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Buenos Aires, Argentina
EKHOS supports the development of impact ecosystems so more social enterprises and impact companies emerge and generate solutions that prioritize people and the planet. They offer online courses, customized training programs, workshops, and consultancy services with a focus on social enterprises, impact business models, effective collaboration, and developing impact ecosystems. EKHOS also offers impact immersion trips in India and Argentina that include training sessions, field visits, professional connections, and cultural experiences. Their programs help people shift their professional paths, create and develop social enterprises, and form new collaborations. EKHOS is a founding member of Red de Impacto LATAM and Mesa de Impulso a las Empresas Sociales de Argentina.
Negombo, Sri Lanka
People’s Organisation for Development Import & Export (PODIE) produces fair trade organic spices with a focus on protecting the environment and raising the living standards of small-scale producers in Sri Lanka. They have been working with artisan groups and farming cooperatives since 1974 and have exported fair trade products since 1985. PODIE works with more than 2,000 spice farmers and has supported them to transition to organic and biodynamic practices, develop their infrastructure, and improve their practices to meet international quality standards. They offer packaging made from environmentally responsible materials like recycled paper, reed, and terracotta. Products are processed and packed at their Negombo facility where they provide employment opportunities for local women and youth. PODIE provides fair trade wages, meals, dry ration packs, training programs, savings schemes, loan facilities, medical benefits, and regular bonuses. They are a guaranteed member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) and have organic certification according to USDA, EU, and JAS standards.
Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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.
United States and the Philippines
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.
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Melting Pot supports and stimulates social innovation in Scotland through coworking, collaboration, and learning. They offer flexible coworking space, virtual office services, venue and meeting room hire, and events in Edinburgh. They also run the Good Ideas social innovation accelerator and provide consultancy services on how to develop thriving coworking spaces. The accelerator equips entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills, and networks to turn ideas into positive, impactful ventures. The Melting Pot is an accredited Living Wage Employer and a member of Social Enterprise Scotland.
San Francisco, California, United States
Sama accelerates and advances artificial intelligence (AI) by providing an ethical data pipeline that meaningfully improves employment and income outcomes for those with the greatest barriers to formal work. They specialize in the data annotations and performance insights needed to effectively train machine learning models. Sama recruits people from historically marginalized groups with a focus on women and youth living below the international poverty line in East Africa. They provide full-time living wage employment, health insurance, pension plans, paid leave, formal training, on-the-job skill building, scholarship programs, and other professional development opportunities. Sama actively measures Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 carbon emissions and has set reduction targets. They contribute to community nonprofits and invest in microenterprises in Kenya and Uganda through the Leila Janah Foundation. Sama is registered as a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), is a certified B Corporation, and is part of the UN Global Compact.
Portland, Oregon, United States
Cascadia Carbon enables individuals, called carbonauts, to join the fight against climate change through carbon-negative climate action and gamified carbon offsetting. Carbonauts purchase and plant live tree seedlings, use a QR code and activation key to tokenize their “NFTree,” and earn offsets by tracking its growth and uploading photos over time. They can also purchase tokenized carbon offsets through the CODEX decentralized exchange. Each digital token is backed by a living tree, combining the power of blockchain technology with the tangible benefits of carbon sequestration and conservation. Cascadia Carbon also offers terrestrial surveying solutions to provide accurate, high-resolution data on forest health, biomass, and carbon sequestration potential and forest management services to maximize carbon sequestration and promote biodiversity. Fifty percent of offset sales go to carbonauts. Cascadia Carbon is registered as a public benefit corporation.
