Our Brands

Ajiyer Fair Trade Tourism is a pioneer of community based tourism in Bangladesh. Since 2002, they have been hosting Meet the People Tours, which are organized in partnership with Traidcraft, a leading fair trade organization from the United Kingdom. Ajiyer offers local and international travelers an opportunity to learn about farming, food, music, crafts, and biodiversity in rural Bangladesh. They aim to honor living culture, knowledge, skills, and rituals, revitalize traditional industries, and enhance the livelihoods of people in rural communities. Programs for students and low income groups are organized at affordable rates. Ajiyer means "today" in Chittagonian and serves as a reminder that we need to act properly today to have a better tomorrow.

Ajna Food + Yoga is a cafe and yoga studio in southern Sri Lanka that's focused on sustainable business practices and bringing the community together for good coffee, healthy food, and yoga. Their vision is to create a space where you can come nourish your body and your mind, while still being kind to the environment. Ajna offers vegetarian and vegan options, prioritizes local ingredients and supplies, and hosts fundraisers and community events for local causes. They support the South Sri Lanka Recycling Program.

Akastiya Ayurveda specializes in naturopathic treatment, ayurveda therapy, and using food as medicine. Their clinic offers consultation, treatments, meditation and yoga programs, and residential care for elderly women. They grow herbs and vegetables in their own facility and have developed a range of food supplements based on patients' health and nutrition needs. Akastiya provides preferential employment opportunities for people with disabilities and women in need.

Akhirah Eco gives plastic an afterlife and creates livelihood opportunities for women artisans in India. They collect discarded plastic bags from companies and local traders, weave the plastic waste with cotton thread to produce handloom fabric, and use the upcycled fabric to create functional bags, pouches, planters, coasters, and other housewares. Akhirah Eco maintains low margins to keep their products affordable and accessible. They actively raise awareness about plastic pollution, waste reduction, and upcycling.

Akojo Market partners with artisan-led brands from around the world and makes it easier to find ethically and sustainably sourced housewares, clothing, bags, jewelry, accessories, toys, and skincare online. All products are handcrafted in small batches using traditional techniques and locally sourced materials. Akojo Market has developed innovative technology to ensure each brand meets strict ethical sourcing and manufacturing criteria and has the tools, marketing, and logistics support they need to access international markets and thrive. By directly connecting independent artisan-led brands with customers, they are able to ensure that at least 75 percent of profits on sales are returned to the makers. Akojo Market offsets all deliveries through Nula Carbon and operates out of a coworking space committed to net zero practices.

Aksa Home Decor offers environmentally responsible fair trade products in Australia and creates livelihood opportunities for artisan families in India. They specialize in handmade housewares, games, jewelry, and bags made from renewable or upcycled raw materials. Aksa Home Decor sources from World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) guaranteed members, provides 50 percent advance payment to cover raw materials and production costs, and pays the balance when the items are ready to ship so that artisan groups don't bear the risk of transit damage. They invest in capacity building training, children's education, medical camps, and other social and economic initiatives in artisan communities. Aksa Home Decor works with their artisan partners to avoid plastic packaging. They do not use plastic tags, plastic stickers, printed packaging slips, or invoices. Orders are shipped in compostable mailers via Australia Post which offsets carbon for all deliveries. Aksa Home Decor donates to Greening Australia every year to help conserve native plants and wildlife. They are part of the Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand and an endorsed Fair Trader of Australia.

Akshata specializes in Sri Lankan heirloom rice. These rice varieties were bred over centuries for nutritional quality and health benefits and are mentioned in traditional Ayurvedic texts. Akshata cultivates 35 acres in Rambawa, Anuradhapura and sources from small-scale farmers in Vavuniya, Padaviya and Welioya. They use traditional agricultural methods for cultivation and pest control including powdered neem seed, dried makra leaves, crushed coconut shavings, jak fruit sap, kaduru branches, and bamboo leaves. Twenty-five percent of sales are allocated for farmer services including scholarships for their children's education and free supply of heirloom seeds and compost fertilizer.

