Trusted brands using certified ethical and sustainable business practices.
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.
Aquilaw provides legal consulting services in Zürich with a commitment to creating positive impact for customers, society, and the environment. They specialize in collective labor law, employee protection, company formation, trust management, wills, taxes, accounting, mediation, and advisory services. Aquilaw rejects clients that do not meet their ethical standards. They dedicate one percent of revenue to providing voluntary services and donating to charitable causes.
Aradhya Organic Farm was started to create a healthy society, provide livelihood opportunities, use local resources, and reduce environmental pollution. They cultivate paddy, black gram, green gram, groundnut, sesame, and dry zone vegetables in northeastern Sri Lanka. Aradhya Organic Farm is committed to organic practices. They practice mulching to control weeds and produce their own compost, liquid fertilizers, and other natural inputs.
Araliya processes and exports traditional Sri Lankan foods. They focus on preventing food waste by preserving and adding value to seasonal fruits and vegetables. They produce curries, chutneys, sambols, bottled vegetables, achcharu pickles, and dried fish with no preservatives or other additives. Araliya is committed to supporting rural farming and fishing communities. They maintain long-term trade relationships and offer guaranteed purchase prices.
Araliya Pillows produces pillows and bedding from locally sourced kapok fiber. Kapok is a natural, healthy and biodegradable alternative to synthetic filling and a hypoallergenic, cruelty-free alternative to down.
Aram is an initiative started by the Economic Advisory Services Unit of the Vavuniya Divisional Secretariat in northern Sri Lanka to help local entrepreneurs with support services and market linkages. They focus on serving socially and environmentally responsible businesses and give special attention to single mothers, people with disabilities, ex-combatants, and other disadvantaged community members. Aram helps market a range of northern products including palmyrah housewares, batik clothing, and recycled paper crafts.
Aranya began in 1990 as an initiative to revive natural dyeing techniques in Bangladesh and has grown into a network of more than 3,000 artisans across the country. As a fair trade social enterprise, their mission is to improve the wellbeing of marginalized producers by paying fair wages and prices, expanding market access, and promoting environmentally responsible techniques. Aranya is known for their woodblock printed textiles, natural dyes from madder, jackfruit, cutch, indigo and other local plants, Nakshi Katha traditional embroidery, and Jamdani weaving. Clothing, accessories, and housewares are available online and at their showrooms in Dhaka. Aranya partners with the Creative Conservation Alliance to provide livelihood opportunities for indigenous artisans from the Sangu-Matamuhuri forest reserve in the Chittagong hill tracts, and they partner with JAAGO Foundation to support the education of children from underprivileged communities. Aranya is a member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO).
Arca connects migrant women from Latin America and the Caribbean with new possibilities through photography. Migrant populations in Brazil are often excluded from society and have difficulty accessing the formal labor market due to communication difficulties, lack of documentation, and prejudice. Arca trains migrant women to express themselves through fine art photography and pays them for the images they produce. They also provide training in event photography and entrepreneurship. The women develop a social network and friendships during the training and receive support from the group to address the personal, professional, and cultural challenges that are common within migrant communities. The images are sold online and are available as digital downloads to support local printing and framing services and reduce the impact of shipping. By promoting these images, Arca aims to challenge gender and cultural stereotypes and amplify the perspectives and experiences of migrant women. Arca is part of Unleash Plus and Yunus & Youth.
arcenciel has been supporting Lebanon’s most underprivileged and marginalized communities and working for sustainable development since 1985. They started during the Lebanese civil war to serve people with war-related physical disabilities and now have programs in Mobility and Health, Social Support, Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Responsible Tourism, and Youth Empowerment throughout Lebanon. arcenciel helps integrate people living with disabilities through mobility equipment, adapted living spaces, health services, and policy action. They offer employment opportunities, a social support system, and a network of boutiques for secondhand clothing and upcycled furniture and housewares. Their environment program runs sorting centers for recyclable waste and treatment centers for the majority of Lebanon's hazardous hospital waste. They also manage the Domaine de Taanayel, which focuses on sustainable agriculture innovation and technology dissemination, an ecolodge, a traditional Lebanese restaurant, the Cirquenciel social circus school, and many other initiatives. arcenciel reinvests all surplus towards their social and environmental work.
ARDPURE offers a range of natural, handcrafted, environmentally responsible products to support holistic health and rural livelihoods. They work with women weavers in rural areas of Northeast India to create affordable housewares and accessories from water hyacinth, kauna grass, bamboo, and cane. ARDPURE also provides sustainably sourced green tea, turmeric, coconut oil, and other wellness foods and skincare products.
are-able was founded in 1989 to help people with a disability in Warrnambool find meaningful employment and has since expanded to more than 30 locations serving regional communities across Victoria and South Australia. They offer National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) programs, counseling and wellbeing support, training, employment services, and direct employment opportunities through their own social enterprises. Big R’s Shed and Big Green Shed are recycling and reuse retail stores that sell secondhand furniture, housewares, electrical appliances, sporting equipment, toys, and other goods. Nigretta of Hamilton produces wooden chopping boards and serving boards. ClearCut specializes in lawn mowing and garden maintenance. Steam and Clean focuses on car washing and detailing. All About Fencing Hire provides temporary fencing solutions. Create & Collate handles mail sorting, packing, and assembly. are-able also maintains collection and sorting centers for electronic waste and Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme. They are a Social Traders Certified Social Enterprise.