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Piliyandala, Sri Lanka
New Delhi, India
Silaiwali upcycles fabric waste into soft toys, housewares, and accessories and creates livelihood opportunities for Afghan women refugees in New Delhi. They specialize in hand-stitched dolls and animals made from textile scraps and garment factory deadstock. New Delhi is a transit home for Afghan refugees and Silaiwali works with Afghan women artisans under the guidance of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. They provide fair wages and a clean and safe working environment within walking distance from where the women live. Silaiwali is a guaranteed member of the World Fair Trade Organization and part of MADE51 by UNHCR.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Vancouver, Washington, United States
Alluvium Gatherings cultivates thriving communities and ecosystems by creating spaces that allow people to come together to solve the challenges of our time. They specialize in event design, planning, and production with additional services for hybrid and virtual events. They also offer learning services and mentorship to community members interested in organizing gatherings, project management, or any other service they provide. Alluvium Gatherings supports movement building by focusing on shared experiences that encourage belonging, sense of place, inspiration, motivation, validation, and trust. They are part of B Local PDX, B Proud, and Oregon Pride in Business and donate to local nonprofits that support racial and environmental justice.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Stop Child Cruelty Trust campaigns to end violence against children in Sri Lanka with a focus on ending corporal punishment in all schools. They work in partnership to raise public awareness, conduct teacher training, provide legal aid and child protection services, and advocate for policy change. Stop Child Cruelty obtained a Supreme Court verdict to abolish corporal punishment against children in 2021 and is spearheading legal reforms. They are a founding member of Sri Lanka’s Child Protection Alliance (CPA) and a member of End Corporal Punishment and the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children. Stop Child Cruelty is a not-for-profit charitable trust.
Keighley, England, United Kingdom
Evolve enables children to achieve their potential by improving their physical, emotional, and cognitive health and wellbeing. They recruit changemakers interested in purpose-led employment, train them as Health Mentors, and embed them in schools to work with children individually and in small groups. Evolve has developed an online assessment tool called the Wellbeing Compass to help Health Mentors and schools track wellbeing, mental health, classroom climate, mentoring progress, and school performance. They work closely with schools that serve children with disabilities and special educational needs, and they identify funding partners to make programs affordable for schools in disadvantaged areas. Evolve is part of Social Enterprise UK, PwC Social Entrepreneur Club, UnLtd Pioneers, and the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Mentoring.
Palatuwa, Sri Lanka
The Nature Kitchen follows sustainable agriculture practices, produces healthy, natural foods, and benefits their local community. They grow cinnamon, turmeric, coconut, pineapple, rambutan, banana, papaya, and other local fruits at Itigasara Watta, their 10-acre farm in Matara. The land has been free from synthetic agrichemicals since 2018 and is actively managed to improve soil health and increase biodiversity. The Nature Kitchen focuses on value-added products to reduce post-harvest losses, improve food security, and build community capacity. They use locally manufactured machines for cutting, dehydration, and grinding and employ local villagers. The Nature Kitchen maintains a worker welfare fund and uses three percent of revenue for village development.
Naperville, Illinois, United States
Paul Gregory Media aims to be a force for good that inspires, engages, and promotes mission-based organizations through tailored marketing. They provide a full range of digital marketing services to nonprofit and purpose-driven organizations, including brand identity, marketing strategy, web design and development, social media management, search engine optimization, and videography. Paul Gregory Media focuses on digital implementations to eliminate paper waste. They measure, reduce, and offset their carbon emissions through the Aclymate platform, contribute 15 percent of their time to provide pro bono services, and donate one percent of their gross revenue to local nonprofit organizations. Paul Gregory Media is a certified B Corporation and a member of Social Enterprise Alliance, Social Responsibility Chicago, and Giving DuPage.
Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Hope For the Community provides tools for people to manage their health and wellbeing and flourish in their working and personal lives. They specialize in affordable, co-created, evidence-based services that can be provided in person or online. Their Hope Programme is a course based on positive psychology, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapy that can be specially adapted for people living with long-term conditions or for employers who want to support staff wellbeing and resilience. The majority of their core team members have cared for a loved one with a long-term condition or have lived with one themselves. They reinvest profits by donating to charities, offering free and discounted products, and running community groups. Hope For The Community is a registered Community Interest Company (CIC) and a member of Social Enterprise UK. They have Living Wage Employer and Good Business Charter accreditation.
Beaverton, Oregon, United States
Mighty Epiphyte helps businesses serve people and the planet as a force for good, with impact and equity, leaving the world a better place. They offer business analysis services, benefit report writing, impact training, and B Corporation and Benefit Corporations for Good certification support. Mighty Epiphyte practices equity-centered coaching, provides sliding-scale service fees, preferentially sources from local benefit companies that are women or minority-owned, regenerates land, and creates wildlife habitat. They are a certified B Corporation and a member of 1% for the Planet, Business for a Better Portland, Oregon Entrepreneur Network, Benefit Corporations for Good, B Local PDX, and GlobalPDX.
