Trusted brands using certified ethical and sustainable business practices.
Sustainable Gardening Services provides environmentally responsible gardening and landscaping services and aims to expand employment opportunities for disadvantaged people in Brisbane. They use electric tools charged with renewable energy for lawn mowing, hedging, and garden maintenance. Their landscaping projects are informed by organic gardening and permaculture principles and incorporate bushfood, native habitat, and butterfly gardens. Sustainable Gardening Services composts green waste, offers discounted prices for working class pensioners, prioritizes local suppliers, and supports local community gardens. They are registered as a not-for-profit organization and reinvest all surplus towards their purpose.
Sustainable Living Sri Lanka provides local language environmental information and helps people transition to sustainable lifestyles. They supply equipment and technical assistance to rural producer groups and support them to develop and market responsible products including handmade seed paper, honey, kithul syrup, traditional coconut oil, brooms and housewares made from natural materials, and organically grown fruits, vegetables, and tea. Sustainable Living Sri Lanka partners with local environmental organization to conduct awareness programs on waste reduction, climate change mitigation, and environmental protection.
Sustainable Mode curates a collection of environmentally responsible, ethically sourced products to support conscious choices and create a ripple effect of positive change for people and the planet. They offer monthly subscription boxes and everyday essentials like natural personal care, home cleaning, kitchen, laundry, and pet products. Sustainable Mode prioritizes reusable and biodegradable zero waste goods and partners with United Kingdom brands that have a shared commitment to sustainability, affordability, and ethical practices. They provide educational resources, inspiring stories, and a supportive community to help people make informed choices. Sustainable Mode works with Eden Reforestation Projects to plant a tree for every order.
Sustainable Run for Development (SURUDEV) promotes inclusive, equitable, and sustainable development initiatives in Cameroon with a focus on transforming environmental and agricultural landscapes to improve livelihoods for underprivileged communities. They promote climate-smart sustainable agriculture, non-timber forest products like honey and medicinal plants, and agripreneurship to ensure food sovereignty, nutritional security, and income security. They also promote biodiversity conservation, waste management, renewable energy, and local climate adaptation through awareness campaigns, community initiatives, research, and advocacy. SURUDEV offers free training and services to communities in need. They are a not-for-profit organization and reinvest all surplus towards their purpose.
Sustainable Weave focuses on reviving Indian handloom products and developing sustainable livelihoods in rural Jaipur to prevent urban migration. They specialize in natural cotton cushion covers, throws, bedding, and towels. They have also developed recycled products using surplus wool yarn. Sustainable Weave is an initiative by United Artisans, an artisan self-help group recognized by the local government. Profits are shared among the group members.
Sustainable Wedding Alliance works with wedding businesses to develop future thinking strategies, make responsible decisions, and work collaboratively to create a more sustainable wedding industry. Their online member directory makes it easier for couples to find sustainable venues, florists, photographers, planners, celebrants, and other wedding service providers and suppliers. Sustainable Wedding Alliance members receive an in-depth assessment of their sustainability practices, a customized action plan, and access to a resource library, training, certification, accreditation, and networking events. Their Carbon Literacy Training for Wedding Professionals course is open to everyone in the wedding industry and is free for members. Sustainable Wedding Alliance runs a scholarship program for businesses from low-income groups and communities that are underrepresented in the industry. They offset business carbon emissions through Ecologi and plant trees in the United Kingdom through Future Forest Company. Sustainable Wedding Alliance is a certified B Corporation.
SustainLabel specializes in environmentally responsible housewares and accessories that empower women and people with disabilities. They offer bags, scarves, baby swaddles, and other textile products made from plant-dyed handloom and block print fabrics, banana fiber, and other locally sourced natural and recycled materials. SustainLabel partners with nonprofit organizations and self-help groups and reinvests a percentage of profits to provide skills training and support economic independence.
Sustie aims to improve purchasing decisions and transform fashion through sustainable storytelling that is simple, honest, and impactful. Their online tool enables fashion brands to calculate and display the carbon footprint of their products and demonstrate climate action for every transaction. Customers are able to directly see the impact of their purchase on people and the planet. Sustie has developed systems for calculating product impact, integrations with all major ecommerce platforms, and partnerships with social and environmental impact organizations like Trefadder, Empower, Eden Reforestation Project, WeForest, and One Tree Planted. They are part of NF&TA and Common Objective.
Sustify aims to revolutionize global supply chain management by educating production workers on topics like occupational health and safety and human rights. Their approach enables global companies to go beyond conventional audits, increase social compliance, and minimize risk in their supply chains. International suppliers are able to provide verifiable training for their entire workforce, not just management, either as a preventative measure or part of a corrective action plan. Sustify's eLearning courses are gamified and can be adapted to different industries, cultures, languages, and literacy levels. Their learning algorithm provides personalized content and ensures each production worker goes through a course at their own pace. Sustify also offers a grievance management system to support continuous improvement and legal compliance. They are part of a sustainable coworking space, Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland (SEND), Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie (GWÖ), and Solidarische Landwirtschaft (SoLaWi) Berlin.
Suwa specializes in healthy, natural foods. They source pink Himalayan rock salt from small mining operations in Pakistan. The pink rock salt contains more trace minerals than common table salt or sea salt. Suwa works with a women's collective to package the salt in specially treated coconut shell containers. Twenty percent of profits are given to the women's group for income generation and community based activities.
Swabha Thantu aims to strengthen the rural economy in Sri Lanka by promoting natural, handcrafted products. They specialize in handmade paper sheets, boxes, bags, and packaging made from invasive plants and agricultural waste materials. Swabha Thantu partners with women's societies in low-income rural areas and assists with training, equipment, and market opportunities. Custom design options are available.
