Our Brands

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers was founded in 1974 and is committed to meeting the blood supply needs of more than 125 hospitals across Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee through local blood donations. They work to increase donations from both new and existing donors with a particular focus on donor diversity. Donors that are a good match for sickle cell patients are recognized as Sickle Cell Heroes. LifeSouth Community Foundation inspires the next generation of blood donors through education initiatives, school programs, and scholarships for students who demonstrate outstanding advocacy for blood donation. LifeSouth also has a community-based public cord blood bank that collects and stores donated umbilical cord blood for transplants and research. They are part of a network of public cord blood banks affiliated with the National Marrow Donor Program’s (NMDP) registry and the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). LifeSouth is registered as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and reinvests all surplus towards their mission.

Lifetone was founded by a woman entrepreneur in the conflict-affected Vanni region of Sri Lanka. They specialize in herbal health drinks for blood sugar control, weight loss, pain relief, hypertension, cholesterol and skin care. Products include Gymnema sylvestre, Garcinia cambogia, moringa, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, holy basil, hibiscus, mango leaf, lime leaf, and orange leaf herbal drinks and green tea blends. They also produce Jaffna coffee and a jamun seed herbal coffee substitute. Lifetone focuses on community health, livelihood opportunities for rural women, and sustainable sourcing from local Vanni farmers. Revenue is reinvested in English, IT, leadership, and communication skills training and awareness programs on healthy living.

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.

Lightbear Lane promotes the arts, culture, performance, and music in community spaces, heritage sites, and nature. They repurpose spaces for creative practice, provide cultural heritage facilitation and consulting services, and support placemaking and wellbeing. Lightbear Lane has been involved in the Hidden Exeter walking tour app and the reopening of St Nicholas Priory, Exeter's oldest building, to the public. They prioritize environmentally responsible materials and practices and offer tiered and subsidized pricing to ensure inclusion. Lightbear Lane is part of a local heritage partnership, a local Fairtrade steering group, a community builder network, and Social Enterprise UK. They are SME Climate Hub committed and contribute to Devon Wildlife Trust. All profits are reinvested towards their purpose.

Light House Bistro prevents homelessness and rebuilds lives by providing training, employment, and community for people facing employment barriers. They operate a full-service restaurant, catering, and private event space in Annapolis and sell packaged granola in-house and online. The bistro provides life-changing skills, work experience, and living wage employment for graduates of the Light House Homeless Prevention Support Center workforce development program. The center offers wrap-around support services, including child care, computer classes, scholarships for continuing education, financial counseling, legal assistance, housing referrals, and a food pantry. Light House Bistro operates under The Light House, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, and reinvests all profits towards their mission. They are part of the Social Enterprise Alliance, REDF, and Catalyst Kitchen.

Lightning Maths is an educational social enterprise that believes everyone, no matter their background, can learn to love the language of numbers. They offer math games and learning programs that support mathematical self-confidence, fluency, and problem solving for all ages. The games were developed by the founder, a math teacher that works with students facing barriers related to interpreting information, like dyslexia and dyscalculia, and concentration, like ADHD. Lightning Maths partners with schools that provide educational programs for students from low-income families. They prioritize local suppliers and service providers with ethical practices, and they manufacture in Europe to reduce carbon emissions. Lightning Maths has an asset lock and reinvests profits for social impact. They are a member of Social Enterprise UK and collaborate with other social impact enterprises through networks like the School for Social Entrepreneurs and the Young Foundation.

LIKHA empowers artisan families in the Philippines to overcome poverty by reimagining local craft traditions for the global market. Their collections of baskets, planters, kitchenware, tableware, bags, and jewelry are handcrafted from natural, sustainably sourced materials like straw, plant fiber, coconut coir, mother of pearl, and recycled wood. LIKHA partners with makers across the country, collaborates with them on product design, and helps uplift their status, develop their confidence and sense of self-worth, and uphold their dignity as craftspeople. They provide fair wages and comfortable working conditions and invest in training, community building, and workshop improvements. LIKHA is Fair Trade Federation and PBP verified and has the Nest Seal of Ethical Handcraft. They are part of The Nest Guild, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, and MassChallenge.

Likir Pottery is the last potter family practicing and preserving traditional Ladakhi pottery techniques in Likir. They source clay from the surrounding mountains, make pots on a hand wheel, and fire finished pieces in a traditional kiln that uses locally collected cow dung as fuel. Sulphur from a nearby hot spring gives the pots their distinctive color. While the family is under pressure to transition some of their work to modern techniques like molds and gas kilns, they are committed to maintaining their traditional practices, lifestyle, and connection with the environment and their community. Likir Pottery specializes in incense pots, lamps, water jugs, chang makers, animal toys, and decorative pieces for local Ladakhi villagers.

Likuid Spaces is a coworking space in the heart of Colombo that focuses on community, collaboration, and creativity. They offer fully equipped work, meeting, and event spaces, rooftop workout sessions, and regular learning and networking events. Priority is given to topics like environmental sustainability, social enterprise, workplace ethics, and wellness, and discounts are available for students, female entrepreneurs, and social entrepreneurs. Likuid Spaces partners with a network of local organizations and contributes three percent of all membership fees to local charities.

