Trusted brands using certified ethical and sustainable business practices.
AdniJóga was started to bring the mental and physical benefits of yoga to vulnerable adults and children through a sustainable social enterprise model. They offer yoga and meditation classes to businesses, organizations, and individuals who can afford to pay and want to contribute to positive social impact. This income is used to provide free classes on yoga, meditation, and relaxation for people forced into difficult life situations who otherwise would not have access to these mental and physical health tools. AdniJóga works with refugees, parents of young people with disabilities, children in state care, people living in extreme poverty, and other vulnerable groups. They operate from a socially focused coworking space. AdniJóga is a founding member of Társadalmi Vállalkozás Koalíció, the Hungarian Social Enterprise Coalition. They are registered as a foundation, which means they reinvest all profits towards their social mission.
Adopt a Dog in Sri Lanka is a community supported animal welfare group that helps street dogs and cats find safe, loving homes, conducts feeding programs, rescues injured animals, and provides free sterilization, vaccination, and healthcare. Every three months, they work with a team of veterinarians to organize sterilization camps in underserved rural areas. Their online network of animal lovers volunteers and donates to support the cause. Finances are transparent. Adopt a Dog in Sri Lanka shares updates and copies of bills with all supporters.
Adrish Zerowaste aims to reduce single use plastic consumption and make locally sourced, environmentally responsible, natural products more accessible and affordable. Their retail outlets in Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi, Gurugram, and Hyderabad supply fresh fruits and vegetables, bulk grains, pulses, dhals, cereals, spices, wood-pressed oils, and other groceries. They also offer natural soaps, personal care products, household cleaners, plastic free kitchenware, wooden toys, handmade clothing, accessories, and more. Their online store ships plastic free in compostable and recyclable packaging. Adrish sources directly from artisans and farmer groups to support local livelihoods.
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.
Advaya is a platform for alternative education and transformative experiences that sits at the intersection of ecology, wellbeing, and spirituality and links inner transformation with outer change. They are building a community of change-makers around the principles of radical regeneration and joyful revolution. Through their media platform, campaigns, online courses, events, gatherings, and retreats, they aim to raise awareness, empower action, create community, improve wellbeing, and celebrate life. Program topics include: Food and Farming, Consciousness and Spirituality, Activism and Leadership, Economy and Decentralisation, Health and Wellbeing, and Story-Telling and Narrative. Discount codes and bursary placements are available for people in need. Advaya created EcoResolution with Cara Delevingne to access large audiences, shift dystopian visions of the future, ignite collective imagination, and show that another world is possible. They also offer curation and consulting services for corporate and private events and festivals. Advaya is registered as a Community Interest Company.
Advithiya was started to provide flexible livelihood opportunities for single mothers and other women that are unable to pursue traditional employment due to family responsibilities. The founder has drawn on years of experience in the apparel industry to develop a line of upcycled clothing, accessories, housewares, and stationery. Products are made from recycled home and factory waste including sari, denim, burlap, surplus fabric, and recycled paper.
Ady's helps families access healthy, natural cooking ingredients for African dishes. They started as a personal grocery shopping and home delivery service in Nigeria and quickly came to learn about local challenges with food adulteration, post-harvest losses, and unhealthy food handling practices. They now source raw materials from local farmers and process, pack, and distribute their own line of red palm oil, spices, seasoning blends, and other cooking ingredients with no additives or preservatives. A portion of their proceeds is used for community development initiatives. Ady's is part of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network, Abiriba Women Cultural Organization (AWCO), and African Food Changemakers.
Aeri launched at the Good Market in January 2013 and offered the first local alternative for many dairy products that were traditionally imported. They are particularly known for their artisanal mozzarella, cheddar, gouda, edam, paneer, feta and chevre. In recent years, Aeri has maintained their commitment to sustainable sourcing and environmentally responsible practices but has dramatically expanded production. They now supply hundreds of retail outlets, hotels, restaurants, and cafes throughout Sri Lanka.
