Our Brands

Kandygs was started in 1971 to nurture the traditional handloom industry in Sri Lanka and provide training and secure, fair employment for women weavers. They offer a wide range of handloom textiles, housewares, clothing, accessories, and toys online, through their own retail outlets in Sri Lanka, and through export partners around the world. All products are handmade by rural artisans from cotton or bamboo yarn. Kandygs has its own dyeing, weaving, and sewing units and has trained more than 300 women artisans who work in these units or from their own homes. They provide fair wages, safe working conditions, health insurance, interest-free loans, flexible work arrangements, and education and training programs. They also support suppliers through capacity-building initiatives, advance payments, and on-time settlements. Kandygs donates money, goods, and services to community projects and provides scholarships and school supplies for local students in need.

Kaneo offers reusable Christmas crackers to cut single use waste without compromising on joy. Their unique design has a sliding mechanism, sticky snaps, and personalizable name tags with a QR code that can be scanned for jokes and challenges. Kaneo Crackers can be purchased once and refilled with new gifts each year. They offer a selection of plastic-free gifts online as well as recommendations for other thoughtful treats that fit within the crackers. Kaneo works with a Sedex certified manufacturing partner and donates 10 percent of sales to The Salvation Army. They are part of the Hatch Enterprise community.

Kankura Masat Social Welfare Society (KMSWS) was started in 1999 to address education, health, and environmental issues in the Masat region of West Bengal and build an inclusive society where everyone has a life of dignity and security. They run preschool, primary school, and remedial education programs for local children, organize health awareness campaigns, workshops, clinics, and medical camps, offer vocational training for women and unemployed youth, promote organic farming practices, and support tree planting initiatives. The products from their livelihood programs are promoted under the Swapno Tori brand. KMSWS is responding to the climate crisis in the Sundarbans with an increased focus on environmental protection. They have designed their tree-planting programs to create income opportunities, improve food security, and increase resistance to cyclones and other natural disasters. KMSWS is registered as a not-for-profit society and reinvests all surplus towards their mission.

Kantala specializes in ecological bags, wallets, notebooks and travel accessories that are handmade using one of Sri Lanka's oldest weaving techniques. Kantala means hana in Sanskrit, and Kantala's primary materials is the fiber extracted from the local hana plant. Hana is a fast-growing and abundant raw material. It is hand-harvested, sun-dried, and the fiber is extracted and processed without any synthetic inputs. For over 300 years, the descendants of Henavala village, near Kandy, have perfected and passed down the art of handwoven hana mats to the next generation. To this day, this highly skilled craft is not practiced in any other part of the country. Purchasing Kantala products supports the artisans and helps maintain this traditional knowledge. Kantala's commitment to sustainable sourcing extends to all materials in their products. They use environmentally responsible reactive dyes and vegetable dyes, fair trade certified cotton handloom fabric, Pinatex, a plant-based leather alternative, and elephant dung recycled paper.

kanthari offers a 12-month, scholarship-based leadership training program that equips changemakers who have overcome adversity with the tools and skills required to start and sustain their own social or environmental initiatives. They welcome participants from around the world including people who have little to no formal education or are blind, visually impaired, or physically disabled. Their immersive, hands-on program combines seven months of on-campus training and five months of mentorship. The campus is in Trivandrum, Kerala on the banks of Vellayani Lake and is recognized for its natural building techniques, accessibility, and environmental responsibility. kanthari uses solar electricity, plants native species, and actively cleans the lake and removes invasive plants. Graduates have started organizations working on environmental protection, food security, waste, water management, peace building, women's empowerment, disability, alternative education, and many other topics and have formed the kanthari network of change and knowledge (knock).

Kaptanın Ceviz Çiftliği cultivates nuts on their family farm in Muğla, Turkey, and produces handmade foods using traditional knowledge to promote healthy eating. They specialize in walnut production and also offer almonds, artisan pastas, vegetable soups, tahini, jams, naturally fermented foods, gluten-free snacks, and other products through their online store. Kaptanın Ceviz Çiftliği preserves traditional food practices and commits to zero waste, recycling, and sustainable agriculture. They provide employment opportunities for women in their community. Kaptanın Ceviz Çiftliği is a Slow Food member.

Karakorum specializes in ethically sourced, fairly traded housewares from artisans around the world. They work with grassroots organizations and local companies to support fair wages and employment practices and keep traditional crafts alive. Products include handwoven natural fiber baskets and tableware from Rwanda, Kenya, and eSwatini, metalwork, woodwork, and woven textiles from India, upcycled tire and cement packaging bags from Cambodia, soapstone carvings from Kenya, scrafitto etched ceramics from Nicaragua, and reusable millifiore candles from eSwatini. They import by ship to reduce environmental impact and pack products in reused or compostable materials. Karakorum is a member of BAFTS Fair Trade Network UK and sources from World Fair Trade Organization and GoodWeave certified suppliers.

Karana specializes in minimally processed, whole-plant vegan comfort foods that reduce reliance on destructive forms of agriculture and create value across the entire supply chain. For their initial product range, they used jackfruit to create minced meat and shredded meat alternatives for chefs and food service partners and dim sum dumplings and bao for retail customers. Jackfruit trees are pest and drought resistant and are normally grown intercropped as shade plants, which adds to local biodiversity. Karana sources jackfruit from smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka, where it's estimated that 60 percent of the jackfruit crop goes to waste, and processes them in Singapore. They use recyclable packaging materials and are working to develop more sustainable packaging solutions.