Al-Anon is a worldwide fellowship that supports families and friends of alcoholics, whether or not the alcoholic recognizes the existence of a drinking problem or seeks help. Al-Anon members believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery, but they stress that one person did not cause, cannot cure, and cannot control another person's alcohol-related choices and behaviors. Groups focus on problems common to family members and friends of alcoholics rather than the problems of the alcoholic. There are no dues or fees for membership. Al-Anon is not allied with any religion, political group, or institution. It is self-supporting through voluntary contributions by members and self-organizing through the 12 Traditions.

Alchemy Botanicals empowers people to rebalance their bodies using natural, evidence-based tonics, elixirs, and skincare made from Sri Lankan plants. Ingredients are extracted using traditional methods with no solvents, alcohol, or additives, and the extraction byproducts are used in healing natural bath salts. Products are made from sustainably sourced ingredients and sold in reusable glass bottles. Alchemy Botanicals prioritizes wellbeing and knowledge sharing over sales. They use their platform to teach people how to forage for plants and recreate products for free at home. They also give free bottles to local community members suffering from inflammatory conditions like arthritis. Alchemy Botanicals supports Thalangama Nature Watch.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international fellowship of men and women that helps its members stay sober and helps other alcoholics achieve sobriety. There are no dues or fees for AA membership. The only requirement is a desire to stop drinking. AA is not allied with any religion, political group, or institution. It is self-supporting through voluntary contributions by members and self-organizing through the 12 Traditions.

Alder & Green produces sustainable menswear with a focus on quality, fit, and transparent supply chains. Their organic cotton dress shirts are made in Guimarães, Portugal by a family run factory committed to fair working conditions and living wages. Shirt fabrics are woven by the Albini Mill in Italy from GOTS certified organic cotton that is traceable to partner farms in the United States. Alder & Green sources directly from suppliers and sells directly online in order to remove middlemen, pass on savings, and provide customers with premium clothing at fair prices. They offer a wide range of collar sizes, sleeve lengths, and fits to minimize the carbon footprint and waste associated with returns. They are also rolling out a LocalFit initiative to coordinate alterations with local tailors. Alder & Green ships in compostable packaging and is working towards carbon neutral operations. They use their platform to raise awareness about fast fashion and encourage people to "buy less, buy better" by choosing responsibly sourced clothing that will last for years.

ALEAF creates ethical and sustainable bags, wallets, and accessories and uses fashion as a tool to uplift rural communities and preserve our planet. They specialize in environmentally responsible materials including GOTS certified organic cotton, Desserto, a vegan leather alternative made from nopal cactus, Piñatex, a vegan leather alternative made from waste pineapple leaves, and Malai, a vegan leather alternative made from bacterial cellulose grown on waste coconut water. ALEAF minimizes waste by focusing on timeless designs, producing small quantities, saving scrap materials for reuse, and taking end-of-life responsibility. Customers can follow their guides to compost, recycle, and reuse product materials, or they can return them to ALEAF for recycling and receive a 10 percent discount on their next purchase. Products are packed in GOTS organic cotton dust bags and compostable cardboard boxes. Fifty percent of profits are donated to organizations that uplift rural communities through housing, education, healthcare, and employment support. ALEAF has PETA Approved Vegan certification.

Alec The Geek works to demystify the digital world and make computers, tablets, and smartphones accessible and enjoyable for everyone. They provide training and personalized assistance to help seniors and other local community members set up new devices, transfer data, manage email, banking, and other online tasks, resolve technical issues, and implement online safety measures, including password management, virus protection, and data backups. Alec The Geek provides free training and consulting to local community groups.

ALEPEO produces Aleppo soap, shampoo bars, liquid soaps and other personal care products from all natural ingredients. Aleppo soap is a hard soap made with traditional methods that date back 1,300 years to the Syrian city of Aleppo. It is made during the winter from pure extra virgin olive oil and laurel oil and is left to cure for six to nine months. Aleppo soap can be used for babies, sensitive skin, and mature skin and is available with four different ratios of laurel oil. ALEPEO products are not tested on animals, are free from animal fats, parabens, synthetic surfactants. They are certified by COSMOS Organic and COSMOS Natural.