Brighton East, Victoria, Australia
Kaboose improves the social connectedness of neurodivergent people through friendships and employment. They provide a safe online space for autistic individuals and other members of the neurodiverse community to connect with peers around shared interests and find friends, mentors, and job opportunities. The Kaboose app uses peer-to-peer support and mentoring to help users develop social and communication skills, build confidence and self-esteem, improve coping strategies, and support transitions like employment and independent living.
Dundee, Oregon, United States
Exilior Coffee creates ethical supply chains that connect communities and improve the lives of small-scale Kenyan farmers. Their coffee and macadamia nuts are naturally grown in high-altitude agroforestry systems and roasted in small batches in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. In Kenya, Exilior partners with KICE Foundation to provide scholarships to students in Kikuyu Constituency. In Oregon, they give coffee to Yamhill Community Action Partnership (YCAP) and donate 15 percent of sales of specific coffee blends to Numberz, an independent Black-owned radio station, and Music Workshop, a nonprofit that supports music education. Exilior Coffee is a certified B Corporation.
Kidderminster, England, United Kingdom
Midland Therapy Group provides accessible counseling and therapy services to help people recover from mental health issues and trauma and lead happy and fulfilled lives. In addition to providing sessions with fully qualified counselors, they offer low-cost sessions with supervised trainees and newly qualified counselors for people who may not have previously considered therapy due to the cost. For student counselors, they offer placements, supervision, mentoring, networking, continued professional development (CPD), and support to move from training to qualified work. Any surplus is used to provide affordable counseling services and support for trainees. Midland Therapy Group is a member of Social Enterprise UK.
Denver, Colorado, United States
Catapult for Change helps empower leaders and transform organizations to enhance their effectiveness and improve the quality of life for people and the planet. They specialize in executive coaching, executive team development, business transformation support, board governance, and technical consulting related to business for purpose, water, sustainability, and climate. Catapult for Change is registered as a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) and contributes to Water For People.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India
Bugyaal helps create livelihood opportunities for women artisans and farmers and makes Himalayan herbs and spices accessible to urban consumers. They offer seasoning blends, immunity blends, wellness tisanes, and gift boxes. Bugyaal raises awareness about indigenous superfoods. They work with local people to build new skills and achieve financial independence so they are not compelled to move to cities in search of opportunities.
Maharagama, Sri Lanka
Janasuwabala provides free healthy meals to visiting patients and their families at Apeksha Cancer Hospital in Maharagama. They coordinate community donations, organize volunteers, and raise funds by selling secondhand goods through a nearby welfare shop. Cancer patients and their families travel to the hospital from all parts of the country, and the Janasuwabala kitchen serves hundreds of people each day. Janasuwabala is a not-for-profit voluntary initiative.
Dexter, Michigan, United States
Purchasing with Purpose makes it easier to find and buy from enterprises in the United States that put people and the planet first. The country is large and diverse, and the movement for a new economy has emerged bottom-up with different terminology and networks in different places. Purchasing with Purpose serves as a network of networks to enable collaboration, increase the visibility of the movement, and open new opportunities that no single organization or network could access on its own. They help purpose-driven individuals and organizations preferentially source from verified enterprises, they work with businesses, government, and anchor institutions to update their procurement policies and processes, and they support local networks to build resilient local economies that put people and the planet first. Purchasing with Purpose is registered as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit and reinvests all surplus towards its mission.
Portland, Oregon, United States
Dixon Consulting helps diverse leaders increase their impact and accelerate their leadership results. They offer coaching, workshops, and consulting services related to leadership development, team building, salary negotiation, service pricing, and compensation. Dixon Consulting provides discounts to nonprofits and pro bono support to organizations serving historically marginalized groups. They are a certified B Corporation and a member of B Local PDX.
London, England, United Kingdom
Toucan Water sells canned natural spring water to reduce single-use plastic and help fund the conservation of the Amazon rainforest. The water is sustainably sourced from an artesian aquifer in the Charnwood region of North Leicestershire, bottled onsite, and sold locally within the United Kingdom. Toucan Water promotes environmentally responsible water consumption and encourages people to prioritize reusable bottles and only purchase water when necessary. They offer aluminum cans as a healthy, highly recyclable alternative to plastic bottles. For every can sold, Toucan Water is able to protect one square foot of land around the perimeter of the Amazon rainforest in partnership with Moss, a leader in blockchain technology and environmental solutions in Brazil. Toucan Water is a member of Social Enterprise UK.
