planning, fundraising and financial sustainability, communication strategy, venture philanthropy and impact investment, strategic alliances, social business models and plans, human resources management, project and organization selection processes, scaling-up, training, and research. Stone Soup Academy offers comprehensive training programs for leaders and managers of impact-driven organisations, civil society groups, businesses, social enterprises, and funders. Stone Soup minimizes their environmental impact by working remotely and guiding team members on best practices related to business travel, paper use, energy consumption, and waste management. They are a certified B Corporation and a member of Impact Hub Lisbon.
Stop Child Cruelty Trust campaigns to end violence against children in Sri Lanka with a focus on ending corporal punishment in all schools. They work in partnership to raise public awareness, conduct teacher training, provide legal aid and child protection services, and advocate for policy change. Stop Child Cruelty obtained a Supreme Court verdict to abolish corporal punishment against children in 2021 and is spearheading legal reforms. They are a founding member of Sri Lanka's Child Protection Alliance (CPA) and a member of End Corporal Punishment and the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children. Stop Child Cruelty is a not-for-profit charitable trust.
Store 1965 makes it easier for people in Sri Lanka to reduce their plastic packaging waste and transition to sustainable lifestyles. They deliver products at wholesale rates in reusable natural fiber bags and glass jars. Customers invest in Store 1965 packaging with their first purchase, and after that, they pay for the product only. Over the long term, prices are lower than conventional supermarkets and grocery stores. Initial products include legumes like chickpea, mung, split pea, and white cowpea, soya meat, and unrefined natural sweeteners like coconut palm syrup. Store 1965 prioritizes local, sustainable products whenever they are available.
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.
StoryKasa enables families, schools, and communities to listen to stories for good and create their own. Their audio storytelling platform includes stories from around the world in multiple languages and works on any device. It was designed to promote literacy and language development, fuel creativity and imagination, and deepen social connectedness and empathy across generations and cultures. StoryKasa provides a free tier for low-income groups and is committed to using stories to support underserved populations and communities in need. They are adding scrolling text transcripts in different languages to support new readers and language learners. StoryKasa is registered as a California Benefit Corporation. They are a member of Social Enterprise Alliance and participate in Technologists for the Public Good, LA Tech4Good, The Learning Agency, Institute for Healthcare Advancement, and Statistics Without Borders.
Storyteller was started to bring together passionate travelers and inspire people to travel and do good. They offer ethically sourced travel accessories and branded clothing and donate 10 percent of each purchase to support educational programs in less privileged communities. Their unique Flagmate is a keyring that holds Storyteller Flags for over 100 countries, Challengemaker Flags for goals and achievements, and Changemaker Flags for causes. The flags are handpainted and can be engraved to commemorate specific experiences. Storyteller partners with manufacturers in the United Kingdom that are committed to responsible practices. They use recycled metal and organic cotton, and they are working on new designs and materials to further reduce their impact. Storyteller supports Barefoot College, Room to Read, UNICEF, and other education projects, donates school kits, and volunteers around the world. They are part of UNICEF Next Generation, Awesome BHX, Ark, and the Social Entrepreneur Index.
Strategic Business Consulting works for a fairer, greener and more social world. They specialize in organic, fair trade, and sustainability training, event moderation, market access support, business consulting, and international project management with a particular focus on serving marginalized rural producers. Strategic Business Consulting has helped develop green innovation centers, regional fair trade organizations, supply chains for natural cosmetics and organic food, and an online platform and information network for organic raw materials. They donate to international and local organisations working for people and the environment including Oxfam, Greenpeace, WorldVision, and Medicines Sans Frontières.
Strategy Made Simple helps social businesses operate sustainably and expand their impact through value creation, responsible growth, and confident marketing. They offer social enterprise coaching, consulting, workshops, content production, and opportunities for social connection. Strategy Made Simple accounts for all carbon emissions used in their operations and offsets double through annual donations to Stand for Trees. This accounting includes the average energy cost for site visits and content consumption. They are a member of the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet).
Stray Cat Studio is a pottery studio focused on art, beauty, community, and economic revival in a small depressed steel town. They have contributed to public art projects, improvement of local spaces, and revitalization initiatives, and they are currently working with the city to build a cultural life and arts center in the downtown core, which will be the first commercial green building in the county. Their studio and handmade market serves as a community gathering space and offers handmade pottery and other local goods, take-home clay kits, classes, kiln and equipment rental, and studio memberships. They partner with local organizations to provide programs for disadvantaged kids and people with special needs. If a group is not able to access the studio, they visit them through a program they call Mud-on-the-Move. Stray Cat Studio promotes handmade local pottery as a beautiful, environmentally responsible alternative to plastic housewares and imported goods. Even their supplies are local. The clay they use and sell comes from 30 miles away. Stray Cat Studio prioritizes upcycled and recycled materials and ships online orders in environmentally responsible packaging.
