Trusted brands using certified ethical and sustainable business practices.
Husma, which means breath of life, was started to "empower a community of wellness." They work with a network of farmers to produce heirloom rice, herbal tea, and other foods using organic methods, they encourage the Sri Lankan public to transition to healthy, nutritious food, buy local, eat local, and support local farmers, and they make it easy by offering online sales and delivery. Husma has a revenue sharing mechanism for all stakeholders and donates to elderly care facilities, the National Kidney Foundation, and Maharagama Apeksha Hospital.
Hussle Hub specializes in providing professional and affordable marketing services to social enterprises and social entrepreneurs to help them achieve their social objectives, create a competitive advantage, and navigate the ever-changing landscape of consumer marketing. They assist with marketing strategies, digital marketing, social media, content development, search engine optimization, digital advertising, graphic design, copy writing, and ecommerce. Hussle Hub offers services with the flexibility that social enterprises require and at the prices they can afford. A portion of revenue is reinvested to help startup social enterprises.
Hydrogreens specializes in solar hydroponic units that enable small-scale dairy farmers to produce fresh, high protein fodder for their animals even in extreme conditions. The fodder is natural, palatable, and easily digestible and helps increase production, fat content, and farmer incomes. Their micro-climate controlled systems require less water, space, labor, and energy costs than conventional fodder production. Most hydroponic companies profit from selling grow houses and hardware. Hydrogreens offers a service model to make the system more accessible and reduce the financial risk to farmers. They also provide solar cocoponic units and solar mushroom growing units to support self help groups.
Hyphae Grow produces specialty mushrooms with no synthetic agrichemicals. Their Calocybe indica mushrooms, which are sold under the Mahagedara Milky Mushroom brand, are rich in protein, fiber, B vitamins, and antioxidants and can be used as vegan meat substitutes in a wide range of dishes. Hyphae Grow is is the sister company of Good Market vendor Bio Power Lanka and is committed to social responsibility. They employ people from low-income communities and assist workers with medical expenses, educational loans, and personal loans.
I Am Upcycled is an initiative of Green Life Generation, a social enterprise focused on community based sustainable development in the village of Kengalle. They collect waste materials from local construction sites and furniture manufacturers and create affordable upcycled home decor, furniture, and packaging, including Good Vibes decor, Lucky Tags, Unity Tags, and gift bags made from upcycled cement packaging. The majority of workers are village women with young children and elderly parents to care for. I Am Upcycled provides flexible, part time employment and secure monthly income to individuals who are discriminated against in traditional labor markets.
IBIS Rice works with Cambodian farmers to protect a vulnerable ecosystem while growing premium organic rice. For generations, farmers have worked the land around the forests and wildlife sanctuaries of the Northern Plains. IBIS Rice pays up to 50 percent above market price, provides training, and coodinates certification for farmers that commit to zero deforestation, zero hunting, and zero synthetic agrichemicals. Through their initiative, hundreds of affiliated farmers are now the guardians of 500,000 hectares of national park and more than 60 threatened and endangered species in an area traditionally plied by loggers and poachers. Since the work began, the critically endangered Giant Ibis, Cambodia’s national bird, has made a comeback. IBIS Rice is known for their white, brown, and semi-milled Pkha Romdoul jasmine rice, Damnoeb Sbai Monkul sticky rice, brown rice cakes, and brown rice cereal. All products are certified Wildlife Friendly and certified organic according to USDA and EU standards. IBIS Rice is owned by the Wildlife Conservation Society, a not-for-profit organization, and is part of the Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network.
I Can Jump Puddles provides support coordination services to National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants in South Australia to help them work towards their goals, jump puddles, and enjoy life in truly accessible and inclusive communities. They offer early childhood intervention support up to age eight. Beyond that, they offer a range of therapeutic support services including physiotherapy, speech pathology, occupational therapy, developmental education, social work, hydrotherapy, and sports, fitness, outdoor education, cooking, and yoga therapy groups. All services are accessible to low income and vulnerable communities. I Can Jump Puddles supports clients to access funding for equipment and other services and is expanding into assistive technology production. They participate in multiple disability service networks and actively work with other organizations to better meet the needs of diverse communities. Profits are reinvested to develop and expand their services.
Iconic Cocktail Co creates handcrafted, small-batch mixers in Phoenix, Arizona from locally and sustainably sourced natural ingredients. They use fresh produce from local farmers, like prickly pear, mulberry, peach, Meyer lemon, grapefruit, and bitter orange, to create mixers for cocktails, mocktails, sodas, and shrubs, and they partner with Zak's Chocolate and Blue House Coffee to create their popular Salted Cocoa Nib and Cascara Vanilla mixers for cocktails and coffee. Iconic Cocktail Co provides recipes, organizes interactive demos and events, and donates to local nonprofit fundraisers.
Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) Sri Lanka is a government institution focused on digital inclusion and supporting the transition to a creative, knowledge-based economy. They aim to use ICT to improve the reach and responsiveness of public services, reduce transaction costs to business, make government more transparent and accountable, and address the urgent needs of poor communities and isolated regions. ICTA Sri Lanka maintains interoperability standards to ensure ICT can be used in Sinhala and Tamil, coordinates the expansion of digital infrastructure, integrates ICT into education, health, procurement, and other government services, develops laws and frameworks for cybersecurity and data protection, and supports the technology startup ecosystem.
IDEMS International works to impact lives all over the world through innovations in development, education, and the mathematical sciences. They specialize in digital product design and development, data science, consultancy, curriculum development, and training for social development, climate, agroecology, and education projects. IDEMS prioritizes open approaches, shared learning, long-term collaboration, and inclusion. They work in multiple languages and develop products and services for communities with low levels of literacy. The majority of their projects are in Africa and are developed with local partners to build local capacity. IDEMS supports the buy social movement and actively looks for ways to support other social enterprises. They are a Community Interest Company (CIC) and a member of Social Enterprise UK.
