Social Impact & Sustainable Shopping
Great experiences and doing good aren’t a trade-off. This page gathers every listing we’ve verified as genuinely community-first: nonprofit cafes and social enterprises, women- and minority-owned businesses, zero-waste shops, refugee-employment kitchens, fair-trade pioneers. Each one states plainly why it matters – who owns it, what the mission is, where the money goes – because “sustainable” should mean something you can check, not a color scheme. We add new verified picks every week, city by city, and you’ll find the same places flagged on each city’s own guide with one filter. Spend your travel money like it votes – because it does.
Every place here has a mission behind it — woman-owned, minority-owned and immigrant-run businesses, social enterprises that train and employ people facing barriers, and shops and landmarks with a genuine social or environmental purpose. Here are a few from each category to get a feel for it; use the search below to explore them all by city, category or budget.
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See all Nightlife →1200bookshop
Why it matters: architecture graduate Liu Erxi opened 1200bookshop in July 2014 - Guangzhou's first 24-hour bookstore - after walking 1,200km around Taiwan on the kindness…
View details →A Vida Portuguesa
A beautiful shop reviving classic Portuguese-made soaps, ceramics and pantry goods.
View details →abcV
Jean-Georges' Michelin-recognized, plant-forward, sustainability-minded dining.
View details →Ādas artelis
A small leatherworking cooperative in the Castle Quarter, keeping one of the oldest crafts going and teaching it to anyone […]
View details →Adelaide Hills Producers
The cool, green Adelaide Hills are a hub of artisan food and drink producers, from cheesemakers and orchardists to breweries, […]
View details →Adrish – Zero Waste Organic Store
Adrish is one of Mumbai's pioneering zero-waste, package-free stores, built around sustainable living. Eco-minded locals love refilling on organic staples without the usual plastic waste.
View details →Ajan Patina
Sodankylä's second-hand and antiques shop on the main street, keeping household goods, tools and Lappish oddments in circulation locally. A […]
View details →Al Sadu Society
A non-profit co-operative safeguarding Bedouin Al-Sadu weaving and the women artisans who keep it alive. Locals cherish it for authentic, […]
View details →Alamesa
Why it matters: opened in 2024 by infectious-disease doctor Fernando Polack, Alamesa is Buenos Aires' first restaurant run almost entirely by a team of around 40…
View details →Alanya Koza Women’s Cooperative
Why it matters: the Alanya Koza women's cooperative revived the near-lost craft of the Alanya silk-cocoon flower (Ipek Kozasi Cicegi) - a skill only two women…
View details →Alanya Saturday Farmers Market
Alanya’s Saturday market is a vast weekly bazaar where local farmers and producers bring their fruit, vegetables, cheeses, olives, honey […]
View details →Alaska Native Craft Cooperative
Alaska Native artists and cooperatives in Anchorage produce and sell authentic Indigenous art and crafts, from ivory and bone carving […]
View details →Albergo Etico Roma
Why it matters: Albergo Etico is a certified B Corp hotel where young people with disabilities train and work alongside seasoned hospitality staff, building skills meant…
View details →Albergue de las Carbajalas
Why it matters: the Benedictine nuns of the Santa Maria de Carbajal monastery have run this pilgrim albergue since 1993, non-profit from the start and still…
View details →Alpine Dairy and Cheese
The alpine pastures around Garmisch-Partenkirchen produce excellent mountain cheeses, butter and dairy from cattle grazed on high meadows in the […]
View details →Amsterdam Underground Tour
Why it matters: Amsterdam Underground is an initiative of the De Regenboog Groep, a charity supporting people facing homelessness, addiction and debt, and its guides have…
View details →Anchorage Farmers Market
Anchorages farmers markets bring together growers, fishers and producers from around Southcentral Alaska selling fresh produce, seafood, berries, baked goods […]
View details →Andean Handicrafts
Ecuador is famous for its rich indigenous craft traditions, above all the vibrant textiles, weavings, ponchos and the woven hats […]
