Trusted brands using certified ethical and sustainable business practices.
Lakpahana was started more than 40 years ago by Deshamanya Siva Obeyesekere to support Sri Lankan artisans. They provide employment, market access, savings programs, and other services to over 500 craftspeople through their craft centers and home industry networks. Lakpahana specializes in handcrafted housewares, accessories and gifts including traditional masks, wood carvings, rush and reed basketry, lacquerware, pottery, silver and brass, and batik.
Lala Studio creates functional upcycled products that support sustainability and inclusion and enable people to wear their values. They use discarded pants and other garment waste from the textile industry in Sri Lanka to produce gender-neutral clothing, bags, belts, and accessories and celebrate LGBTQIA+ pride year-round. They provide local alternatives to products that are normally imported and help reduce material consumption, energy, and landfill waste. The studio is solar powered and committed to zero waste practices. Packaging is made from upcycled saree materials and product tags are made from scrap wood. Lala Studio supports local causes including Foundation of Goodness, The Biodiversity Project, Underdogs Sri Lanka, Delete Nothing, Equal Ground, and Women's Solidarity Network (WSN).
Lambs Farm has been helping people with developmental disabilities lead productive, happy lives since 1961. Their residential services include campus group homes, apartments, and community residences that provide a nurturing environment while supporting self-reliance. Their vocational services include job training, placements, and support for meaningful work experiences on the 72-acre campus and in the community. Lambs Farm businesses include the Farmyard, Dogwood Garden and Pet Center, Cedar Chest Thrift Shop, Sugar Maple Country Store, Magnolia Cafe and Bakery, and Lambs Industries. The Farmyard includes more than 300 animals, a petting zoo, discovery center, miniature golf, and other attractions. Lambs Industries provides assembly, packaging, mailing, and laundry services to regional businesses. Lambs Farm also offers home-based support services and a wide range of social and recreational activities for participants in their residential and vocational programs. They host frequent events and volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups. Lambs Farm is registered as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and reinvests all profits towards their mission of improving the lives of people with developmental disabilities.
Làmhan teaches, promotes, and sustains traditional sewing and textile crafts to foster creativity, self-sufficiency, and a deep connection to Scotland’s textile heritage. They offer affordable hands-on sewing workshops, apprenticeships, and public education to individuals of all ages and backgrounds. Làmhan enables people to make and mend their own clothing, creates employment pathways, provides free training for refugees and people from deprived areas, and helps preserve specialized tailoring, kiltmaking, and dressmaking skills. They promote repair, reuse, reclamation, recycling, and upcycling of surplus materials. Làmhan is a member of Social Enterprise Scotland and Zero Waste Scotland. They are a not-for-profit organization and reinvest all surplus towards their mission.
Lamtaput Bamboo Factory offers environmentally responsible bamboo products and creates livelihood opportunities for local tribal youth in rural Odisha. They specialize in durable, fully functional toy vehicles that are designed and handmade by the young artisans. The workshop gives them a place to work near home and enables them to develop their artistic skills. Lamtaput Bamboo Factory sources local bamboo and has their own bamboo nursery and planting program. They use biodegradable packaging and minimize their environmental impact. The factory is an initiative of Asha Kiran Society, a not-for-profit organization that runs a hospital, school, and community education programs in the region. Their national network has contributed time and resources and assisted with sales and marketing. Profits are reinvested to support tribal youth.
Land and Moon creates unique ceramic tableware and home accessories that support the planet and its people. They provide handmade local pottery as a beautiful, environmentally responsible alternative to plastic housewares and imported goods. They also teach wheel throwing to local community members as an opportunity for mindfulness, personal growth, healing, and connection. Land and Moon Ceramics recycles clay, reuses water, and is committed to resource conservation.
Lanka Environment Fund awards grants to local environmental and conservation groups to protect and restore Sri Lanka's rich biodiversity and ecosystems. Donors to the fund include individuals and businesses that care about Sri Lanka's ecosystems. Grants are awarded in four main areas: terrestrial ecosystem conservation, marine conservation, responsible tourism, and waste management. Lanka Environment Fund aims to foster a sense of stewardship, empower local community initiatives, and encourage philanthropic giving for environmental conservation.