Kara Weaves is an all-women fair trade social enterprise that creates contemporary new designs and market opportunities for the torthu, a striped cotton towel handwoven on traditional wooden looms. They offer napkins, kitchen towels, bath towels, robes, kaftans, coverups, scarves, and other housewares and accessories. Kara Weaves partners with weaving and tailoring cooperatives in Kerala that follow one member-one vote principles and are recognized by the government. They use natural cotton fiber, azo-free dyes, and zero waste practices. Kara Weaves is a member of Fair Trade Forum India.

Karma Coffee roasts naturally grown, handpicked and hand processed Nepali coffee from the Himalayas. Working with over 600 farmers, Karma sources their arabica and single origin beans directly from small co-operatives in Nepal. They work closely with the local farmers to improve their livelihoods--part of every sale goes directly towards purchasing uniforms for their children, food for their families, and assistance rebuilding after the major earthquake of 2015. The two community cafes are located in Gyan Mandala, Lalitpur and Karma HUB in Thamel, where they regularly show films and host events highlighting the work of organizations with social and environmental impacts. Karma partners with 32 different local artisan groups to produce and sell handicrafts made from upcycled wood, metal, ceramics and paper. Karma is also the home of Socialtours, a conscious, sustainability certified, and internationally awarded travel company that provides unique and hands-on experiences for tourists in Nepal.

Karma Foods is a social enterprise that focuses on fair trade organic products. When health conscious consumers purchase Sri Lankan moringa leaf powder from Karma Foods, a portion of the revenue goes back to Sri Lanka to support social projects and start ups.

Karma Gardens is a vegan cafe on Sri Lanka's east coast. By providing tasty plant-based food, they hope to encourage people to have a couple more meatless meals per week and reduce their carbon footprint. Karma Gardens sources the majority of their ingredients locally to minimize emissions and support small-scale farmers and entrepreneurs. The cafe is plastic free and offers metal straws and free water refills. Karma Gardens pays above average wages and has a profit sharing system for staff. They support vaccination, sterilization, and medical care for local street dogs.

Karmann offers handmade housewares and accessories and creates sustainable livelihood pathways for people with special needs. The brand emerged from the Mann Center for Individuals with Special Needs, which provides skills training and fosters independence and employment for young adults with Down Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in the Mumbai area. Karmann employs Mann graduates with skills and interests in the crafts of patchwork, quilting, embroidery, and appliqué. Products are made from sustainably sourced materials, including upcycled and block print fabrics. They specialize in personalized designs, custom wholesale orders, corporate gifts, and hampers. Karmann provides an example of an inclusive workplace and helps open opportunities for supported employment and mainstream employment of people with disabilities.

Karuna Dawn specializes in artisan-made vegan bags and accessories that transform and uplift lives. They offer natural leaf leather products from northern Thailand, upcycled denim products from India, and hand-block-printed organic cotton products from Nepal. Products ship in home compostable packaging. Karuna Dawn sources from artisan partners that commit to fair trade practices and break cycles of poverty through education, training, employment, and opportunity. They donate products to annual fundraising events for Sunrise Children's Association. Karuna Dawn is a member of Social Enterprise Network Victoria (SENVIC).

Katana Upcycle is a social enterprise that collects, separates, and upcycles polythene waste, educates students on plastic pollution and waste reduction, and creates employment opportunities in low-income areas. Their initial range includes folders, notebooks, and stationery, but they are continuously experimenting with materials and developing new products.

Kate Williams Advisory works with individuals, organizations, and multi-stakeholder initiatives to envision alternative futures and create pathways for collective action. Services include training, facilitation, participatory process design, research, strategic advice, community engagement, and partnership building. Their practice explores how to reshape governance and capital systems to serve the many, not just the few, and create conditions for Australian communities to lead self-determined futures. Kate Williams Advisory offers in-kind support and sliding-scale pricing. They donate one percent of their income to First Nations Futures.

Kath Ceylon creates macrame housewares and accessories and uplifts rural women in Sri Lanka. They offer pillow covers, wall hangers, table mats, plant hangers, beach bags, handbags, pouches, yoga straps, and other handcrafted products. Kath Ceylon focuses on expanding sustainable livelihood opportunities to help rural women achieve financial independence and express their artistic talents.

Kathiravan Natural Farming Producer Group is a cluster of small-scale organic farmers in eastern Sri Lanka committed to growing affordable natural food and protecting the environment. They produce their own compost, liquid fertilizers, and biopesticides from locally available materials. Crops include dry zone vegetables, leafy greens, and legumes. Members also grow ginger, turmeric, cassava, sugar cane, banana, papaya, guava, lemon, mango, areca, coconut, jackfruit, and moringa. ​Kathiravan Natural Farming Producer Group is verified under a local organic participatory guarantee system (PGS).

Kat's Coffee is a female-run cafe in the village of Talpe in southern Sri Lanka that offers locally sourced coffee, healthy food options, and a space to connect with community. Their bread, cakes, and snacks are made in-house from natural ingredients. Kat's Coffee trains and employees local community members and supports other Good Market approved enterprises.

Katukale Community Shop provides a place for local villagers to market their toxin-free garden products and environmentally responsible crafts on a popular road in Sri Lanka's hill country. They offer fresh fruits, homemade jams, kithul products, traditional sweets and savory snacks, dried herbs and spices, natural soaps, cloth and reed bags, wooden jewelry, and more. Katukale Community Shop provides free training programs and creates income opportunities for local women who are unable to access traditional employment.