View details →Aparaaditehas
Aparaaditehas, the Widget Factory, is a former Soviet-era factory in Tartu reborn as a vibrant creative city quarter. Its brick […]
View details →Aparelha Luzia
Part bar, part gallery, part political salon, Aparelha Luzia is Sao Paulo's self-declared urban quilombo - a gathering space for Black art, music and thought in…
View details →Arca Tierra
Why it matters: founded in 2009 by Lucio Usobiaga, Arca Tierra is a regenerative-farming network that has revived a community of Xochimilco peasant farming families, restoring…
View details →Arezzo Farmers Market
The markets of Arezzo bring together growers and producers from the surrounding Tuscan countryside selling seasonal fruit, vegetables, cheese, olive […]
View details →Arezzo Goldsmith Artisans
Arezzo has been a centre of goldsmithing for centuries, and its jewellers and artisan workshops keep alive the skills of […]
View details →Art Parts Creative Reuse
Art Parts is a creative reuse centre in Boulder that collects donated art and craft materials and resells them cheaply, […]
View details →Arte y Esperanza
Why it matters: this fair-trade shop is run by an NGO that has worked with Argentina's Indigenous communities since 1986, channeling income to more than 500…
View details →Artek 2nd Cycle
The second-hand outpost of iconic Finnish design brand Artek, giving vintage Aalto stools and mid-century pieces a new life, a cornerstone of Helsinki's circular-design scene.
View details →Arti Zanave
A special local favourite for traditional Shkodran home cooking.
View details →Artisans du Liban
Artisans du Liban is a long-established cooperative promoting traditional Lebanese crafts, selling handwoven textiles, ceramics, glass, soap and copperware made […]
View details →Artisans du Monde
France's fair-trade shop network, selling crafts and food that pay producers in the Global South fairly.
View details →Artisans du Monde Nice
Why it matters: this volunteer-run boutique is the Nice outpost of Artisans du Monde, France's pioneering fair-trade network, selling crafts and groceries from producer cooperatives paid…
View details →Asan Market Producers
At Asan and the valleys traditional bazaars, small farmers and traders sell spices, grains, fresh produce and local goods directly, […]
View details →Äss-Bar
Why it matters: since 2013 this Niederdorf counter has sold baked goods 'fresh from yesterday' - unsold bread and pastries collected free from local bakeries and…
View details →Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE)
Why it matters: founded in 1984 by philanthropist Yousriya Sawiris, the Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE) works alongside the Zabbaleen recycling community of…
View details →Astier de Villatte
Hand-thrown black-clay ceramics finished in white glaze, all made in a historic Paris atelier.
View details →Aurora
A community house in District VIII that is bar, venue and headquarters for a cluster of Hungarian NGOs and grassroots groups, from Roma rights to refugee…
View details →Authentic Sami Duodji Craft
Sami duodji, the traditional handicraft of the indigenous Sami people, represents centuries of skill, culture and connection to nature, and […]
View details →Avalon
A long-running organic vegetarian restaurant opposite the castle, one of the pioneers of Ghent’s strong veggie scene in a city […]
View details →Azerkhalcha Carpet Gallery
Why it matters: Azerkhalcha's roughly 500 female artisans, aged 18 to 80 and working across 14 studios in rural Azerbaijan, hand-knot every carpet sold here, with…
View details →Babale
Why it matters: Babale is a social enterprise that works with children and adults with Down syndrome, who help create the whimsical clothing, textiles and homewares…
View details →Backstreet Cultural Museum
Why it matters: This small Treme museum documents the living Black cultural traditions of New Orleans, from Mardi Gras Indian suits and second-line parades to jazz…
View details →Baden & Bodensee Wine Producers
The shores of Lake Constance, including the terraced vineyards around Meersburg across the water, form one of Germanys southernmost wine […]
View details →Bagloung Bar & Grill
This Indigenous-owned eatery blends Atayal and Amis home cooking with a warm izakaya vibe. It is a rare chance in the city centre to taste Taiwan's…
View details →Baisikeli
