TOPIC: SHOPPING (62)
Naja
http://naja.coEthical lingerie for smart, courageous, boss women. Naja is a product of our passions and beliefs: a love for beautifully designed things, a bit of rebelliousness, and a deep desire to make the world a better place. Naja’s commitment to empower women extends from the makers to the wearers.
Alfrea
http://www.alfrea.comAlfrea, an e-commerce sharing platform, fosters local sustainable agriculture in three ways. First, we help people find space to grow their own food. Second, we offer support services to save time and improve organic growing results. Third, we provide a market for small-scale locally grown food.
Esperanza Market
https://esperanzamarket.com/Esperanza Market is an online marketplace that sells bags, purses and yoga bags directly from artisans from the second-poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Nicaragua. We follow Fair Trade guidelines, which means we pay living wages, not just minimum wages. For each item sold, the market donates a solar-powered lamp to a child in Nicaragua that lives without electricity.
Sovo
http://www.sovocollection.comSovo was founded with the vision of revolutionizing the way people shop online, and making a significant difference in the lives of those in need. For each dress purchase, Sovo provides 21 meals + 14 snacks + 7 glasses of milk to an orphaned child - an entire week of healthy meals.
ethical.market
https://ethical.marketEthical.market was co-founded in 2013 by London-based husband and wife duo Raquel and Michael, after learning more about the hidden costs of cheap clothing and the terrible toll taken on workers in developing countries. Ethical.market operates with a strict ethos of listing ethical brands who care about the impact of their supply chain and believe in full transparency. Ethical.market provides an alternative for conscious shoppers who don't want to change who they are, just how they shop.
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.
Sword & Plough
http://www.swordandplough.comSword & Plough is a socially conscious fashion brand that works with American manufacturers who employ veterans. The company recycles military surplus, incorporates that fabric into stylish bags and donates 10% of profits back to veteran organizations.
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.
Caroline's Cart
http://www.carolinescart.comCaroline’s Cart is a shopping cart created for special needs children. It provides parents and caregivers a viable option to transport a child through a store while grocery shopping, without having the impossible task of having to maneuver a wheelchair and a traditional grocery cart at the same time. It is named after Caroline, the special needs daughter of Drew Ann and David Long.
Fandabby Apparel
http://www.fandabby.netFandabby Apparel is a ‘feel good’ mental health clothing line that believes in removing the label attached to mental health, and promoting a positive wellbeing. All profits are donated to mental health charities.
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.
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.
Humanity Unified
http://humanityunified.orgHumanity Unified is a socially conscious lifestyle brand for the Changemaker, Traveler and Dreamer. Our model is simple, people before profits. We work with local organizations to help fun projects that empower women and children in developing nations through education, sustainable agriculture programs and economic development.
Lucid Eyewear
http://www.lucidwear.comLucid Eyewear was created in the heart of Los Angeles with one mission: Design, develop and deliver high quality products that help define individuals through lifestyle, culture, music, fashion and desire. The Lucid passion is to positively influence the world by directly giving back with each, and every, product that is sold - for each Lucid shades purchase, we give a child a Malaria-fighting sleeping net.