Lili Dairy was started by a female social entrepreneur to empower rural women through dairy farming. They partner with universities, government officers, and microfinance institutions to provide nearby women with training, extension, veterinary services and loans for dairy cows and equipment. The women keep the milk they need and sell the rest to Lili Dairy. This year-round income increases their ability to make household financial decisions. Lili Dairy currently produces mozzarella, cheddar, paneer, ricotta, butter, sour cream, fresh cream, ghee, and hard cheeses. They provide local consumers, restaurants and hotels with an affordable, HACCP-certified alternative to imported dairy products. Profits are shared with workers and suppliers.

Lilium upcycles waste materials into creative useful accessories, lifestyle items, interior decor, and art. Their mission is to contribute to a circular economy by establishing collection points for tins, glass bottles, sari, used clothing, eco bricks, and other waste, offering discounts to customers that supply waste materials, and raising awareness on eco-friendly living. Lilium partners with manufacturers that employ workers from low-income communities and prioritize environmental responsibility. Ten percent of profits are donated to The Soup Bowl, a humanitarian organization that provides wholesome meals for elders' homes, children's homes, and people who are homeless in the Western Province of Sri Lanka.

Lil Leche produces fresh plant-based milk alternatives in Mesa, Arizona with a focus on building lasting relationships within the community and promoting inclusion and positive social impact. They make small-batch oat milk, almond milk, cashew milk, vegan horchata, chai, chocolate milk, and more in the Local First community kitchen. Lil Leche uses natural and organic ingredients and sources from local, family-owned businesses. They collect back their glass bottles for sterilization and reuse.

Lime Plain Tea publishes collections of everyday poetry and shares the hidden work of local Sri Lankan writers with a larger audience. Submissions are welcome and proceeds are shared equally with all participants. Lime Plain Tea popup events are an opportunity to drink tea, share ideas, and enjoy some poetry.

Limlim Foods reduces food waste, promotes healthy choices, improves food security, and supports the economic wellbeing of Nigerian farmers by freeze-drying locally sourced foods. They offer affordable dried mango, banana, pineapple, and agbalumo fruit snacks, instant soup, and fruit, herb, vegetable, and egg powders for retail customers. They also provide private label manufacturing services and supply local ingredients to food and beverage companies to reduce imports. Limlim Foods provides training to women's groups and partners with farmers to mitigate post-harvest losses. They are working towards sustainable packaging options. Limlim Foods is part of African Food Changemakers.

Lina specializes in all-natural personal care products. Their popular scrub soap is made from Ayurvedic herbal ingredients including white sandalwood, turmeric, margosa and venivelgeta. It helps alleviate many skin conditions like acne, prickly heat rash, boils, itchy dry skin and oily skin and maintain the skin's natural moisture balance. The ingredients are purchased from an Ayurveda doctor in Kurunegala district. The scrub soap is packaged in an eco-friendly talipot palm leaf box made by Dambadeniya Export, a worker-owned initiative dedicated to empowering rural women.

Linden incubates and accelerates changemakers who are challenging the status quo, finding solutions to local challenges, and working to create a better world. They support changemakers across a range of sectors including food and agriculture, water, circular economy, clean energy, education, arts, and sustainable lifestyles. Examples include a smart grid initiative in Cambodia, a waste management challenge in Nigeria, and a water treatment system using beneficial micro-organisms. The Linden HUB is a global community that connects changemakers with investors, creators, partners, and other supporters and gives everyone the opportunity to share their gifts and and come together to address social and environmental issues.

LINGER Chicago crafts clean-burning candles that enhance living spaces and support healing and empowerment through a partnership with Firebird Community Arts. The candles are crafted from coconut soy wax, wooden wicks, essential oils, and handblown glass vessels made by the Firebird community. The glass vessels can be refilled or repurposed as a vase, flower pot, drinking glass, or storage container. Firebird Community Arts serves people on the West and South sides of Chicago who have been impacted by structural or individual trauma including youth violence survivors, former inmates, undocumented and immigrant populations, and underserved Chicago public school students. They promote healing through accessible glassblowing and ceramics classes, community, and other support services. Each purchase of a LINGER candle supports the continued healing, connection, and employment of a young artist at Firebird.

Lion Kithul Wood is a small family business in southern Sri Lanka that produces creative and customized housewares from kithul wood and coconut wood. They are committed to using sustainably sourced local materials and providing natural, durable alternatives to imported plastic items. Products include wooden spoons, forks, chopsticks, plates, bowls, cups, trays, table mats and runners, soap dishes, storage containers, and furniture.

Lion Kithul Wood assists poor children from single-parent families with tuition fees and school supplies.

Little Adventures encourages people to get outdoors and explore. They offer unique experiential travel opportunities include ocean and jungle adventures, hiking and trekking expeditions, cycling, water sports and more that enable people to get off the beaten tourist track and really experience Sri Lanka. They also rent outdoor gear and camping equipment. Little Adventures contributes to Ocean Watch and Friends of Wilpattu.

Little Green Change provides environmental education and opportunities for children in primary and secondary schools and in the community. They aim to inspire, educate, and facilitate environmental action through online resources, school programs, public talks, events, competitions, projects, an annual magazine, and other initiatives. Their school programs are ideal for eco clubs that meet after school, at lunch, or during school holidays and are free for all state-funded schools in the United Kingdom. Community events and competitions are also free to ensure they are accessible to lower-income families. Little Green Change operates as a not-for-profit social enterprise and reinvests all surplus towards their purpose. They are a member of Social Enterprise UK.