Trusted brands using certified ethical and sustainable business practices.
Verugal Green Organic is a producer group of small-scale farmers in northeastern Sri Lanka that wants to create a better world for future generations through organic agriculture. Crops include dry zone vegetables, peanuts, manioc, ginger, turmeric, banana, mango, cashew, and moringa. Group members save seeds and use dried leaves, plant residues, and animals waste and other locally sourced ingredients to produce their own compost, natural fertilizers, and pest repellents. Verugal Green Organic is verified under a local organic participatory guarantee system (PGS).
Vesamatta Veeran Natural Farming Producer Group is a cluster of small-scale organic farmers in eastern Sri Lanka committed to growing affordable natural food and protecting the environment. They produce their own compost, liquid fertilizers, and biopesticides from locally available materials. Crops include dry zone vegetables, leafy greens, and legumes. Members also grow rice, cassava, ginger, turmeric, passion fruit, pineapple, banana, papaya, guava, lemon, lime, orange, mango, coconut, and jackfruit. Vesamatta Veeran Natural Farming Producer Group is verified under a local organic participatory guarantee system (PGS).
Vetiera Fair Trade partners with Haitian farmers to invest in sustainable agriculture and grow a poverty-free Haiti. They support community-led vetiver grass and beekeeping initiatives in the village of Moreau to help farmers earn reliable income while preventing soil erosion, protecting pollinators, and caring for local ecosystems. The farmers' products are used to create lotion bars, lip balm, bottled honey, and other natural products. A vetiver fiber yarn is under development. Vetiera Fair Trade is registered as a Public Benefit Corporation and reinvests their profits into the community through their Agricultural Development Fund and Community Development Fund. These funds are used to pay for trainings, additional materials, and community projects. Vetiera is a member of Fair Trade Federation. Their personal care products are certified cruelty free by Leaping Bunny.
Vianova, which means “new path,” helps purpose-driven leaders and their organizations make a meaningful difference and create greater value for their stakeholders, their communities, and the world. They specialize in strategic planning services, facilitation for meetings, workshops, and offsite retreats, and social impact consulting. Vianova assists companies with the B Corp certification process, social impact assessments and benchmarking, workplace volunteer programs, and ESG metrics.They are committed to building an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable economy and measure their own success based on the impact they have on their workers, clients, community, and the environment. Vianova is registered as a benefit corporation in California, has been B Corp certified since 2008, and is a member of Business for Good San Diego and the Los Angeles LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce (LAGLCC).
Via Village Entrepreneur Center supports farmers and small businesses near Echankulam. The majority of people living in this area were displaced during the war. Via Village has offered technical training on organic farming techniques and animal husbandry and organized producer groups with internal monitoring systems. Farmers currently supply free range eggs that are verified under a local participatory guarantee system (PGS).
Vi Bella provides training and employment opportunities in Haiti and Mexico to help artisans and their families break free from extreme poverty and build sustainable livelihoods. They specialize in handcrafted jewelry, accessories, and housewares and prioritize local and sustainably sourced materials like latania palm leaves, seagrass, horn, seeds, paper beads, tin, and textiles from recycled plastic waste. Vi Bella provides steady fair wages, safe and healthy working conditions, and a supportive community. They offer free counseling for survivors of domestic violence and gender abuse, sign language interpretation for deaf artisans, medical assistance for amputees and other artisans in need, and educational funding for artisans' children. By providing sustainable employment, they help keep families together and reduce the likelihood of children ending up in orphanages or living as restaveks. Vi Bella is a member of Social Enterprise Alliance. They operate under a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and reinvest all surplus towards their mission.
Vidiyal Natural Farming Producer Group is a cluster of small-scale organic farmers in eastern Sri Lanka committed to growing affordable natural food and protecting the environment. They produce their own compost, liquid fertilizers, and biopesticides from locally available materials. Crops include dry zone vegetables, leafy greens, and legumes. Members also grow ginger, turmeric, cassava, sugar cane, pineapple, banana, papaya, guava, lemon, orange, ambarella, mango, coconut, and moringa. Vidiyal Natural Farming Producer Group is verified under a local organic participatory guarantee system (PGS).
Vijitha's produces traditional Sri Lankan condiments, like lunu miris, kehel muwa, and lunu dehi, from sustainably sourced natural ingredients and contributes to the fight against hunger. They directly purchase raw materials from farmers in Kandy, Matale, and Badulla who are committed to fair labor practices and environmental responsibility. Vijitha's contributes a portion of all profits to the World Food Programme.
Vikki is a designer brand that creates clothing, accessories, and lifestyle products from locally sourced natural dyes. They use cultivated plants, food waste from hotels and vegetable markets, and flower waste from temples. For example, tea and avocado seed are used to produce browns and pinks, turmeric is used to produce yellow, carrot tops and flowers are used to produce greens, and butterfly pea flower is used to produce blues. Vikki aims to raise awareness about environmentally responsible fashion.
Villages Calgary has been supplying fair trade products from their Calgary store since 1984. They source housewares, clothing, accessories, toys, pet supplies, food, and more from fair trade artisans and producer groups in more than 40 countries and sell them through their retail outlet and online. Each purchase creates sustainable livelihoods and supports marginalized communities. Villages Calgary raises awareness about fair trade and actively engages their local community through public events and volunteer opportunities. The store is owned and operated by Global Village Crafts Society, a volunteer-run not-for-profit organization, and all surplus is reinvested towards their mission. Every year, they donate a percentage of profits to organizations that are environmentally conscious, support fair trade, and benefit marginalized communities. Villages Calgary is a member of Fair Trade Federation.