Why it matters: Baisikeli - Swahili for 'bicycle' - is a certified B Corp social enterprise that has shipped more than 20,000 refurbished bikes to Tanzania,…
View details →Banat Local Producers
The fertile Banat countryside around Timisoara produces a wealth of local food, from fruit and vegetables to cheese, honey, plum […]
View details →Banat Wine Producers
The Banat region around Timisoara, including the Recas vineyards, is a notable Romanian wine area producing reds and whites on […]
View details →Banco Lotto N.10
Why it matters: founded in 2003 by the Il Cerchio social cooperative, Banco Lotto N.10 is a working tailoring atelier inside the Giudecca Women's Prison, where…
View details →Bank Sampah Resik Becik
A community waste bank running since 2012, where residents trade plastic packaging and used cooking oil for cash or food […]
View details →Bar Senza Nome
Why it matters: opened in 2012 by Alfonso Marrazzo and Sara Longhi, this is Italy's first bar owned and run by deaf people, and Italian sign…
View details →Barefoot
Barefoot has been Colombo's most loved shop for over sixty years, a rambling old house on Galle Road filled with rainbow-bright handwoven cloth, a bookshop, an…
View details →Barikama
A migrant-run social cooperative founded by West-African newcomers, producing organic yogurt and vegetables and selling through Rome's solidarity-purchase groups and markets. Buying from Barikamà directly supports…
View details →Barossa & McLaren Vale Wineries
The famous wine regions surrounding Adelaide, from the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale to the Adelaide Hills, are home to […]
View details →Bat Trang Craft Artisans
The potters of Bat Trang village near Hanoi have practised their craft for some seven hundred years, shaping and firing […]
View details →Batumi Boulevard Craft Market
Along Batumi’s seaside boulevard, local artisans and craftspeople set out stalls selling handmade souvenirs, from Georgian cloisonné enamel jewellery and […]
View details →Bavarian Woodcraft Artisans
Local artisans around Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the nearby Oberammergau region produce traditional woodcarvings, nativity figures and painted crafts rooted in centuries […]
View details →Bazerdzan
Why it matters: founded in 2016 by Zana Karkin, who got tired of watching generic plastic souvenirs crowd out real Bosnian craft, this Bascarsija concept store…
View details →Beacon’s Closet
Beloved buy-sell-trade secondhand store extending clothing's life.
View details →Beandigen Cafe
Why it matters: owned by Anishinaabe mother-daughter duo Paula and Jayde Naponse of Atikameksheng Anishinawbek First Nation, this Lansdowne cafe is a community hub for Indigenous…
View details →beelove café
Why it matters: this North Lawndale cafe is run by Sweet Beginnings, a social enterprise of the North Lawndale Employment Network that hires and trains formerly…
View details →Beet
A popular vegetarian and vegan restaurant in the old town serving colourful, health-focused bowls, salads and plant-based dishes made with […]
View details →Behbud Creations
Why it matters: run by the Behbud Association, a women's welfare nonprofit working in Karachi since 1970, this Zamzama shop sells 100% handcrafted pieces made by…
View details →Beigelių Krautuvėlė (Bagel Shop)
Why it matters: run by the Lithuanian Jewish Community on the first floor of its Pylimo street headquarters, this little bakery-cafe brought the bagel back to…
View details →Beirut Re-Store Vintage
Vintage and second-hand shops around Mar Mikhael and Gemmayzeh sell reused clothing, furniture and objects, offering a sustainable alternative to […]
View details →Bellevue di Monaco
Why it matters: run as a social cooperative, Bellevue di Monaco houses more than 40 refugees in its buildings on Müllerstrasse and runs its street-level cafe…
View details →Belo Horizonte Farmers Markets
Belo Horizonte hosts regular open-air feiras and farmers markets across its neighbourhoods, where growers and producers from the surrounding countryside […]
View details →Bettr Coffee @ The Foundry
Why it matters: Bettr Coffee is a certified B Corp that trains marginalised women and at-risk youth as baristas through its own academy, reinvesting profits back…
View details →Beyond Retro
A cavernous vintage warehouse packed with reclaimed denim, tees and party wear.