Lanka Impact Investing Network (LIIN) is Sri Lanka's first impact investment firm. They mobilize private capital to solve pressing social and environmental issues, actively invest in social enterprises through impact investment funds, and provide business development support to nurture social entrepreneurs across the country. LIIN is the co-owner of Ath Pavura, the first reality TV program that connects social entrepreneurs and impact investors, and the organizer of the Emerging Women's Summit to promote female leadership in social entrepreneurship and impact investing.
Lanka Lassi offers lassi and ayran yogurt drinks in traditional clay pots to support local economies and reduce waste. They source ingredients from local farmers who prioritize environmentally responsible farming methods and clay pots from local producers who uphold fair labor practices. Lanka Lassi focuses on reusable natural containers to prevent single-use plastic waste from ending up in landfills and oceans. They donate 20 percent of profits to children's homes and elders' homes.
Lankan Curds promotes nutritious, whole food made with locally sourced ingredients. They use coconut shell bowls and terracotta clay pots to serve curd drinks and curd bowls with fruit, nuts, and unrefined palm syrup. The buffalo curd comes from a traditional supplier that has been operating for nearly 40 years, and the fruit is sourced from home gardens in their own community.
Lanka Organic Gardening Circle is an open and informal community of organic home gardeners in Sri Lanka. Through group chats and meetups, they share photos, advice, information on workshops and training opportunities, seeds, planting materials, and other gardening supplies. Members post photos of new growth, crop harvests, organic input production, and wildlife. They help solve practical garden issues, encourage new organic gardeners, and celebrate success. Lanka Organic Gardening Circle encourages people to grow their own food and connect with nature.
Lanka Social Ventures is a social enterprise that supports entrepreneurship and innovation for social change and environmental sustainability. They coordinate business coaching, mentoring, training, seminars, exhibitions, competitions, and exposure visits and provide fundraising, incubator, and accelerator services for entrepreneurial individuals, community organizations, and SMEs.
Lanka Yoga is a purpose-built yoga training center and retreat venue on Koggala Lake in southern Sri Lanka that is committed to environmental responsibility. They offer natural vegan food and drinks, accommodation, yoga classes, and teacher training courses. Facilities were designed to maximize green space. The Lanka Yoga team is rewilding degraded land and developing gardens to provide fruits, vegetables, and spices. They have already installed a waste water treatment system, solar hot water, and water saving fixtures, and they are currently investing in a rainwater catchment and filtration system, solar panels, and batteries for water and energy independence. Lanka Yoga works with suppliers to minimize waste and with the local community to coordinate recycling services. They monitor and record their waste to find opportunities to reduce it further. Lanka Yoga offers free sessions and discounts for people that can't afford their services.
La Plantation was started in 2013 to grow and deliver sustainable fair trade spices and support rural communities in the Kampot region of southern Cambodia. They specialize in black, white, red, and green Kampot pepper, which has PGI status for its unique terroir. La Plantation also produces turmeric, galangal, ginger, chili, herbs, sea salt, seasoning blends, and infusions. Products are hand harvested and immediately processed in their onsite facilities to maintain the quality and aroma. Packaging is made from unbleached recycled paper, natural jute bags, and traditional krama scarves. The La Plantation certified organic farm functions as an agritourism center, gives free guided tours daily, and provides training on sustainable agriculture, permaculture, and crop rotation. La Plantation is committed to fair trade practices for all workers, suppliers, and partners. They provide safe and healthy working conditions, premium prices, and skill development opportunities. Profits are used to support educational programs for children living near the farm. Their nonprofit, Les Ecoles de la Plantation, directly funds a nearby primary school and provides scholarships for secondary school students. La Plantation is a member of the World Fair Trade Organization.
Larich is a Sri Lankan brand that was established in 1984 and is available in Asian groceries around the world. They specialize in bottled curries, mixes, sauces, pastes, sambols, chutneys with no artificial ingredients or preservatives. They source local ingredients during peak harvest times to minimize food waste. Larich supports the Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka (FOGSL), a non-profit organisation that was established in 1976 to support the conservation of birds and the environment.