Strázsa Tanya is a guesthouse and farm in the heart of the Kiskunság region that provides vocational training and employment opportunities for local people with developmental disabilities. They host workshops and events and offer accommodation, a petting zoo, an award-winning playground, bowling, volleyball, a riding track, outdoor pool, jacuzzi, sauna, salt room, and solarium. Their ParaPark playground, dining area, and multiple rooms are barrier free and discounts are available for people with disabilities. Strázsa Tanya trains and employees people with disabilities in the guesthouse and in a workshop that produces handwoven rugs, mats, and other housewares. They are part of Társadalmi Vállalkozás Koalíció, the Hungarian Social Enterprise Coalition. Strázsa Tanya is registered as a public benefit social cooperative and reinvests all profits towards their social purpose.
STREAT is a food system social enterprise dedicated to helping young people and the planet. Their Melbourne cafes, coffee roastery, bakery, kitchen, catering service, and garden provide homeless and disadvantaged young people with life skills, training, work experience, pathways to long-term employment, and a sense of connection, safety and belonging. STREAT's food is handmade fresh daily with no additives or preservatives. They prioritize local suppliers and sustainably sourced ingredients, minimize waste, use renewable energy, maintain a worm farm, and produce compost for their own garden. STREAT is part of Moving Feast, a long-term collaborative project to build a fairer, healthier and more regenerative food system for Victoria. Through Moving Feast, they are expanding into new training and employment pathways for young people with a focus on urban farming and other green jobs. STREAT is a Social Traders Certified Social Enterprise. They are registered as a not-for-profit organization and reinvest all surplus towards their mission.
Strength & Stem uses floristry to train and support women who have survived human trafficking on their journey to independence and freedom. Their training programs give participants the opportunity to be creative, find community, experience the therapeutic benefits of working with flowers, and learn core floristry skills like vase arrangements, wreaths, garlands, flower crowns, and hand-tied bouquets. They also provide mentorship, secondary skills training, and work experience. Strength & Stem prioritizes natural, locally grown flowers and avoids single use plastic and floral foam. They generate revenue by offering public classes, workshops, and do-it-yourself kits. All profits are used to support more training programs for female trafficking survivors.
Strictly ShanAnn specializes in healthy and sustainably sourced street food. They aim to help people transition to a plant-based diet to improve their health and benefit the environment. They use seasonal ingredients purchased directly from Sri Lankan farmers to prepare popular dishes like Jamaican jackfruit burgers and curry fries.
Stripy Lightbulb educates professionals who care for people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). They offer accredited continuing professional development (CDP) training for employers, educators, and healthcare professionals to reduce the stigma surrounding this life-altering neurological disease, improve knowledge, understanding, and awareness, and enhance the care that patients receive. Stripy Lightbulb donates 50 percent of their surplus to ME/CFS research. They are a registered Community Interest Company (CIC) and a member of Social Enterprise UK.
Stroodles pasta straws provide an easy zero waste alternative to single-use plastic straws and soggy paper straws. They were designed to be flavorless, smooth, strong, and fully compostable. Stroodles partners with Work for Good to share profits and support mission-aligned charities working on ocean pollution and environmental conservation. They use their platform to raise awareness, inspire action, and help create a movement around sustainable choices and eliminating single use plastic waste.
Students’ Association - Department of Social Statistics (SADSS) provides opportunities for undergraduate students at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura to develop their skills and engage in socially responsible and environmentally sustainable projects. Students participate in outbound training and field surveys, gain exposure to real-world work, and raise funds to enhance educational resources for rural schools.
Studio AMA demonstrates that fashion can minimize environmental impact and contribute to society through textile waste management, circular design, socially responsible production, and short, transparent value chains. They create unique upcycled clothing and accessories in Belgium using textile waste from local industries including mattress covers, towels, men's shirts, sunshade material, and surplus Belgian linen. Each piece is produced in partnership with local sheltered workshops that provide paid work for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. Studio AMA is committed to gender inclusive and body positive designs. Their "Well Dressed" platform raises awareness about sustainable fashion and encourages people to make a positive impact by wearing clothes that match their values.
StudioFV offers media production services to organizations and businesses throughout Scotland, creates opportunities for people facing barriers to work, and combats social isolation. Services include videography, photography, digital design, and screen and sound system hire. StudioFV also provides media training and project assistant opportunities to help people develop skills and experience. They offer competitive rates so that purpose-driven initiatives are able to access professional media services and showcase their work. StudioFV is part of Social Enterprise Scotland, Generations Working Together, Creative Renfrewshire Network, Engage Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire Community Wellbeing Network. They reinvest all proceeds towards their mission.