AfB social & green IT protects the environment, promotes inclusion, and creates employment opportunities for people with disabilities through information technology (IT) refurbishment and remarketing. They purchase used computers, phones, servers, and other hardware from large businesses and institutions, safely delete the data, and thoroughly test, clean, refurbish, and upgrade the equipment for remarketing. Devices that are no longer marketable are professionally dismantled in-house and handed over to certified recycling companies in Europe to recover the raw materials. By extending the product life cycle, AfB conserves natural resources, contributes to a circular economy, and reduces emissions. Refurbished products are available online and through more than 20 locations in Germany, Austria, France, Slovakia, and Switzerland. All facilities and processes are barrier-free because half of the workforce has disabilities, and people with and without disabilities work hand in hand. AfB is registered as a gemeinnützige GmbH, a not-for-profit company. They are a member of Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland (SEND) and have ISO 14001 certification for their environmental management systems.
Afforestt is on a mission to bring back our lost indigenous forests. They raise awareness about the harmful effects of planting exotic and non-native plants and specialize in native forest restoration techniques for degraded lands and urban environments. Afforestt forest makers consider the needs of a local functioning ecosystem and work with local seed and sapling suppliers to plant indigenous species with a focus on enhancing biodiversity, regeneration capacity and vitality. The approach has been tested across 10 countries and shows that a regenerative forest can be developed within two to three years. Afforestt has developed an online open-source training manual that is available to anyone interested in learning how to grow a native forest. Topics include surveying natural forests, seed collection, soil qualities, and maintenance. In collaboration with local forest makers, they are now creating video tutorials of their methodologies in multiple languages. Aforrestt is a part of global changemaker networks like TED, Ashoka and Ink.
A Fitting Connection empowers people to keep textile products in circulation longer and become more purposeful with their purchasing and disposal choices. Through a network of fashion designers, pattern makers, fit specialists, fabric suppliers, manufacturers, photographers, and graphic and web designers, they help local sustainable fashion and textile brands bring products to market. They've also developed their own ReFashioned label, which upcycles old clothing and textiles to give them a second life. A Fitting Connection works to change attitudes around textile ownership and disposal through upcycling workshops, guest speaking, clothing swaps, community meet-ups, and other events. Their Fundraising With Purpose program turns pre-loved clothing and textiles into revenue for schools, nonprofits, and community initiatives. A Fitting Connection is a member of Circular Economy Victoria, Social Change Central, and Social Enterprise Network of Victoria (SENVIC).
Afkar Plus supports young entrepreneurs to develop their ideas and transform them into startup companies and sustainable development projects that support the local economy in Syria. They provide coworking and study spaces, training, workshops, community leadership, and business incubation programs. Afkar Plus partners with mission-aligned experts, consultants, facilitators, and local entrepreneurship support organizations. They provide equal opportunities and supportive environments to achieve gender balance in entrepreneurship.
Africana Skincare offers natural beauty products from Ghana that protect your skin and the environment while supporting local communities. They specialize in African black soap and shea butter packed in renewable local materials. Products are sourced from a women's cooperative in northern Ghana that was started to reduce gender inequality and create livelihood opportunities for local women. All members, regardless of educational background, participate in training programs to support personal and financial development. Packaging is handcrafted by Ghanaian artisans. The black soap and shea butter are sold in calabash containers with handmade wooden spatulas. Customers can choose from calabash lids or lids made from elephant grass, raffia, or cane. Handmade mulberry paper comes from The Ghana Paper Project, and handmade recycled paper comes from Chance for Children. Africana Skincare reinvests profits to expand opportunities for the women's cooperative and participating artisans.
African Beekeepers promotes modern beekeeping practices to conserve bee populations, increase rural incomes, provide quality local honey, and develop a thriving and sustainable beekeeping industry in Kenya. They produce their own honey under the Bizzy Bee brand and supply bee hives, accessories, uncapping tools, extractors, ripeners, liquefiers, solar wax melters, packaging, and other equipment. Their modified Langstroth hives and ABL box hives reduce damage to wild hives, increase honey supply, and make it easier to work with African bees. African Beekeepers creates books and videos, delivers practical training, conducts local research, and advocates for beekeepers' interests. They raise awareness about the critical role bees play in agriculture and the natural environment. African Beekeepers shares a portion of their honey proceeds with local communities in their areas of operation. They are part of African Food Changemakers.
