TOPIC: SHOPPING (62)
Buycott
http://www.buycott.comA buycott is the opposite of a boycott. Buycott helps you to organize your everyday consumer spending so that it reflects your principles.
Help Freely Foundation
https://www.helpfreely.org/enThe Help Freely Foundation has created a platform and browser application (available for Firefox and Chrome) that allow people to raise funds for the causes they care about most every time they shop online, and what's best: It doesn't cost the user any extra money! You pay exactly the same price, at the same online store, but the outcome is entirely different, as a percentage of what you spend will go to a nonprofit of your choice. They also intend to change the mindset of people, hoping to end up with a large social network of people that conciously decide to make these two extra clicks when they shop online, being aware of the huge positive impact this can have. They currently have nearly 6000 shops connected and operate in 15 markets and seven languages.
Cambio Market
http://www.cambio.marketCambio Market is an online boutique for handmade and ethically sourced products. The market sells jewelry made from upcycled T-shirts, vegan hair accessories to help animal species at risk, and many more ethical products. Every purchase supports social enterprise partners and gives back to a social cause.
Little Trove
http://www.littletrove.comLittle Trove is a fair trade company working with artisans in rural communities in Asia and South Africa to create contemporary home and giftware to sell in Western markets. The idea is to bring positive change to the lives of the poor, while creating employment in the artisan communities.
Ecouterre
http://www.ecouterre.comEcouterre is a website devoted to the future of sustainable fashion design. We’re dedicated to showcasing and supporting designers who not only contemplate cut, form, and drape, but also a garment’s social and environmental impact, from the cultivation of its fibers to its use and disposal. Our ethos: To follow the evolution of the apparel industry toward a more environmentally sound future, as well as facilitate a conversation about why sustainable fashion matters.
Shop Us Forward
http://www.shopusforward.comShop Us Forward is marketplace dedicated solely to social enterprises. Social enterprises can create shops on the marketplace and sell products directly to consumers. Consumers can shop by product, by purpose, or both. They can even shop by seller. Every product sold directly benefits at least one of nine different causes and all help someone in need. Shop Us Forward is also a social enterprise in addition to promoting them. We donate 25% of our profits to three organizations that change and rotate annually.
World of Good
http://worldofgood.ebay.comWorldofGood.com by eBay is the world’s largest multi-seller marketplace for socially and environmentally responsible shopping, featuring tens of thousands of stylish and unique products from around the world. More than simply a place to buy and sell, WorldofGood.com brings unprecedented trust and transparency to a shopping experience where every purchase makes a positive impact
DoGoodBuyUs
http://www.dogoodbuy.usDoGoodBuyUs is a marketplace for Goods that Do Good, featuring the best socially responsible products. We believe that the world can't change until consumerism does. That's why we created the largest marketplace of charity-made products. Changing the world starts with what we buy.
Social Impact
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/social-impact/id517457987?ls=1&mt=8Social Impact is the free global app that uses the GPS feature in a iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to display retail social enterprises closest to you RIGHT NOW, wherever you are.
Many of these businesses are restaurants, coffee shops, catering services, bakeries, and ice cream stores, which create local social impact from every dollar you spend. Other listed businesses are "fair trade" stores or social enterprises with online ordering capabilities.
Rising Tide Fair Trade
http://www.rtfairtrade.comRising Tide Fair Trade works with artisans in developing countries who earn a fair wage, enabling them to support their families and achieve a sustainable business operation. The fair trade artisans we work with earn roughly 60 percent more than they would for comparable factory jobs. Since most of the artisans have the choice to work from home, they can tend to their children while contributing to the family income.
Gaiam
http://www.gaiam.comAt Gaiam we know that positive change comes from within. Our focus on personal development, health & wellness and global consciousness shows us this path to transformation. Here you’ll find inspirational media and solutions for healthy living, environmental wellness and renewal of spirit. Since 1988, our mission has been to reach those who share our values of commitment to the well-being of people and the planet.
Patriot Threads
http://www.patriotthreads.orgPatriot Threads was founded by a 17 year-old student named Brady Fernandes. Raised in the South, Brady saw a need in the marketplace for high-quality classic Southern style clothing with a patriotic flair. It was really very simple: he wanted to take all the modern design elements of today’s youthful trends and tie these in with his love of Country, Southern tradition and an outgoing lifestyle to create an iconic brand that you would be proud to wear. This became the brand Patriot Threads. Brady also has a passion for helping others and was inspired to donate a portion of all sales to charities that support wounded veterans who have sacrificed so much when serving our country.
The Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN)
http://www.responsiblepurchasing.orgThe Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN) is an international network of buyers dedicated to socially responsible and environmentally sustainable purchasing.
Good Guide
http://www.goodguide.comGoodGuide is in business to provide authoritative information about the health, environmental and social performance of products and companies. Our mission is to help consumers make purchasing decisions that reflect their preferences and values. We believe that better information can transform the marketplace: as more consumers buy better products, retailers and manufacturers face compelling incentives to make products that are safe, environmentally sustainable and produced using ethical sourcing of raw materials and labor.
Bodkin
http://www.bodkin.usBodkin seeks to bring to clothing the mission of architectural modernism: Good, smart design. With comfort at its core, Bodkin creates urban essentials with modern silhouettes and wry details that lend its simple shapes a subtle specialness.
Bodkin favors a relaxed, understated, day-to-night sense of chic that reflects the sensibility of cultural creatives. Within this design framework, all materials are sourced with an eye toward environmental and social good.
