
Shop Like a Hero – No Cape Required
Think it’s a frustrating and time-consuming chore to find home products that are good for the earth? If so, Ryan Lewis might just be your “Hero.” — More.


Fashion
Vote With Your Feet to End Youth Homelessness
While distributing socks in homeless shelters, two social entrepreneurs found a way to change the trajectory of young lives – with a “hippy” fashion brand that offers job training & employment.
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Wellness
Coconut Oil: Skincare with a Conscience
Coconut oil isn’t just for cooking anymore. Meet a company where high-quality skincare products drive a high-impact mission on behalf of exploited farmers, hungry kids, and disabled adults.
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Fashion
Fully “Engaged” in Helping Others
We believe every spending decision is a chance to do good – and weddings involve lots of those decisions. Here’s how one bride-to-be is using her big day to benefit others.
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Fashion
Fashioning a Future for Displaced People
Start with distinctive fabrics from around the world, then hire refugees to turn them into beautiful, sustainable fashion. At Threads by Nomad, that’s just part of the design for impact.
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Food & Drink
It’s a Beautiful Day for Refugees
Next time you’re at the supermarket, you can skip the cereal aisle because we found a small-batch granola maker that’s changing the lives of refugees. (Plus, the flavors are amazing!)
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General
Why I Buy: Elisabeth Gawlik-Williams
The founder of AWE Partners has a personal motto: “Every woman a changemaker, every business a social enterprise.” Here’s how she manifests that with her everyday spending.
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Fashion
When the Mission Dies
Need proof that your spending decisions matter? Check out three intriguing social enterprises that never found the consumer support they needed to accomplish their mission.
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Food & Drink
A Coffee for Every Cause
Brewing at home more these days? Turn your coffee maker into a change maker when you buy your beans from a social enterprise that supports your favorite cause.
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Food & Drink
Something Inclusive Is Brewing at 321 Coffee
A coffee shop in North Carolina is trying to model how businesses can include people with disabilities – and their new Elevate roast is letting consumers everywhere get in on the effort.
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Shift Your Gift
Shea Butter Body Lotion
Body lotion is a great stocking stuffer in the dry winter months, but not all brands offer goodness that goes beyond skin deep.
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Plush Toys
Looking for a great child’s gift in the $20 range? Check our side-by-side comparison of stuffed dolphin toys – and learn which gift can help save marine life.
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Home
Make Your Christmas Tree a Giving Tree
If Christmas is a season for giving, then shouldn’t your tree reflect your values? Here’s how to give something back with your ornaments this year.
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Shift Your Gift
Scented Candles
Candles make a great stocking stuffer, but not every candle has the stuff of social impact. Check out the difference your gift could make.
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Shift Your Gift
Scarves
You want to give good gifts this year, but what about gifts that actually do some good? Check out the difference your scarf could make.
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Fashion
A Sandal Helps Give Poverty the Boot
Many fashionistas recognize the distinctive look of African beadwork, but it took a savvy aid worker to recognize the potential for marrying style and impact.
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Tea Towels
You want to give good gifts this year, but what about gifts that actually do some good? Check out the difference your tea towel could make.
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Home
Finding Hope in the Mud
In Atlantic City, a nonprofit pottery studio offers gallery-worthy creations for the home – and a path out of poverty for disadvantaged women.
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Silver Earrings
You want to give good gifts this year, but what about gifts that actually do some good? See the difference your earrings could make.
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Fashion
Unaccompanied Minors Become Unstoppable Women
Life is hard for any refugee, but for young girls who’ve lost both parents and country, life would seem to be a dead end … until RefuSHE helps re-write the narrative.
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Wellness
Wellness Sells, While Love Heals
Can a single candle serve as a beacon for women survivors around the world? With a line of top-quality wellness products, Thistle Farms is proving the answer is “Yes.”
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