African Bronze Honey aims to fight deforestation and climate change and alleviate poverty by supporting beekeeping projects across Africa that protect pristine forest environments and create economic opportunity through the sustainable harvest of wild forest honey. This raw forest product is rich in antioxidants, polyphenols, bioflavonoids, and minerals and tastes different than the pasteurized agricultural honey available in supermarkets. The health benefits and unique flavor come from honeydew, a liquid produced by aphids and other forest insects and harvested by bees. African Bronze Honey works with more than 10,000 African beekeepers who farm wild honey sustainably and helps make their products accessible to businesses and consumers across North America. In addition to pure organic honey, they offer skin care, beeswax candles, and a range of other value added products. African Bronze Honey has chosen recyclable food-safe plastic packaging over glass to reduce the carbon emissions of shipping. Until a biodegradable food safe option is available, they will pay offsets for the plastic used in their packaging. These offsets contribute to recycling projects in developing countries that reduce ocean plastic pollution. African Bronze Honey has locked their social and environmental purpose and their commitment to stakeholders into their articles of incorporation. They donate to their local food bank and startup business community and mentor new entrepreneurs in the social enterprise space. African Bronze Honey has B Corp, Ecocert, EU Organic, USDA Organic, and Canada Organic Regime certification and is a member of the Fair Trade Federation.
African Continental Crafts aims to improve market access for underserved African artisans through design innovation, product development, sustainable sourcing, and digital marketing solutions. It was created by Engabu Za Tooro, a Ugandan not-for-profit organization that has been working on cultural heritage preservation and livelihood development since 2000. African Continental Crafts mobilizes skilled master artisans and opens opportunities with international wholesalers, trade shows, and online marketing platforms. They use 10 percent of profits to train underserved artisans in design, product development, and business skills. Engabu Za Tooro is part of Catalyst 2030 and is recognized by UNESCO and WIPO for their work on cultural heritage and traditional knowledge.
Afrikable uses fair trade to empower women and support economic development in Kenya. They started with a textile producer group in Lamu and expanded to producer groups for recycled waste products, beaded jewelry, and beaded sandals. Afrikable provides training, literacy programs, fair trade wages, a safe working environment, and interest free micro loans for women coming from extreme poverty. They support workers' children by providing free early childhood education, nutritious food, after school workshops, and school scholarships. Afrikable contributes to environmental protection on Lamu through school programs, the Lamu Recycling Solution Project, and monthly Harembee Day cleanups. They raise international awareness through volunteer opportunities and Solidarity Vacations. Afrikable is registered as a not-for-profit organization in Spain and under the NGO Coordination Board of Kenya.
afriQA offers a solution to the digital skills shortage while creating skilled work for African graduates. They partner with universities across Africa to recruit, train, certify, and remotely deploy quality assurance (QA) engineers. By outsourcing QA to a specialized team, their global clients are able to focus on core competencies, quickly scale QA operations up or down as required, and demonstrate their commitment to social impact and inclusion. afriQA is a member of Social Enterprise UK.
AfriTech Hub is creating an African entrepreneurship ecosystem to solve local challenges through technology. They provide technical and vocational skills training, mentorship, business incubation, and business consultancy services for youth and women in the Northern Region of Ghana. AfriTech Hub partners with Social Enterprise Ghana.
Aga Coffee sources high quality coffee from Sri Lankan forest gardens and roasts locally in small batches. The coffee is available in retail packs and is also served at Aga Surf View cafe in Tangalle. The team is committed to reducing waste in day-to-day operations, raising environmental awareness, and organizing local beach cleanups. A portion of all sales is used to support small-scale coffee farmers in Koslanda, Kothmale, and Haputhale.