Trusted brands using certified ethical and sustainable business practices.
Jade is passionate about reducing the amount of synthetic chemicals that people rub into their skin through the daily use of commercial bath products. Their soaps, scrubs and bath salts are handmade in Sri Lanka from natural, responsibly sourced ingredients. Jade chooses not to use palm oil out of concern for orangutan habitat. They grow some of their own ingredients and use local, organic raw materials whenever possible. Five percent of profits are contributed to children's homes in rural areas. Jade aims to demonstrate that business can be a tool for positive social change.
Jadon Group is a UK-based distributor that focuses on supporting innovative startup manufacturers and ethical companies creating positive environmental and social change. They aim to raise awareness and expand the market for vegan, organic, healthy, and sustainable goods and help make these products more accessible and affordable for consumers in the United Kingdom.
Jaggery creates livelihood opportunities for people from disadvantaged communities and transforms industrial waste from northern India into bags, cases, and other functional everyday gear. They source, clean, and repurpose old seat belts, cargo lashing straps, decommissioned military canvas and parachutes, tarpaulins, inflatable bouncy castles, textile offcuts, and other waste materials and use high quality new hardware fittings to ensure durability. Products are designed to use materials as efficiently as possible and minimize waste. Jaggery employs staff from communities that have been discriminated against, what the Indian government calls Other Backward Classes and Economically Disadvanted Sections. They provide fair trade wages, English classes, and training in basic computing skills. Jaggery uses their platforms to raise awareness about waste, fair trade, and the transition to a circular economy. They partner with Trees for the Future to plant a tree for every purchase.
Jaguar Siembra is a not-for-profit initiative committed to conserving and restoring natural ecosystems, mitigating climate change, and preserving the ancient wisdom of native peoples in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta region of Colombia. They work with indigenous communities to develop agroforestry systems that protect native forests, provide food resilience and secure incomes, and heal the planet with regenerative organic agriculture. Jaguar Siembra offers a "coffee for biodiversity" subscription services that makes it possible to support tree planting, restoration projects, community food forests, conservation of native forests and wildlife, and cultural preservation of indigenous communities. Their Gaira specialty coffee is produced by Asoarhuacos, and their Tayrona specialty coffee is produced by Amas La Sierra. This pre-financed, community-supported agriculture approach provides direct, upfront support and creates a bond between Aruhuaco producers and conscious consumers.
Jaipur Crafts Festival aims to activate a differentiation strategy for crafts and reclaim India's leadership role in handmade goods, design, and sustainability. They organize in-person and virtual events, inform and connect key stakeholders, engage in research and analysis, and leverage technology to decolonize crafts and shift the focus from price to quality. Jaipur Crafts Festival is a member of Catalyst 2030.
Jaisa Organics is a 16-acre farm in Gogunda, Rajasthan that was started by two brothers—an engineer and a lawyer— who decided to make a career change in 2018. They aim to showcase the organic philosophy of growing in harmony with nature, serve as a model for other farmers in the region, and support the transition to a sustainable collective future. Jaisa Organics specializes in fresh fruits and vegetables, sorghum syrup, and pickles. They use solar energy for irrigation and drip lines to minimize water use. Products are currently available through farm pickup, delivery, and local markets. A community supported agriculture (CSA) subscription service is planned. Jaisa Organics helps organize the Udaipur Farmers' Market and raises awareness about the benefits of locally grown food. They sponsor the participation costs for marginalized producers and source reusable cloth bags from female inmates at a local jail to provide them with livelihood opportunities and reduce plastic waste at the event. Jaisa Organics supports the work of Shikshantar Andolan, a local nonprofit.
Jalal Nagor Development Program (JNDP) was founded in 1999 to produce handmade housewares and create sustainable livelihood opportunities for rural women artisans and their communities in Bangladesh. They specialize in bird houses, pet houses, baskets, rugs, cushions, and other home and garden products made from sustainably sourced natural materials and upcycled fabric, packaging, and paper. JNDP provides free training and basic health care for their artisans.
Jamu Surf Lodge offers boutique hotel accommodation, a cafe, and yoga classes between Weligama and Midigama on Sri Lanka's south coast. They avoid single-use plastics, minimize waste, prioritize natural, nontoxic supplies, and have invested in wastewater management systems and solar water heating. The cafe provides healthy vegan and vegetarian options made with locally sourced ingredients. They host events, meetings, gatherings, and retreats. Jamu Surf Lodge employs local community members, contributes to village development, organizes periodic beach cleanups, and donates to schools and other local organizations.
Jamu Wild Water offers healthier drink options for kids and adults and reconnects young people with the magic of the natural world. Their sparkling botanical drinks are made with chicory root, echinacea, nettle, elderberry, dandelion, and marshmallow root and contain prebiotic plant fiber and immune boosting vitamin C and zinc with no added sugar or artificial sweeteners. They use ethically and sustainably sourced materials and plastic free, easily recyclable packaging. Their Jamu Wild Kids Club encourages young people to spend more time outdoors, protect, restore, and enjoy nature, and become socially responsible, environmentally aware citizens. Jamu Wild Water is part of Get Nature Positive and The Wild Network. They donate to rewilding projects that restore biodiversity and youth charities that support young people across the United Kingdom to reconnect with nature.