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Trove Craft creates contemporary handcrafted housewares to preserve traditional craftsmanship skills and techniques in India. They specialize in unique handpainted wall plates, masks, figures, containers, shelves, and other home decor. Trove Craft maintains long-term relationships with artists, works with them as equal partners in the creative process, and provides incentive pay, financial assistance, and technology training to support the production and quality of the finished products. They avoid plastic, reuse packaging, and prioritize sustainably sourced materials. Trove Craft helps their customers transition away from plastic by offering handpainted steel enamelware tiffins, tumblers, bottles, and containers.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Kadawatha, Sri Lanka
Eco di Barbara creates clothing and accessories from upcycled materials, natural fibers, plant-based dyes, and eco-printing and offers an alternative to the negative impacts of the fast fashion industry. Their dresses, shirts, pants, shorts, kimonos, bags, and other products are colored with kitchen waste like onion skins and avocado seeds and foraged medicinal plants like madder root. The dye materials are reused as long as possible, and when they lose their color, they are used for compost and natural fertilizer. Eco di Barbara is part of EthicalX by SLYCAN Trust.
Windlesham, England, United Kingdom
Urban Rhino creates crafts gin in the United Kingdom and supports rhino conservation, education, and community empowerment in South Africa. Their London dry gin is made with six natural botanicals at The Henley Distillery. They donate at least 10 percent of profits to Waterberg Rhino UK to protect rhino populations and support community-led projects in the Waterberg region.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Smiles offers interactive workshops for children in Sri Lanka with a focus on fostering creativity, critical thinking, environmental consciousness, and holistic development. Workshops are held outdoors and combine hands-on art projects and storytelling sessions. They provide space for children to solve problems, make decisions, think critically, and unlock their imaginative potential. Smiles is a not-for-profit voluntary initiative by Sri Lankan university undergraduates and graduates.
Piliyandala, Sri Lanka
TS Gems produces handmade gemstone jewelry with a focus on sustainability and ethical practices. They are committed to sourcing gemstones in a manner that minimizes environmental impact, respects human rights, and supports the wellbeing of local communities. For Sri Lankan gemstones, they prioritize small-scale mines that follow fair labor practices, minimize environmental impact, and support local communities. For imported gemstones, they partner with a supplier who ensures the stones have the necessary licenses and certifications. TS Gems works with skilled artisans to produce durable, well-crafted jewelry. They pay fair wages, support community development projects, and fund education and healthcare initiatives. Jewelry is packed in reusable cloth bags made by a self-employed rural woman. TS Gems is committed to transparency and educates customers about the journey of each gemstone.
Kandana, Sri Lanka
Amirah and Aamilah creates affordable women’s clothing in Sri Lanka with a focus on social and environmental responsibility. They source natural textiles from local, family-owned businesses, produce small batch collections, and design for durability. Leftover materials are used to create unique upcycled earrings. Amirah and Aamilah offers inclusive sizes and uses their platform to promote body positivity and slow fashion principles.
Matara, Sri Lanka
Bhagya Nursery offers naturally grown potted plants to help purify indoor air and connect people to nature. The plants are grown without synthetic agrichemicals. They use cow dung, banana peels, nutrient-rich leaves, and other locally available materials to produce natural fertilizers, ash and rice husk charcoal to protect plants from fungus, and insect repellent plants, neem leaf spray, and insect traps to protect plants from insects. Bhagya Nursery avoids plastic and prioritizes local clay and ceramic pots. They are part of their local Vidatha entrepreneur network and a local gardening society.
Kadawatha, Sri Lanka
Ranvee Fashion creates clothing and accessories made with eco prints and plant-based dyes to benefit human health and the environment. They use natural textiles and locally available natural dyes like teak and blue butterfly pea flowers. Ranvee prioritizes plants with medicinal properties. All waste materials are composted.