Al-Hamka Farm & Bakery makes fresh, naturally grown produce more accessible in the Phoenix area. They sell seasonal vegetables and fruits through local markets, raise awareness about agriculture, and help others in the community establish their own gardens and small-scale farms without synthetic agrichemicals. Al-Hamka Farm maintains biodiversity, builds soil, minimizes water use, uses solar water pumps, and collects produce bags and containers for reuse. They provide agriculture knowledge to anyone that is interested. Al-Hamka Farm & Bakery donates produce to communities in need and is part of Food Not Bombs, a global volunteer movement that shares meals as a protest against wars and poverty.

Ali Patiya was started to spread awareness about endangered Sri Lankan elephants and mobilize resources to help protect them. Over the past three generations, the Asian elephant population has declined by 60 percent primarily due to habitat loss and human-elephant conflict. Ali Patiya helps raise funds for the Elephant Transit Home in the Udawalawe National Park and for nonprofits working on elephant conservation in Sri Lanka. The Elephant Transit Home was started by the Sri Lanka Department of Wildlife Conservation to raise orphaned elephant calves for release back into the wild. While at the center, contact with humans is deliberately minimized so that the elephants will not acclimate to humans. In addition to facilitating direct donations, Ali Patiya sells Sri Lankan designed and inspired tote bags, stickers, and other products and uses the profits to support elephant conservation. They work closely with Climate Action Now (CAN) Sri Lanka and Extinction Rebellion Sri Lanka.

Alive and Kicking is a not-for-profit social enterprise that produces and distributes ethical sports balls, creates employment opportunities for vulnerable groups, promotes the right to play, and raises health awareness through sport. Their production centers in Kenya, Zambia, and Ghana serve eastern, southern, and western Africa and employ people living with disability, people without formal work experience, and people who have not completed their education. The sports balls are made from upcycled and waste materials, including old car or airline seats. Offcuts from production are used in local construction. All profits from ball sales are reinvested back into the organization and the local community. Alive and Kicking works with local partners to donate sports balls to children and young people from communities facing disadvantage and to provide sports coaching and health education on topics like mental health, HIV, malaria, and COVID-19. They also support sports programs for young people living with disabilities and have produced a bell sports ball for the blind. Alive and Kicking sports balls are available for free or at reduced rates to customers and community organisations facing economic and social disadvantage.

ALKE was started to create wearable art, reduce waste, and empower communities. Their studio collects local household waste and uses it to produce limited-edition handcrafted jewelry encapsulating emotional memories. They prioritize hand tools, limit water and energy consumption, minimize chemical use, reuse scrap materials, and offer cleaning, polishing, repairing, and redesigning services to extend the life cycle of each product. ALKE offers mental health awareness programs and community upcycling workshops that use jewelry making as a form of therapy. Their Wearing Emotions program teaches people to express themselves with jewelry since art can build bridges where words fail. ALKE is part of the Community Solutions alumni network, Shanthi Maargam, Good Life X, and Hatch.

All About Pickles specializes in pickled foods made from locally sourced organic and natural ingredients. They source from farmers that are verified under the local organic participatory guarantee system (PGS). The initial range includes dill pickles, bread and butter pickles, Lombardi chili pickles, onion pickles, and mixed vegetable pickles.

Alliance Finance is committed to being a triple-bottom-line financial institution and mainstreaming social inclusion and environmental sustainability into their operations. Their financial services include leasing, hire purchase, term loans, microfinance, savings and fixed deposits.
Alliance Finance sets aside 3% of annual profits to support social and environmental initiatives. Examples of environmental initiatives include office recycling and energy reduction programs, planting a tree for every vehicle lease, promoting organic farming, and providing green financing for LPG three-wheelers that reduce air pollution and emissions. This allocation is also used to provide consistent support for school development, scholarships, children's homes and elder's homes. In order to reduce income disparities between Sri Lanka's Western Province and rural areas, Alliance Finance offers microfinance lending and subsidized entrepreneur development training and services for eligible SMEs. They also offer structured installment options based on customers' repayment capabilities.