IDEP Foundation has been delivering training, practical programs, and media content to communities in need across Indonesia since 1998. They focus on supporting community resilience and sustainable development through permaculture and disaster risk reduction. As part of their permaculture work, IDEP Foundation coordinates a demonstration farm and training center, a seed saving initiative, a waste management pilot, the development of waste water gardens, and homegarden training programs. Through their community-based disaster management work, they strengthen community capacity and resilience before a disaster, network with partners to provide immediate relief assistance during a disaster, and use permaculture approaches in the rehabilitation and recovery process. They prioritize rural and remote areas that are far from the main road or are not served by mainstream aid agencies. IDEP Foundation also produces films, educational resources, booklets, manuals, board games, activity books, posters, and other materials for awareness campaigns. They are supported through membership, donations, voluntary action, and seed sales.
iDiscover is a not-for-profit initiative started by a Hong Kong social enterprise to keep heritage alive for a vibrant and viable urban future. They partner with local writers, photographers, designers, community members, and supporters in Asia's heritage cities to create maps and neighborhood guides that capture the spirit of the place. Stories and maps are also shared through their free mobile app. iDiscover neighborhood guides make it easier to support local businesses, living heritage, and community events.
Idle Bikes offers a healthy, environmentally friendly way to explore the countryside around the southern city of Galle. The guides are from the surrounding communities and know the area intimately. They have first aid training and professional certifications. Tour options include a 12 kilometer paddy trail through the Eluvila Bird Sanctuary, a 26 kilometer paddy and lake trail which includes cycling through cinnamon plantations along Koggala Lake, and longer overnight trips.
IFOAM Asia was established in 2012 as a regional group of IFOAM - Organics International to nurture and represent the organic movement in Asia in all its cultural and ecological diversity. They recognize family farms as the core unit of farming communities and as stewards of nature, and they seek to improve conditions for laborers, women, indigenous people, and other marginalized groups. IFOAM Asia works to raise consumer awareness, develop domestic and regional markets for organic products, support organic policies, and increase scientific research and education related to organic production, processing, and marketing. They bring together government leaders through Asian Local Governments for Organic Agriculture (ALGOA), offer an Organic Foundation Course (OFC), and organize Organic Youth Forum and Organic Asia Congress events. Membership is open to all affiliates, associates, and supporters of IFOAM - Organics International with an institutional address in Asia. IFOAM Asia is registered in South Korea as a not-for-profit organization. All surplus is reinvested towards building the organic movement.
IFOAM - Organics International has been leading, uniting and assisting the global organic movement since 1972. IFOAM serves as an umbrella organization for a diverse global membership across more than 100 countries. The vision is worldwide adoption of truly sustainable agriculture, value chains and consumption in line with the principles of organic agriculture. IFOAM organizes regional and international events, implements projects, engages in advocacy, provides information on organic standards, certification, and alternative verification systems, and trains a new generation of leaders through Organic Leadership Courses and other services.
Ignis works with school leaders, teachers, and children in disadvantaged communities to reduce social inequality and ignite true potential through purposeful and joyful learning. After years of intensive research in Indian villages, they developed a culturally relevant and affordable English and Life Skills curriculum that breaks away from traditional passive teaching and exam-based rote memorization and creates a culture of active and collaborative learning. They adopt a participatory approach that includes activities, group projects, and classroom interactions to develop meta-learning skills and critical thinking and provide students with the tools to pursue higher education, make informed choices about their careers, and break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. Ignis integrates topics like nutrition, hygiene, social responsibility, and environmental awareness into their life skills curriculum. They target a 30 percent reduction in single-use plastics during their first year of engagement with a school. Ignis works with mission-aligned partners like Yunus Social Business, Acumen, and the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship.
IgniterSpace is a makerspace that provides children with the guidance and tools to become innovators, problem solvers, and creators of technology. Through hands-on programs, students have the opportunity to learn about mechanical and electrical engineering, electronics, robotics, computer programming, 3D modeling and printing, design thinking, and entrepreneurship. For every two students that participate in a flagship program, IgniterSpace's nonprofit arm, IgniterFoundation, provides creative education to a child from a low-income family free of charge.
Igniv creates natural food and personal care products in Sri Lanka to support healthy, environmentally responsible lifestyle choices. They offer sauces, jams, pickles, and other preserves made from underutilized seasonal homegarden fruits and vegetables to minimize food waste. They also produce a range of natural soaps, hair oils, serums, lip balms, body scrubs, bath salts, and candles made with natural extracts and essential oils. Igniv collects glass bottles from customers for sterilization and reuse.
iGrow is an integrated 14-acre farm and training hub in the Mullaitivu district of Sri Lanka that produces healthy, natural food and supports young people to become agriculture entrepreneurs. They specialize in naturally grown fruits, vegetables, peanuts, cashews, bee honey, and palmyrah products. Their challenge-based learning program aims to actively engage emerging leaders in food and agribusiness. iGrow supports participants to attend organic agriculture events, join virtual learning and networking opportunities, and connect with a mentor for career growth and development.
IKIRU specializes in home decor that preserves traditional craftsmanship, and uplifts communities in India. They provide personalized design support and offer a carefully curated collection of furniture, lighting, tableware, kitchenware, and more through their online store. IKIRU sources from artisans and manufacturers committed to ethical labor practices. They prioritize non-toxic finishes, sustainably sourced wood, bamboo, cane, terracotta, ceramic, organic cotton and jute, recycled metal and glass, and repurposed materials. IKIRU supports schools for the blind and partners with local communities and environmental organizations to organize tree-planting initiatives in urban and rural spaces.