View details →Bez Ambalaze
A package-free shop in central Belgrade selling grains, pulses, oils, cosmetics and cleaning products loose, so customers refill their own […]
View details →Bez Opakovka
Bulgaria’s first package-free shop, selling grains, pulses, oils, cleaning products and toiletries loose so customers refill their own containers and […]
View details →Biedrība Cerību spārni
Sigulda's best-known disability charity, running day centres, group homes, rehabilitation, home care and family assistant services. The social services centre […]
View details →Bila Vrana
A friendly cafe-bistro (the name means “White Crow”) with a blended team of staff with and without disabilities, providing dignified jobs since 2011. Come for the…
View details →Binaria – Centro Commensale
Why it matters: Binaria is the 'centro commensale' of Gruppo Abele, the social organization founded in 1965 by anti-mafia priest don Luigi Ciotti, and it runs…
View details →BioBazar
BioBazar was Poland’s first certified organic market and remains a cornerstone of Warsaw’s sustainable food scene, now held at the […]
View details →Birrunga Gallery & Dining
Why it matters: this is Brisbane CBD's only First Nations owned and operated gallery and cafe, founded by Wiradyuri artist Birrunga Wiradyuri as a working art…
View details →Bison Coffeehouse
Why it matters: opened in 2014 by Loretta Guzman, a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, this is Portland's only Native-owned coffeehouse - the beans come from…
View details →Bit Pazar
Bit Pazar is Skopje’s largest and liveliest green market, a sprawling, chaotic and colourful bazaar beside the Old Town where […]
View details →Bjorka Secondhand
Bjorka Frihet is a well-known secondhand chain with a large store on Linnegatan, selling reused clothing, furniture and household goods […]
View details →Black History Walks
Why it matters: Black History Walks was founded by Black historian and author Tony Warner and has, since 2007, told the story of London's Black history…
View details →Blagosfera Centre
A public centre for Moscow's charitable sector, hosting talks, screenings and festivals that anyone can walk in and attend. A […]
View details →Blindekuh
Why it matters: opened in 1999 by the Blind-Liecht foundation, blindekuh was the world's first dine-in-the-dark restaurant, created to provide employment for blind and visually impaired…
View details →Bloem
An organic, sustainability-minded bistro and coffee spot serving wholesome, largely plant-forward dishes made with local and seasonal produce. The relaxed, […]
View details →BlueCity
This circular-economy hub inside a former subtropical swimming pool is a local favourite for its inventive startups turning waste into new products. Visitors love its optimistic,…
View details →Bois Cheri Tea Plantation
Bois Cheri is the oldest and largest tea estate in Mauritius, set amid rolling green highlands in the south of […]
View details →Boni Gorod Bazaar
Boni Gorod is Batumi’s main covered market, a bustling bazaar where local farmers and traders sell fresh produce, cheeses, honey, […]
View details →Booksa
Why it matters: run since 2004 by the nonprofit Kulturtreger association, Booksa is Zagreb's living-room literary club - over 18,000 members and 500-plus visiting writers, sustained…
View details →BookWoman
Why it matters: opened in 1975 as Common Woman Bookstore by a collective of 13 women, BookWoman turned 50 in January 2026 and is one of…
View details →Borjgalo Ethnographic Museum
On the green edge of Batumi, this open-air museum recreates Adjarian village life with wooden houses, working models and dozens of costumed figures showing weavers, beekeepers…
View details →Bosnian Craft Cooperative
Artisans in and around Tuzla keep alive traditional Bosnian crafts such as coppersmithing, weaving, embroidery and woodwork, often working through […]
View details →Bosnian Handmade Crafts
