More than 30 eco-friendly and globally conscious stores worth shopping at and supporting.
FASHION & BEAUTY
ujeans.com: Made-to-measure jeans that are environmentally friendly and socially responsible from stitch to store. All denim used is sourced from sustainable-growth cotton and only natural washes and chemical-free dyes are used. Even the packaging is eco-friendly, using only reclaimed materials during shipment.
newkindustry.com: Ethic fashion, which relies on the notion of social equality and fair pay for workers. Their graphic tees are fair-trade certified and available in a multitude of colours and prints.
nosilla.ca: Baby clothes for the conscious consumer. All garments are made from fair-trade certified, 100% organic cotton, ensuring they leave the smallest footprint on the environment.
Tashodi (tashodi.ca): Bath and body care company committed to offering fairly traded, organic, genuinely natural or otherwise green products – perfect for the globally conscious self-indulger.
ziaandtia.com: Pure, luxury, organic products for baby and mommy.
cosmictree.ca: Vegan personal care essentials hand crafted from beneficial botanicals and minerals chosen with your general well-being and the Earth’s sustainability in mind.
planetemonde.ca: Montreal-based company that offers a wide range of fair trade and ethical body-care treats ranging from natural soaps to Dead Sea bath salts.
The Body Shop (thebodyshop.ca): Participating in fair trade since the late eighties, The Body Shop offers over 100 products that contain fair-trade ingredients such as cocoa butter, shea butter and sesame oil.
Lush Fair Trade Foot Lotion (lush.ca): Part of Lush’s line of fresh, homemade cosmetics, the Fair Trade Foot Lotion is a rich moisturizer made with fair-trade cocoa butter, arnica and almond oil.
FOOD & DRINK
justuscoffee.com: Canada’s first fair-trade coffee company. They put “people and the planet before profits.” All of their products are grown naturally, without chemicals to enhance the wellbeing of farmers, their communities, the environment and wildlife.
bridgehead.ca: Offers fair-traded, organic and shade-grown coffees from small-scale farmers.
Timothy’s World Coffee (timothys.ca): Offers two fair-trade coffee blends: Decafe Swiss Water – an organic decaffeinated blend and Fare Trade Wiwili – a mild, nutty blend.
Starbucks (starbucks.ca): The Café Estima blend combines fair-trade certified Latin-American and East African beans to achieve a dark brew with a rich and full, roasty flavour.
chileanwinehouse.com: The Chilean Wine House offers a variety of fair-trade Chilean wine that’s stamped with the Transfair Canada seal of approval, guaranteeing fairness and global social responsibility in international trade.
equita.ca: Offers a variety of organic, fair-trade coffee, tea and chocolate.
cleanfoodconnection.com: Dedicated to providing customers with pure, natural and organic food, delivered right to their door.
cocoacamino.com: Strives to improve the livelihoods of family farmers and well-being of communities by offering certified fair trade and organic chocolate, cocoa and sugar products.
zazubean.com: Combines delicious, fair trade, organic, dark chocolate from Panama and Ecuador with a unique blend of botanical extracts, making it Canada’s first functional chocolate bar.
gogoquinoa.com: Offers a variety of gluten-free, organic and vegan pantry products.
purefun.ca: Confectionary company committed to creating certified organic and vegan candies derived from natural and organic ingredients.
Wholefoods (wholefoodsmarket.com): Their Whole Trade program guarantees a commitment to ethical trade, the environment and quality products and also gives low-income producers entry into and stability within the global marketplace by ensuring better wages and safer working conditions for workers.
HOME & DECOR
Ten Thousand Villages (tenthousandvillages.com): One of the oldest and largest fair-trade organizations around, Ten Thousand Villages offers a variety of household and personal items handcrafted by artisan groups worldwide.
Fresh Unlimited (freshunlimited.com): Offers a wide range of eco-friendly, free-trade certified giftware items along with high quality, organic, gourmet food products that allow you to indulge without the guilt.
bluemoon.org: Lists a variety of one-of-a-kind pieces made by talented artists from developing countries, ranging from colourful mosaic plates to intricate woodcarvings, with new designs available every week.
Punku Peru (punkuperu.com): Helps support local artisans by offering hundreds of fair trade Peruvian products and handicrafts including musical instruments, hand-knit, organic cotton clothing and pottery.
jolica.com: Beautiful, unique products designed by artisans around the world, all of which are purchased in accordance to free-trade principles, ensuring that they’re paid a fair price for their creations.
peridar.com: Promotes the work and culture of artisans and indigenous people from around the world by offering hundreds of fair-trade products online.
hipbundles.com: Fashionable and functional, 100% organic cotton baby carriers for the active or busy parent on the go. All products are tried, tested and loved by the creators themselves, ensuring safety and durability.
babysbestdesigns.com: Vancouver-based company offering European-style baby accessories and newborn gifts. Their Peppa doll is ideal for eco-conscious mommies – it’s lightweight, soft and made entirely out of natural and fair-trade-certified materials.
Ecoflora (ecoflora.ca): Toronto-based floral delivery service that specializes in handcrafted, organically grown or fairly-traded floral arrangements.
Florimex Vancouver (florimex-vancouver.com): Independently owned floral boutique specializing in importing and distributing fair-trade certified flowers for large volume users.
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