Swahlee offers natural clothing and accessories that create safe, ethical jobs for young women in northeast India who face barriers to employment. They specialize in timeless, versatile wardrobe essentials that preserve traditional crafts and promote a circular textile economy. Swahlee provides meaningful, respected work and pays equitable living wages so team members can care for their families and stop the cycle of poverty and vulnerability. They offer a collaborative, trauma-informed workplace and access to counseling, legal aid, continuing education, and other benefits. Swahlee partners with Seven Sisters Home, a local nonprofit that provides holistic, rehabilitative care for minor girls who have suffered from trafficking and abuse. The goal is to nurture and empower the girls to become resilient and independent women of courage so they can successfully reintegrate into society and, ultimately, become change agents within their community.
Swari Organics aims to benefit communities and the environment in Sri Lanka through sustainable, agrichemical-free farming. They grow fruits, vegetables, spices, tea, coffee, and more in the hills of Haputale. Swari Organics saves seeds, maintains nurseries, and uses natural spring water. Proceeds are used to provide health care and other benefits to workers.
Sweet & Fit develops healthier versions of snacks and desserts from natural, whole food ingredients. They use natural sweeteners like kithul palm syrup, jaggery, and bee honey and source directly from local suppliers whenever possible. Popular products include kithul flour pudding, mocha semolina, mango sago, whole grain cookies, and energy balls. Packaging and displays are made from paper, cardboard, wood, and glass. Biodegradable food waste is composted, and plastic and glass waste from suppliers is reused or recycled. Sweet & Fit aims to create job opportunities for women trying to enter or reenter the workforce. They allocate 5 percent of profits to a local children's home.
S'wheat produces reusable water bottles from sustainably sourced wheat straw and bamboo fiber to help fight plastic pollution and restore the natural environment. Products are shipped in plastic-free packaging, and every purchase funds the planting of a trackable native tree. S'wheat supports tree planting projects that enable locals in deprived areas to earn a consistent income and gain access to healthcare, education, mental health support, and other resources. For co-branding and other wholesale orders, they provide a certificate, a personalized carbon impact report, social media assets, and a QR code that shows where the trees were planted. S'wheat is a member of Social Enterprise UK.
Swiatlo produces colorful handcrafted garments that sustain indigenous craft techniques and support women makers in India. They create small-batch collections of kaftans, dresses, shirts, pants, jackets, and more from Ajarkh blockprint textiles, upcycled sarees, and deadstock fabrics. Swiatlo partners with two all-women stitching units in Delhi. MasterG trains women for highly skilled careers as entrepreneurs or master tailors. Women Fiber to Fashion employs survivors of human trafficking. Swiatlo sells through global boutiques focused on upcycling, slow fashion, and social enterprise.
Sylvan Heritage is a social enterprise founded to provide economic independence to disadvantaged rural women. They celebrate traditional knowledge, techniques, and skills and help producers adapt products to suit modern lifestyles. Sylvan Heritage works with women to produce handmade jewelry and fashion accessories from recycled fabric waste and traditional pickles and chutneys from natural, sustainably sourced ingredients.
Syntrex started as an engineering and building solutions company and has expanded their services to promote sustainable living in Sri Lanka. Syntrex Solar installs photovoltaic systems for homes and businesses and offers loans and payment plans to remove the investment barrier. They help families reduce their monthly electricity bills, lower their carbon footprint, and contribute to the national grid. Syntrex Hydroponics specializes in affordable home garden systems for urban households in Sri Lanka. They supply the hydroponic unit, seeds for local vegetables and herbs, and technical support. This makes it easier for people to grow their own fresh vegetables at home even in small spaces. The goal is to increase fresh vegetable consumption and food security, reduce food miles and food waste, and conserve energy, water, land, and other resources.
Syracuse Cultural Workers has been creating, publishing, and distributing visual materials that promote peace, sustainability, social justice, feminism, and multiculturalism since 1982. They offer T-shirts, tote bags, posters, cards, stickers, buttons, yard signs, flags, and more through their online store and their shop in Syracuse. Their community of cultural workers celebrates movements for social change and helps connect socially concerned artists with people seeking meaningful art. Syracuse Cultural Workers prioritizes products that are union-made and environmentally responsible. They print on chlorine and dioxin-free paper made with recycled post-consumer waste and domestically sewn organic cotton T-shirts. Waste is recycled or composted. Syracuse Cultural Workers partners with activist groups on products, supports fundraising efforts, pays royalties to frontline communities, maintains a free pantry, and supports staff to participate in protests during work hours. They are a Green America certified Green Business and a member of CNY Solidarity Coalition.
Szuno, which means "dream" in Romani, was started in a marginalized border village to create livelihood opportunities for people who want to break out of generational poverty and create a better future for their children and grandchildren. Their unique bags, accessories, housewares, and zero waste products are developed by their in-house designer, decorated with colorful children's drawings, and handmade by local residents. They also produce popular jams and preserves. Priority is given to locally sourced, recycled, and environmentally responsible materials. In addition to creating jobs, Szuno has helped villagers finish their schooling, obtain driving licenses, access credit counseling and financial aid, develop employment skills, and organize community activities. Szuno is an initiative of Igazgyöngy Foundation, a registered not-for-profit organization with public benefit status, which means they reinvest all profits towards their social mission. They are part of Társadalmi Vállalkozás Koalíció, the Hungarian Social Enterprise Coalition.