ARETÉ is a communication training and coaching academy that focuses on the pursuit of human excellence. Their team of international trainers offers online and onsite programs for organizations and individuals. Topics include personal and interpersonal leadership, speaking, writing, presenting, and customer service. They also provide career counseling services and life skills programs. ARETÉ has specialized programs for women and young professionals who want to make a different.
Argonaut Community Enterprises delivers property management services and creates employment for deaf and disabled people in Birmingham and the surrounding areas. They offer commercial and domestic cleaning, grounds maintenance, gardening, painting, plumbing, electrical, and maintenance services. Argonaut recruits deaf and disabled people, provides work-based training and support, and connects staff with accessible housing and other services based on their needs. They provide British Sign Language interpretation and help workers achieve Construction Skills Certification. Argonaut is a Community Interest Company (CIC) and a member of Social Enterprise UK and Constructionline. They work with a consortium of social enterprises to take on larger contracts, and they reinvest all surplus towards their purpose.
Argyle Textiles produces cotton bed sheets, pillow cases, towels, and table linens in rural Padukka. More than 80 percent of their workers are women from the surrounding villages. The founder of Argyle Textiles is a professor in textile technology with over 50 years of experience. Their mission is to raise funds to build a small-scale hospital in a rural village in Sri Lanka and to help the cancer patients at the Cancer Institute of Maharagama.
ARII Wellness offers herbal health and wellness products made from carefully sourced natural ingredients like gotukola, neem, henna, amla, Indian nettle, holy basil, nelli, aralu, sandalwood, kasturi, and hibiscus. Products include herbal hair oil, herbal hair and body masks, scrubs, aloe gel with tea tree oil, kasturi turmeric, asafoetida, black seed, virgin coconut oil, sustainably harvested bee honey, and an immunity boosting curry blend. ARII Wellness uses reusable glass jars and compostable packaging materials.
Arinbuwa creates contemporary products for modern homes, preserves Sri Lanka's cultural heritage, and provides livelihood opportunities for rural artisans. They offer a range of handwoven Dumbara coasters, table mats, runners, cushion covers, furniture, and other housewares. Arinbuwa uses upcycled packaging materials and is working to develop a range of products made with natural plant-based dyes. They are part of the Hatch AccelerateHer program.
Ariya produces naturally dyed clothing that is healthier for the skin and better for the planet. Most clothing is made with synthetic dyes that have known risks for our health and the environment. Ariya aims to provide an alternative and create livelihood opportunities for local artisans. They offer clothing dyed with turmeric, red cabbage, hibiscus, avocado pit, tea, and other natural materials.
Arizona Community Land Trust (AzCLT) holds and protects land for the larger community. They provide long-term access to land for affordable housing, community gardens, agriculture projects, and other community initiatives while facilitating a deeper community connection and recognition of our mutual interdependence with all life. The community land trust model promotes land tenure based on stewardship, ecologically responsible use of land and resources, regeneration of the commons, and programs that serve lower income residents. Affordable housing and community-based agriculture cannot compete for land that is geared to make the highest possible return for investors. Land that has been removed from the speculative market and designated as a community asset provides stable support for these programs. AzCLT is part of the National Community Land Trust Network and is registered as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.
The Arizona Cooperative Initiative is building an inclusive statewide network of cooperatives and supporting the transition to a democratic economy. They educate the general public about the benefits of cooperative enterprise, provide developmental support at all levels of coop formation and operation, provide education and training to coop members, and create opportunities for coops to share resources and work together to strengthen their interdependence. Cooperatives in Arizona offer a range of products and services, for example, there are agricultural cooperatives that provide fresh produce and dairy products, credit unions with banking services, electric cooperatives that supply energy to rural areas, retail cooperatives that collectively purchase inventory, and consumer cooperatives for food, outdoor gear, and more. The Arizona Cooperative Initiative aims to establish a revolving fund to support the financial startup and expansion of cooperatives and help eligible cooperatives access Small Business Administration loans and grants. They are registered as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.
Arkbound empowers people through writing in order to build a stronger, fairer, and more enlightened society. They open up the world of literature, journalism, and publishing to people who would otherwise be excluded through workshops, mentoring, sponsorship, and events. Arkbound publishes fiction and nonfiction books with a focus on social and environmental themes and supports authors from disadvantaged and diverse backgrounds to get their voices heard and change biases. Their books are affordable, available in audio format, and provided for free reading in their Ark Hub Community Space in Glasgow. Physical books are printed on certified recycled or sustainably sourced paper. Arkbound employs and works with people who have experienced social exclusion, including those who have faced homelessness, imprisonment, and discrimination by virtue of their background, circumstance, or personal characteristics. They are Disability Confident Committed, an accredited Living Wage Employer, and a member of Social Enterprise UK, Social Enterprise Scotland, Glasgow Social Enterprise Network, and other mission-aligned networks. A portion of all sales go towards Arkbound Foundation.