The traditional workshops of Sarajevo’s Bascarsija keep centuries-old crafts alive, from coppersmithing and kazaz filigree to woodwork and textiles, often […]
View details →Boston Building Resources Reuse Center
The Reuse Center at Boston Building Resources is a nonprofit salvage shop in Roxbury Crossing selling rescued cabinetry, fixtures, lighting […]
View details →Bosu-dong Book Street
Why it matters: this alley of secondhand bookshops was started by North Korean refugees selling magazines off cardboard boxes when Busan was the wartime capital, and…
View details →Bottega del Mondo Lugano
Why it matters: Lugano went two years without a fair-trade shop until this Bottega del Mondo opened in the Quartiere Maghetti on 1 June 2021, staffed…
View details →Boulder County Farmers Market
The Boulder County Farmers Market, held along 13th Street beside Central Park, is one of the countrys best-regarded markets, selling […]
View details →Boulder Thrift and Consignment
Boulders thrift and consignment shops sell quality second-hand clothing, outdoor gear, books and homeware, offering a sustainable alternative to buying […]
View details →Boutique Awen’ (Tourisme Wendake)
An Indigenous-owned boutique in Wendake, the urban Huron-Wendat community just north of downtown, selling authentic First Nations crafts, art and products alongside the Huron-Wendat Museum. Buying…
View details →Boutique Ayla
A slow-fashion boutique making timeless pieces from 100 percent natural fabrics, with a focus on linen and a sustainable, low-waste ethos.
View details →Brasserie Bio Carpathia
Why it matters: this Old Town brasserie is the storefront of the Bio Carpathia Cooperative - 34 certified organic farmers whose mountain dairy, meat and eggs…
View details →Bread & Breakfast Hostel
Why it matters: run by the CONCORDIA Foundation since 2017, this old-town hostel gives disadvantaged young people - many aging out of state care - paid…
View details →Breda Weekly Market
Several times a week the Grote Markt fills with the stalls of Bredas open-air market, where regional growers, cheesemakers, fishmongers […]
View details →Brenda’s French Soul Food
Why it matters: Brenda's is the work of chef-owner Brenda Buenviaje, a Filipina-American raised in New Orleans who built a devoted following for her Creole and…
View details →Brickyard Retreat at Mutianyu
Why it matters: American-Chinese couple Jim Spear and Liang Tang converted a derelict glazed-tile factory in Beigou Village into this 25-room retreat expressly to create jobs…
View details →Britanski trg
Britanski trg, or British Square, is a leafy Lower Town square best known for its long-running antiques and flea market. […]
View details →Brixton Village
A covered market of independent traders and global kitchens at the heart of Brixton.
View details →Broei
A sustainability-focused restaurant, bakery and cultural space on the Oudegracht that works with local, seasonal produce and provides training and […]
View details →Brooklyn Grange
The world's largest rooftop soil farms; tours, CSA and products.
View details →Brownies&downies Breda
Why it matters: part of the Dutch Brownies&downies network, this cheerful lunchroom is staffed by people with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities, who run the…
View details →Budva Green Market Producers
At Budvas green market and roadside stands, small Montenegrin producers sell honey, olive oil, cheese, cured meats and homemade rakija, […]
View details →Bureau des Guides du GR2013
Why it matters: this non-profit, co-founded in 2014 by Julie De Muer, Loic Magnant, Baptiste Lanaspeze and Alexandre Field, is the collective of artist-walkers behind the…
View details →By Retro
By Retro is a beloved vintage and second-hand emporium near İstiklal in Beyoğlu, spread over several floors packed with retro […]
View details →Cabbages & Condoms
A restaurant and social enterprise whose profits fund sexual-health and community education across Thailand, serving solid Thai food in a quirky, memorable setting.
