Ethical Shopping
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.
Every day we can choose to take small steps to help our planet, whether that be through shopping sustainable brands or choosing eco-friendly options in our home.
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Buying sustainable clothing essentials (as opposed to fast fashion) supports ethical production and high-quality items that will last you a long time.
Shop from ethical brands that put extra thought into material sourcing and production. We rounded up sustainable activewear brands to make your shopping easier.
Nordstrom is the first major retailer in the United States that created a recycling program for beauty products to reduce waste and plastic correctly.
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Sustainable gifts are earth-friendly: from natural material sourcing to ethical production to transparent selling practices but don't have to be boring!
These are the best travel coffee mugs—from ceramic designs to stainless steel to those cute glass tumblers for your iced coffee days.
Choosing to go thrift shopping reduces waste significantly, decreases water usage, protects our oceans, and helps to decrease the environmental impact from fast fashion.
In following the de-influencing trend, creators discourage consumers from purchasing products being promoted by explaining the reasons they don’t need them.
Hope is not lost if you want to shop sustainably without breaking the bank. Everyone should have a closet that’s filled with clothes you feel good about owning.
Refilleries are built to help people live more sustainable lives and tend to carry “clean” products, often while also selling goods from other local retailers.
500 billion single-use shopping bags are used each year. That’s about 150 bags per person, so no wonder we feel like the single-use plastics are all around us!
You don’t need an entire cabinet dedicated to cleaning. With a safe, natural all-purpose cleaner, you can disinfect and cleanse any surface of your home.
One of the most important changes we can make this year is getting serious about making a conscious effort to reduce our impact on the environment and our planet.
To prevent this waste and shop more consciously, buying swimwear that is recycled or made of eco-friendly materials is more important than you might think.
Instead of throwing your clothes out into a landfill, be creative with ways that you can get rid of your clothes in a sustainable and ethical way.
Buying sustainable clothing essentials (as opposed to fast fashion) supports ethical production and high-quality items that will last you a long time.
Shop from ethical brands that put extra thought into material sourcing and production. We rounded up sustainable activewear brands to make your shopping easier.
Amazon launched Amazon Aware, the online retailer’s latest private brand, a line of consciously created apparel, home, bedding, and personal care products.
Nordstrom is the first major retailer in the United States that created a recycling program for beauty products to reduce waste and plastic correctly.
There are helpful tools—such as familiarizing yourself with sustainable certifications brands may have—but there are also practical ways to shop ethically.
Studies show that period products create waste equal to over 200,000 per year. Choose sustainable products to have lasting effects for generations to come.
If you want to reduce trash, we’re sharing some green living tips and eco-friendly changes that to make at home to help you make the transition to zero waste.
Sustainability doesn’t have to be complicated. Making these simple changes in your daily life is the easiest way to live a more ethically aware lifestyle.
Sustainable gifts are earth-friendly: from natural material sourcing to ethical production to transparent selling practices but don't have to be boring!