Janasuwabala provides free healthy meals to visiting patients and their families at Apeksha Cancer Hospital in Maharagama. They coordinate community donations, organize volunteers, and raise funds by selling secondhand goods through a nearby welfare shop. Cancer patients and their families travel to the hospital from all parts of the country, and the Janasuwabala kitchen serves hundreds of people each day. Janasuwabala is a not-for-profit voluntary initiative.
Janolan Nature focuses on "healing through nature." They offer supplements, herbal teas, and aloe vera products made from all natural, vegan ingredients. Janolan sources directly from small-scale farmers to help create rural livelihood opportunities.
Japmor follows a water nexus approach that sees water as a key component in tackling social, health, education, and environmental challenges. Their mission is to ensure everyone has access to safe and affordable drinking water. Japmor engages in partnerships and collaborations to provide sustainable water solutions for last mile communities including systems for water filtration, harvesting, recycling, and management. They also offer water training, education, consulting, and disaster response services, and engage in community tree planting as a climate adaptation measure. Japmor is a founding member of the Social Enterprise Society of Kenya (SESOK) and has been actively involved in drafting and advocating for a national social enterprise policy. They also participate in local forums related to water and sanitation, climate change, and education.
Jar Junky produces vegan drinks, condiments, and sauces from locally sourced ingredients. They aim to make healthy, natural options more affordable and accessible and provide an alternative to imported specialty foods made with refined sugars and hydrogenated oils . Products include ginger, lemongrass, and cinnamon kombucha, green chili relish, beetroot chutney, balsamic chili treacle vinaigrette, and pickled banana peppers. Jar Junky prioritizes biodegradable and reusable packaging materials and actively minimizes energy use and material waste. They offer a refund to customers that return glass jars for sterilization and reuse.
JaRMITE produces homemade jams, spreads, chutneys, pickles, and other treats from natural and locally sourced ingredients. Their mission is to provide an alternative to imported foods with synthetic additives and help people increase their consumption of healthy fruits and vegetables. They compost paper and food waste and offer a discount to customers that return empty glass bottles for sterilization and reuse. JaRMITE aims to support home gardeners and farmers in their local area and provide income opportunities for seniors. They contribute to rural schools and families in need.
Javara works across the supply chain to sustain Indonesia’s forgotten food biodiversity heritage by delivering it to local and international markets and promoting sustainable production and consumption. They partner with farmers, foragers, fishers, and food artisans to supply a wide range of directly sourced natural, organic, and artisanal food products from across the Indonesian archipelago. Javara offers heirloom black, purple, red, pink, and white rice varieties, specialty flours, vegetable noodles, seasonal honey varieties, palm sugars and syrups, coffee, tea, spices, herbs, infused sea salts, sauces, spreads, snacks, and more. They create rural business and employment opportunities, invest in safer working conditions and producer capacity building, revive knowledge on wild edibles, and help improve family nutrition. Javara's stores and restaurants in Indonesia offer tasting workshops, cooking demonstrations, and other events to promote healthy nutritious food that is ethically and sustainably sourced. In 2017, they founded Sekolah Seniman Pangan, an action-based entrepreneurial learning facility and business ecosystem to nurture the growth of food entrepreneurship among rural youth and women.
Jayadi makes healthy heirloom grains and legumes more accessible to urban consumers. They clean, mill, and pack kurakkan millet, meneri proso millet, thanahal foxtail millet, traditional red and rice varieties, kollu, green gram, black gram, and sesame. They also have habala pethi rice flakes and string hopper flour made from kurakkan.
The Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association was founded in 1917 to help girls and young women develop their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world. They are part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), which is the largest voluntary organisation for girls and young women globally with more than 10 million members across 160 countries. The Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association focuses on voluntary action, community development, environmental awareness, health education, and leadership and actively includes people with disabilities and people from disadvantaged communities. The Jennie Calverley Society (JCS) was started to improve the lives of elder guide leaders who served the Girl Guide Association for many years and now need support themselves. They mobilize volunteers and raise funds to care for the guide leader community.
Jeevanama aims to revamp food systems in Pakistan by promoting regenerative agriculture, building model farms, raising awareness about nutrient-rich natural foods, connecting consumers with farmers using regenerative agriculture practices, and most importantly, having fun while doing it. Jeevanama was started by young Pakistanis committed to permaculture and regenerative agriculture. The name, which means "book of life" or "story of life," celebrates the life that pulses within and around us.
Jeewana Shakthi provides healthy, natural food at affordable prices for Sri Lankan consumers and creates sustainable livelihood opportunities for rural women in Anamaduwa. They focus on using surplus fruits and vegetables during peak harvest season to minimize food waste. Products include dried tamarind, lime pickle, turmeric powder, ambarella chutney, woodapple jam, woodapple fruit snacks, and cashew apple vinegar. No preservatives or other synthetic additives are used. By reducing middlemen in the supply chain, Jeewana Shakthi is able to pay fair prices to producers while making natural food more affordable for local consumers.
Jeewa’s and Kuma’s Natural Foods makes healthy and delicious food from organic and all natural local ingredients. Their specialty is jackfruit products including vegetarian polos burgers, air-fried polos cutlets and polos badum, and jackfruit lasagna. They also do whole-grain roti wraps, sandwiches filled with local flavor, and a traditional rice and curry lunch served on banana leaves.