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Trusted brands using certified ethical and sustainable business practices.

Warna Products

Warna is a local handloom producer that focuses on providing livelihood opportunities to rural women. Their mission is to make this world a better place to live. They specialize in handloom bed covers, runners, pillow cases, and other housewares. They also produce laser cut artwork from scrap wood.


WARRANT Magazine

WARRANT Magazine provides a platform for all types of artists. They encourage their community of conscious travelers and creatives to engage with content in ways that are slow and deliberate. Submissions are welcome, and the online magazine is continuously updated. They also offer a selection of printed products that are made with 100 percent recycled paper, solar-powered machinery, and non-toxic inks and sent in compostable mailer bags. WARRANT is ad-free and all products are pay-as-you-feel above the costs of production. Proceeds are donated to AnTAR, an advocacy organization that has been working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and leaders on rights and reconciliation issues since 1997.


Wash-Hubs

Wash-Hubs aims to transform the event industry and support the transition to fully zero-waste events by replacing disposables with reusable serveware and offering an on-site hire and washing service. They focus on second-hand reusables and stainless steel reusables that are manufactured in Europe using recycled materials and low-carbon processes. Their mobile cleaning stations are designed to minimize water consumption, ensure accessibility, and provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Wash-Hubs is under a registered Community Interest Company (CIC) and reinvests all surplus towards their mission. They are a member of Social Enterprise UK and work with Surfers Against Sewage.


Waste Action LK

Waste Action LK (WALK) is a network of responsible businesses, development partners, waste management experts, and community changemakers working together to create sustainable solutions and mitigate Sri Lanka’s waste crisis. The WALK national media campaign is funded by membership fees and aims to raise awareness about current waste practices, highlight solutions, and catalyze public action. The initiative is jointly managed by Ananta Sustainables, a waste management consultancy, and R. Parker Publishing, a media firm.


WasteBusters Sri Lanka

Wastebusters Sri Lanka is a resource and community for people to share waste reduction ideas, initiatives, and know-how. The goal is to support the transition to environmentally responsible alternatives and make Sri Lanka a cleaner, better, and safer place to live. Wastebusters sells reusable stainless steel straws at affordable prices. If surplus is generated in the future, it will be reinvested to support Reforest Sri Lanka reforestation initiatives.


Waste for Life Sri Lanka

Waste for Life came out of a Sri Lankan-Australian university partnership to develop community-based recycling enterprises. They are currently working with communities in Negombo and Jaffna. Products include wallets, clutches, placemats, coasters, notebooks and light fittings made from recycled plastic waste, fabric waste and banana fiber.


Waste Less Arugam Bay

Waste Less Arugam Bay (WLAB) provides holistic solutions to the problem of plastic pollution in the Arugam Bay area of Sri Lanka's east coast. They offer filtered water to reduce the use of plastic water bottles, coordinate a plastic waste segregation and collection service, and produce recycled plastic products. Waste Less Arugam Bay also works with local schools, community stakeholders, and travelers on educational programs to raise awareness and promote behavioral change. They are a member of the UN Clean Seas campaign.


Waste Management Authority Western Province

Waste Management Authority Western Province is a government body that focuses on waste management systems for the most populated region of Sri Lanka. The Western Province produces 3,500 metric tons of waste per day, which is 60 percent of the country's total. Waste Management Authority WP registers recyclers, monitors 21 composting facilities for food waste, and offers training, technical guidance, and programs on waste reduction, home composting, biogas, and recycling. The compost is sold under the brand name Mihisaru.


WasteShare

WasteShare is an online public forum that connects people and companies who create waste in Sri Lanka with people and companies who can use waste for good. Posts range from food and agriculture waste to cigarette butts, textiles, and rusted metal. WasteShare aims to support the transition to a zero waste circular economy.


Waste to Wonder Worldwide

Waste to Wonder specializes in ethical office clearance to reduce waste and environmental impact and support good causes around the world. They collect redundant office furniture and equipment from corporate customers and redistribute it to schools and charities. Damaged items are recycled. Waste to Wonder has equipped more than 1,300 schools in 32 countries, donated more than £30 million worth of equipment, and diverted tens of thousands of tons of waste. Corporate customers save on disposal costs and receive a full report on social and environmental impacts to support corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. Waste to Wonder has SafeContractor, ISO 14001, and NCZ Platinum certification. They are a registered charity and a member of Social Enterprise UK.


Waste Toys

Waste produces educational toys and puzzles from upcycled materials. They source wood scraps from local workshops and sawmills. Their focus is on creating innovative designs to replace plastic toys and imported goods.


