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Introducing AGAATI, a San Francisco based, sustainable and contemporary women’s brand from India. Their ethical and accessible collections are completely handmade by weaving artisans in cities such as Jodhpur and Varanasi (home to over 60,000 handloom weavers!), utilizing traditional weaving techniq

Meet Kind Karma Co., the jewelry brand inspired from continuous bad news throughout 2016 (now known as the year of natural disaster and stupid social media posts). With a goal of being “the change we wish to see in the world”, founder Laurinda Lee began working with local Toronto youth shelters and

Inspired by a similar list from Olio and since we are in the customary season to make new year’s resolutions*, here are five easy-to-adopt ways to help protect our environment as we step into 2018. 1) Say no to plastic A million plastic bottles are bought around the world every minute – if we don’t…

Source: Toast Ale Appalled by the amount of bread thrown away by bakeries, Singapore-based Austrian couple Henry and Christine Laimer founded Food from the Heart in 2003, a charity set out to combat food waste through redistributing leftover bread to those in need.    Food from the Heart collects ap

The Pluralist is a social enterprise committed to promoting the many cultures of our world and donate to charities through the sale of their unique timepieces. Not only was it important to us to sell a product with a message of acceptance, but it was also important to give back to the community. Thi

Business culture as we know it is fundamentally shifting. Numbered are the days for businesses who seek to maximize bottom line profits exclusively and at the expense of all else. Not only are customers more aware of their purchasing decisions, but employees are becoming increasingly vocal about des

For over a decade now, I’ve been on a journey to figure out how the best social entrepreneurs have built businesses that make a dollar AND a difference. I’ve interviewed over 100 world leading impact entrepreneurs for my podcast and along the way I found out 5 things that they ALL do to build succes

Introducing Gifts for Good, a Los Angeles based start-up bringing the corporate world an online platform curating corporate gifting to bring forth premium, posh and purposeful gifts that give back. Founded by Laura Hertz, millennial entrepreneur, and Jerry Eisenberg, veteran businessman, Gifts for G

Introducing New York-based start-up, Gorilla Socks! This incredible sock brand and social enterprise is producing bamboo socks, one of the most eco-friendly fibres in the world, to help support gorilla conservation in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Co-founders Gianluca and Gavin starte

Photo by Sweet Ice Cream Photography  As with a lot of social good enthusiasts and avid supporters of cause based enterprises, we are always wanting to find ways to incorporate goodness in our lives and being intentional in our purchases. So how lovely it is to find a significant other who also has

You know those really comfy looking Punjabi pants you see every woman wear around India? Yeah, those pants everyone wears on the plane home from their trip to the colourful country. Imagine if you would buy a pair of beautiful Punjabi like pants and provide employment to a woman previously in the se

Meet Little Difference, the UK-based start-up bringing you hand drawn greeting cards and paper products made from 100% recycled paper. Each unique card purchased plants one tree in rural Madagascar in partnership with their charitable partner, Eden Reforestation Project. Through planting trees, the

Photo by Nakita Cheung When harrowing footage of alleged Sri Lankan troops executing Tamil prisoners emerged in November 2010, the authenticity of the videos could not be verified despite the gross human rights violations depicted. This became the catalyst for the creation of an app in 2015 that cou

Let me start off by stating that I am not a financial advisor by any means and I only mention these platforms below, because they are interesting to me personally and I thought I would share them. I personally always look for different ways to invest in social impact ventures in a socially responsib

The world’s first Coffee Leaf Tea company Wize Monkey is launching their award winning products in over 330 stores across the United States this October. They have made major leaps in the past year, solidifying national Canadian distribution in late 2016, and soon launching with Sprouts Farmers Mark

A socially conscious home is something that we may think is very expensive to accomplish. Sure if you are building a home from scratch you can take some extra measures to create a sustainable oasis, but most homes are already built and are occupied by conscious consumers. So, how do we make our curr

I’ve spent the last ten years rubbing elbows with some of the awesomest social entrepreneurs in the world. It all started for me back in 2003 as an AmeriCorps member in Cleveland Ohio, which then blossomed into a life of involvement with places like World Relief, Habitat for Humanity, and the Dave R

SITTI Soap is a social enterprise with an aim to empower and restore hope to refugee women through the making of handmade soap. Every olive oil bar is handmade, all natural, and free of toxins, preservatives, animal by-products, alcohol and additives. Before I knew of SITTI Soap, I was introduced to

One third of food produced globally is wasted from farm to fork every year, enough to feed 3 billion people, or 10 times the population of the US. In contrast, one in nine people still go to bed on an empty stomach, and one in three suffers from some form of malnutrition. If food waste…

Matt Simpson is a 31-year-old American expat who has lived in Micronesia for nine years. After graduating college from the University of Vermont, he came to the islands as a volunteer teacher with WorldTeach, an organization that places volunteers in developing countries. He ended up teaching for fi

Mamahuhu is a Colombian shoe and accessory company that hires unemployed artisans to handcraft beautiful, sustainable, and recycled leather shoes. The founders of Mamahuhu, Carolina Rodriguez and Luis Moreno, support artisans not only through employment, but by giving them the means to become succes

Kipato Unbranded is a social enterprise based in Kenya that is commissioning local artists to create unique and ethical jewelry for everyday people. The company disregards luxury jewelry prices and offers practical prices for high-quality, handmade empowering jewelry. Kipato Unbranded artisans are

Yoocan is a global empowerment website that strives to unite people with disabilities around the world. Founders of yoocan, Dror Kalisky, Moshe Gaon and Yoav Gaon, created the website to be the leading empowerment source in the world for ideas, tips and solutions to make differently abled people liv

Rust & Fray is a New York City based sustainable fashion and lifestyle brand that creates beautiful and ethical upcycled bags and accessories. The fashion company strives to make high quality products while being environmentally conscious by using excess materials from global factories to produce th