TOPIC: SHOPPING (62)
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.
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.
Zady
https://www.zady.comAt our roots, we are a collaboration between friends. Zady provides an alternative to today's "fast-fashion," a fad demanding consumers buy more and more instead of buying 'good.' We should not be compelled to accept throwaway goods as a way of life; we can instead take pride in the style and integrity of each and every piece we own.
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.
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.
The Root Collective
http://www.therootcollective.comThe Root Collective is a socially-conscious, ethical fashion company that works with small-scale artisans and cooperatives in developing countries. We work to ensure fair pay and ethical treatment of workers in rural and urban slum communities. We also partner with nonprofits in our 10% Give Back program. We believe that a hand up, not a hand out, can change lives and break the cycle of poverty that plagues many of the communities in developing countries. To this end, we parter with nonprofit organizations that work directly in the communities where our partner artisans live.
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.
Hatch
https://www.hatch.coThanks to our curated community of talented makers, Hatch makes it easy and fun to personalize and customize every product on our site, including jewelry, home decor, and stylish accessories, to make it uniquely yours. Transform any product you see into something you're bound to love.
Arova
http://www.arovastudio.comArova is a brand of handcrafted, eco-friendly fashion accessories and gift items. Our mission is to provide opportunities for the underprivileged to improve their lives and communities. We do this by creating a marketplace for their products through home parties, events and fundraisers.
Eartheasy
http://eartheasy.comOur mission is to help people improve their quality of life by offering information and products for sustainable living.
A higher quality of life, in our minds, means more time with family and friends, a lower cost of living, a toxin-free home and yard, access to wholesome food and safe drinking water, and more time spent in nature.
Sustainable living is about respecting the limits of the earth's capacity to provide. We look for solutions that lead to a simpler, more self-sufficient way of living. At Eartheasy, we believe we can enrich our lives and ensure a healthy future while also reducing our impact on the environment.
Global Goods Partners
http://www.globalgoodspartners.orgGlobal Goods Partners is a nonprofit organization that sells handmade, fair trade products in order to improve the economic status of women in marginalized communities around the world. We work with nearly 40 artisan groups which collectively employ over 3,000 women in close to 20 countries. Our online store offers socially-conscious consumers a direct connection to artisan partners that are changing women’s lives by helping them to build sustainable livelihoods.
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.
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.
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.
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.