Waste Ventures India

Waste Ventures India works with informal waste pickers and bulk waste generators like corporations, office parks, residential communities, and educational institutions to divert waste from landfills and create inclusive, decentralized, holistic solutions to India's waste management problems. For dry waste, they offer collection services, training programs on segregation, verification that dry waste reaches authorized recyclers, and comprehensive reporting. For organic waste, they offer onsite and offsite composting systems. For brands with plastic packaging waste, they assist with extended producer responsibility (EPR) take-back programs, plastic offsets, waste audits, certifications, communication toolkits, and government reporting. Waste Ventures India improves incomes and living standards for waste pickers through standardized prices, upfront payments, and the consistent purchase of plastic waste. They raise awareness through consulting services, zero waste events, field trips, and workshops. Waste Ventures India partners with Yunus Social Business.


Wasthra Ceylon

Wastha Ceylon transforms waste into opportunity by creating innovative, value-added products that support rural livelihoods and empower local communities in Sri Lanka. They offer biodegradable banana fiber sanitary napkins and banana fiber packaging as an alternative to imported plastic products. They also have naturally dyed banana fiber clothing, banana-based foods, and natural housewares and accessories. Wastha Ceylon helps farmers in Bandagiriya become skilled entrepreneurs and earn additional income from discarded banana trunks and leaves. They also provide fair-wage employment and skill development opportunities. Production waste is used to make compost. Wastha Ceylon reinvests the majority of surplus towards their mission.


Watareka

Watareka Farmers is a group of small-scale farmers that practice organic agricultural methods and cultivate toxin-free fruits and vegetables for their local community. They maintain a diversity of crops, build soil health, and conserve water through mulching and other techniques. Group members maintain plant nurseries and produce compost, vermicompost, liquid fertilizers, and pest repellents from natural, locally available materials. Watareka Farmers works with Sri Lanka Human Development Foundation to promote natural farming techniques, reduce carbon emissions, and protect local biodiversity and indigenous seeds. They are verified organic under a local participatory guarantee system (PGS).


Wa-Tea

Wa-Tea promotes organic tea production and consumption for health and environmental sustainability. Their organic tea comes from JAS certified farms in Japan. They donate 3 percent of profits to support organic tea farmers in Sri Lanka and encourage the transition to organic production techniques.


Waterwise

WaterWise redefines household cleaning by eliminating single-use plastic and excess water. They offer concentrated, just-add-water hand wash tablets and laundry detergent sheets with many more cleaning products under development. Waterwise prioritizes mild and biodegradable ingredients with no parabens, phosphates, phthalates, ammonia, volatile organic compounds, or chlorine. Their packaging is made from kraft paper and cardboard, and their reusable handwash dispensers are made from aluminum. Conventional household cleaners contain 85 percent water and only 15 percent active ingredients. By not shipping this unnecessary water, Waterwise dramatically reduces carbon emissions, product volumes, and packaging waste. Waterwise is part of Young Indians (Yi), a movement for Indian youth to converge, lead, cocreate, and influence India’s future.


Watipa

Watipa focuses on consultancy, research, facilitation, education opportunities, and scholarships to enable equal societies, just development, and better health for all. Their network of professionals offers multi-disciplinary expertise in human rights, public health, gender, political economy, governance and democracy, environmental sustainability, health systems, community development, youth services and sexual and reproductive health to non-governmental organizations, donors, UN agencies, and the private sector. They specialize in technical advice, participatory research, participatory needs assessments and program monitoring, facilitation and training, and creative communication solutions. Watipa has at-cost overhead rates and invests 10 percent of all profits into a scholarship, exchange, and internship fund for marginalized young leaders in low and middle income countries. They are registered as a charity and as a community interest company (CIC).


Watson Institute

Watson Institute helps rising entrepreneurs and leaders from historically disenfranchised backgrounds find their community, discover their calling, and accelerate their ventures and careers. They partner with corporations and foundations to provide fully-funded impact fellowships that include entrepreneurship and leadership training, mentorship, a venture development stipend, long-term alumni support, and access to a global community of peers, mentors, and opportunities. They also offer a Social Impact and Entrepreneurship degree program at Lynn University. Watson Institute is registered as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and reinvests all surplus towards their mission.


Wawamu

Wawamu specializes in software and IoT devices to support urban gardening and agriculture. Their hydroponic grow towers integrate with a mobile app and make it easier for people to grow their own food in small spaces. This locally made product increases food security and reduces water use and carbon emissions. Wawamu also offers soil moisture, pH, and humidity sensors for farmland monitoring that can be adjusted according to crop requirements.


Wax Craqqs

Wax Craqqs specializes in batik bras, panties, lingerie, swimwear, loungewear, resortwear, bags and accessories. Batik is a traditional craft in Sri Lanka that has been handed down from generation to generation. Wax Craqqs aims to keep the batik craft alive and contribute to the artisans’ livelihood. They use cotton and silk fabrics and upcycled trims from local apparel factories. Accessories are made from batik scraps to minimize waste.