Lassana Kolonnawa Wetland Conservation Youth Network is a voluntary organization of young people working for the protection of the Kolonnawa wetlands and surrounding environment. They coordinate environmental education programs, waste cleanups, and water testing and encourage local residents to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Lassana Kolonnawa produces paper bags from old newspaper, cups from coconut shells, and housewares from recycled waste materials. The initiative developed with support from Emotional Intelligence and Life Skills Training Team and is now independently registered as an environmental organization and voluntary service organization.
Last Forest creates sustainable livelihood opportunities by connecting communities in the Nilgiri hills with fair trade markets for organic and wild forest products. They specialize in wild honey from indigenous honey hunters who have been collecting from the same areas for thousands of years. Over time, their product range has expanded to include soaps, body balms, lip balms, beeswax food wraps, coffee, tea, herbs, spices, essential oils, and more. Village level production centers are managed and operated by local women who no longer have to leave their communities to look for work. Last Forest supplies more than 100 outlets including their own retail shops in Kotagiri, Coonoor and Ooty. Their campus is solar powered and sells excess energy back to the grid. Last Forest was started as a market intermediary social enterprise by Keystone Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that has been supporting communities in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve since 1993. Sister organizations include the Nilgiri Natural History Society and Aadhimalai, a producer company with more than 1,600 indigenous owners. Last Forest is a member of Fair Trade Forum India, World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), Participatory Guarantee System Organic Council, Non Timber Forest Products India, and Slow Food Nilgiris.
LataSita is a pioneering zero waste studio that creates unique upcycled clothing, accessories, and housewares using textiles sourced from Indian women's wardrobes. The majority of their fabric comes from post consumer sarees, bedsheets, tablecloths, curtains, and clothing. They also have a smaller range that is made from handwoven cloth sourced directly from the weavers. LataSita specializes in bespoke designs. They make pieces that can be easily altered to fit a person regardless of how their body changes over time, and they have created garments for people with physical disabilities and restricted movement. Social and environmental impact is considered in every decision. They operate a zero waste facility, have not used any new paper, cardboard, or plastic for over 8 years, monitor water and electricity consumption, keep resource use to an absolute minimum, and pay fair trade wages. LataSita regularly redistributes hundreds of pieces of clothing, housewares, toys, blankets, rugs, and other collected items to local community members in need. They also provide support for school fees and supplies for their tailors' children and have raised funds for emergency response when local communities were affected by the pandemic and natural disaster. LataSita works with many local organizations including Garia Saathi, Goonj, Tiljala Shed, and Give India.
La Terza Coffee is an artisan coffee and espresso roasterie in Cincinnati, Ohio. By partnering directly with responsible coffee farmers and cooperatives, they are able to import the highest quality beans and provide sustainable, living wages. For retail customers, La Terza offers coffee subscriptions, classes, roasterie tours, and an in-house cafe. For wholesale customers, they provide freshly roasted, ethically sourced coffee beans, supplies, equipment, maintenance services, barista education, and business support to run a successful coffee shop, cafe, or restaurant. Their business education and support services are now available online. La Terza Coffee works with a broad network of community partners and ethical suppliers. They are a member of the Social Enterprise Alliance and engage with the local Conscious Capitalism and B Corp communities.
LAUDE the Label creates sustainable clothing and accessories that honor the earth and maker. They partner with women artisans in Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Peru, and India and empower them to find financial freedom through safe and meaningful employment at living wages. By working closely with artisans, they are able to cut out middlemen and excessive markups, find cost efficiencies in the production process, and ensure customers receive more accessible pricing and the best possible value. LAUDE the Label designs clothing to last and uses organic and upcycled materials with no synthetic fibers and no toxic chemicals or dyes. These practices have enabled them to steadily reduce carbon emissions, water and energy use, and the consumption of new raw materials. LAUDE the Label maintains a Women's Entrepreneurship Fund and has supported producer groups to obtain new certifications and accreditations, invest in machinery, break rooms, day care centers, and other infrastruacture, and organize skill training workshops and educational opportunities. They partner with an environmental justice organization to fund agroforestry projects in small-scale farmer communities and plant a tree for every shipment. LAUDE the Label is a certified B Corporation and a member of Fair Trade Federation.