16 Sustainable Brands Showing Us How To Shop Ethically & Affordably

Shopping ethically is altruistic: it can benefit everyone from the producer of ingredients, to factory workers and transporters, and any ecosystems that may be affected by the products. For example, using natural dyes prevents polluting chemical dyes from harming marine life.

If you shop locally, you’re investing in your local economy and keeping your money in your community—while also helping someone small stay in business. By shopping from sustainable brands, you may be reducing deforestation, animal cruelty, unethical labor, and more. 

So, how can you shop better? It depends on what’s important to you! There are a baseline of helpful tools—such as familiarizing yourself with ethical or sustainable certifications brands may have—but there are also practical ways to shop ethically, too.