Village Solar empowers marginalized rural women in Malawi and enables them to earn a living distributing clean energy products in their communities. They provide training, mentorship, and support so their network of clean energy entrepreneurs can supply solar lanterns and solar home systems to families in remote areas without reliable electricity. Village Solar offers affordable "pay-as-you-go" installment plans to make their products accessible to low-income communities. They are part of All Good Ventures, kanthari, and other social and environmental networks.
Vinokilo makes secondhand fashion more inclusive and accessible by offering handpicked vintage clothing online and through their by-the-kilo events and popup shops across Europe. They sort through millions of discarded garments, rescue and clean quality pieces, and carefully mend, steam, and sort clothing items for their diverse community. By providing an attractive alternative to fast fashion, Vinokilo reduces textile waste, lowers demand for new clothes, and celebrates conscious consumption and individuality. Online orders are shipped in recyclable Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified boxes, sealed with natural rubber tape, and packed with an organic cotton lavender bag and seed paper flyer. Vinokilo organizes diversity, equity, and inclusion workshops, sustainability training, and free services to support the safety, health, and wellbeing of their team. They are working with partners like Planetly and TravelPerk to assess and reduce their carbon footprint for both ecommerce and events. Through Vinokilo Circle, community members can donate their preloved items for upcycling or recycling and receive discount vouchers in return.
VintageOats was started to improve access to healthy food and snacks. They offer unique flavors of small-batch vegan granola made with gluten-free oats, maple syrup, coconut oil, and other natural ingredients. VintageOats donates products and funds to local churches, homeless shelters, and other organizations that serve people in need.
Virgin Cheese produces vegan artisanal cheeses from organic and non-GMO ingredients to provide a delicious, healthy, environmentally responsible alternative to animal agriculture. Their cheeses are cashew milk based and traditionally cultured, ripened, or aged. Virgin Cheese is available through their Clarkdale storefront, popup events, and a growing network of retail partners and online grocers. They also offer picnic and gift baskets, demos, workshops, deluxe cheeseboards, and wine and cheese events. Virgin Cheese uses their platform to raise awareness about the negative impacts of animal agriculture on the planet and the human body. They donate to animal rescue organizations, vegan activism, and grow-your-own-food initiatives, and they are investing in the development of a regenerative farm.
Virmansha Designs upcycles textile waste into functional products and creates livelihood opportunities for local women. They collect damaged and stained clothing and textile scraps from local tailors, boutiques, and community members. The fabric is sorted by size and color and used to produce new bags, wallets, housewares, toys, and accessories. Virmansha trains, upskills, and employs women artisans in the Lucknow area. They are committed to gender equality and fair trade practices.
Virutcham Organic Farmers is a producer group in eastern Sri Lanka that aims to provide healthy food in a sustainable manner. Members grow dry zone vegetables, leafy greens, maize, legumes, banana, lemon, pomegranate, woodapple, guava, mango, coconut, and more. They save seeds and produce their own compost, liquid fertilizers, and natural pest repellents. Vasantham Organic Farmers is verified under a local organic participatory guarantee system (PGS).
Vital Coffee Roasters aims to play a vital role in the communities and lives of those they serve and create a ripple effect of impact. They provide freshly roasted coffee to retail and wholesale customers, educational coffee tasting events, local catering, and consulting services for cafes and roasteries. Vital Coffee Roasters sources specialty coffee directly from coffee communities, pays fair trade living wages, and provides transparent information on the coffee farmers' country, region, and elevation. Their goal is to source 100 percent of their coffee from suppliers with origin-level social impact initiatives like helping women and young coffee farmers and providing equitable access to education and resources. For coffees that do not directly support an impact initiative, they donate to Grounds for Health, an organization that focuses on cervical cancer prevention and treatment in coffee-growing communities.
Vitawell is a specialty store focused on healthy living. Their goal is to empower Sri Lankans to make better life decisions regarding health and wellness. Vitawell is the exclusive distributor in Sri Lanka for a range of natural and organic vitamins, neutraceuticals, probiotics, and superfoods.
They aim to create a healthy society, not only by providing high quality products, but also by raising awareness about health and wellness issues. Vitawell contributes 5% of their revenue to wellness education programs and partnerships.
Vithu Organic Farm grows dry zone vegetables, turmeric, sugarcane, and moringa in northeastern Sri Lanka. They use biochar to improve the soil and produce natural fertilizers and pest repellents from locally available materials. Vithu Organic Farm is verified under a local organic participatory guarantee system (PGS).
Vivasaya Tholan is a farm in Trincomalee district of northeastern Sri Lanka that uses organic methods to ensure "an unpolluted environment and healthy future generations." They produce dry zone vegetables and sell them to local community members with minimal margins. Vivasaya Tholan uses biodegradable waste to produce compost and develop the soil, prepares natural pest repellents from locally available materials, and continuosly tests new practices and collects data on the results. The farm is verified under an organic participatory guarantee system (PGS).