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Horapawita, Sri Lanka
Fresh Mart produces nutritious, value-added food and drinks, supports local producers, and prevents food waste. They offer dried fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices, gluten-free flours made from young jackfruit, jackfruit seeds, cassava, kohila, kurakkan, and ash plantain, and wine made from lovi, anoda, ripe jackfruit, starfruit, durian, and cinnamon. Raw materials are sourced from their own land and from rural home gardens in their area. Fresh Mart uses a portion of their profits to buy books for rural school libraries.
Matara, Sri Lanka
Real Taste Matara produces healthy, all-natural foods and helps develop rural livelihoods and the local economy. They offer fresh spice powders, spice blends, pickles, fish ambul thiyal and other traditional foods with no synthetic additives or preservatives. Real Taste Matara sources goraka, pepper, cloves, cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, curry leaves, pandan leaves, lemongrass, and other ingredients directly from local home gardens and purchases fresh fish directly from a fisherman in Paramulla.
Yakkala, Sri Lanka
Blue Triangle produces batik clothing and housewares and creates rural livelihood opportunities in Madakotuwa, Sri Lanka. They use beeswax, low-impact fiber-reactive dyes, and cotton textiles to produce unique handmade shirts, dresses, sarees, sarongs, table linens, cushion covers, and lampshades. The wax is recovered and reused, and the fabric offcuts are made into wallets and other accessories. The team wears protective equipment when handling dyes and has a water treatment system for all dye water.
Palatuwa, Sri Lanka
Life uses local ingredients to produce healthy food and beverages, create employment opportunities for rural women, minimize post-harvest losses, and strengthen the local economy. They source mango, passionfruit, wood apple, tamarind, garcinia, aloe vera, lovi, ambarella, young jackfruit, and other fresh produce from local home gardens and produce juices, cordials, jams, chutneys, pickles, and other bottled products. Ingredient waste is used to produce compost and organic fertilizers for their own home garden. Life sources local glass bottles and collects used bottles for sterilization and reuse. They provide books to workers’ children and support them with their education.
Matara, Sri Lanka
Game Rasamusuwa provides nutritious, environmentally responsible food that is accessible to low-income families. They offer porridges, pittu mixes, and drinks made from ingini, meneri, olu sahal, kurakkan, blue lotus, and heirloom rice varieties like kuruluthuda, suwandel, kaluheenati, and pachchaperumal. A portion of their profits are donated to Ragana Ranaviru Sevana and the new Apeksha cancer ward at Karapitiya Hospital.
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka
New Life Products creates terrariums to improve indoor air quality and support mental health and wellbeing. They use glass containers and locally sourced moss, plants, soil, gravel, activated charcoal, and decorative figures made from clay, wood, and stone. All materials can be reused or returned to the local environment. New Life encourages customers to connect with nature to reduce stress levels, improve mood, and increase feelings of relaxation.
Pahala Vitiyala, Sri Lanka
MSI Products offers fresh spice powders and curry powders to create rural livelihood opportunities and improve access to healthy, natural food. They source chili, turmeric, ginger, pepper, and other ingredients directly from home gardens in their own village and use traditional production processes. By sourcing directly and maintaining low margins, they are able to provide better prices to both producers and consumers. They can also ensure that all products are free from synthetic additives.
Matara, Sri Lanka
Sri Flora Nursery grows environmentally responsible potted plants and promotes gardening for a healthy mind and healthy life. The plants are cultivated in a mix of compost, sand, and coconut husk with organic fertilizers and natural methods of repelling insects. Sri Flora Nursery prioritizes pots made from locally sourced terracotta, ceramics, and coconut shell. They provide after-sales support and maintain low margins to make gardening accessible to more people.
Weligama, Sri Lanka
Asiri Hela Sahal uses organically grown heirloom rice to create natural products and a healthy, poison-free society. They cultivate their own paddy for home consumption and use the surplus to produce traditional rice porridge for the local market. The discarded paddy husks are made into compost fertilizer to enrich the soil. Asiri Hela Sahal creates local employment opportunities, provides discounts to low-income families, and contributes a portion of all profits to provide medicine for cancer patients.
Kirinda Puhulwella, Sri Lanka
Sasari Products produces fresh natural spice powders and curry powders from locally sourced ingredients. They purchase turmeric, ginger, pepper, pandan leaves, curry leaves, lemongrass, cinnamon, and other raw materials from women who grow home gardens in the area. All products are free from synthetic additives and preservatives.
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