View details →Cafe Čokl
Why it matters: owner Tine Čokl discovered fair-trade coffee in 2012 and built the city's most rigorous sourcing around it - importing raw, unroasted fair-trade beans,…
View details →Cafe La Trova
Why it matters: Cafe La Trova is the vision of Cuban-born maestro cantinero Julio Cabrera, who keeps alive the flamboyant Havana bartending tradition he learned back…
View details →Cafe Mziuri
Why it matters: this cafe tucked into Vake's beloved Mziuri Park is a social enterprise whose profits go straight back into maintaining the park - and…
View details →Cafe Positive
India's first cafe run entirely by HIV-positive youth, opened in 2018 in a 120-square-foot Jodhpur Park garage after landlords across the city refused the team space.…
View details →Cafe Reconcile
Why it matters: Cafe Reconcile is a nonprofit that trains young people from underserved neighborhoods in restaurant and hospitality work, with your lunch tab supporting the…
View details →Cafe Roze
Why it matters: Cafe Roze is a woman-owned neighborhood cafe led by chef Julia Jaksic, serving thoughtful, produce-forward food from morning coffee through evening cocktails. It's…
View details →Café Sonja
Why it matters: run by Settlementet, a Vesterbro nonprofit founded in 1911, Café Sonja has provided employment for people with physical and social challenges for more…
View details →Cafe Therapy
The Czech Republic's first work-integration social enterprise, opened in 2005, employing and retraining people rebuilding their lives after addiction or prison. A warm cafe-restaurant where a…
View details →Cajun & Zydeco Music Community
Music is the lifeblood of Acadiana, and Lafayette supports a vibrant community of Cajun and zydeco musicians, instrument makers and […]
View details →Cajun Food Producers
The meat markets, smokehouses and small producers of the Lafayette area craft the boudin, andouille, cracklins and Cajun seasonings that […]
View details →Calabash Tours
A pioneering, Fair Trade in Tourism-accredited operator running responsible township and cultural tours, with proceeds supporting community projects through the […]
View details →Cam Thanh Basket Weavers
In the coconut-palm water-coconut groves of Cam Thanh near Hoi An, local communities weave the round bamboo basket boats used […]
View details →Camari
Why it matters: founded in 1981 by the FEPP as Ecuador's pioneering fair-trade retailer, Camari markets crafts and food from roughly 15,000 small-producer families across 18…
View details →Camilla Emporio di Comunità
Camilla is a participatory community cooperative supermarket in Bologna, run by and for its members on a not-for-profit basis. Shoppers […]
View details →Cantonese Craft & Embroidery
Guangzhou has a proud heritage of traditional crafts, from the intricate Cantonese embroidery known as Yue embroidery to ivory-style carving, […]
View details →Canvetto Luganese
Why it matters: reopened in December 2000 by Fondazione Diamante - a Ticino foundation founded in 1978 that accompanies over 600 people with disabilities - this…
View details →Caritas Kleederkescht
A charity second-hand shop run by Caritas Luxembourg, selling donated clothes and goods to fund social projects and support people […]
View details →Casa Scalabrini 634
Since 2015 this welcoming house has been a Rome reference point for refugee integration, hosting families and young people in semi-autonomy and running events, shared meals…
View details →Casa Tolentino
Why it matters: run by young people from the Quartieri Spagnoli through the San Nicola da Tolentino social cooperative (a 2014 spin-off of the same La…
View details →Cascina Cuccagna
Cascina Cuccagna is a restored 18th-century farmhouse near Porta Romana, revived by a community association as a cultural and social […]
View details →Cascina Roccafranca
A restored farmhouse in the Mirafiori Nord district reborn as one of Turin’s flagship case del quartiere, the neighbourhood community […]
View details →CASO Bistrot Sociale
Why it matters: CASO is a social bistro inside the Lombroso 16 cultural hub in San Salvario, created to give real jobs to people who struggle…
View details →Catacombe di San Gennaro
The Catacombs of San Gennaro are an early-Christian burial complex beneath the Rione Sanita, managed by the youth cooperative La […]
View details →Catacombs of San Gennaro
Why it matters: since 2006, the young people of the local La Paranza social cooperative have run these ancient catacombs, turning tourism revenue into 56 jobs…
View details →CATISHOP.CH – Caritas Ticino
Why it matters: run by Caritas Ticino - an anti-poverty association founded in 1942 - this second-hand shop doubles as an occupational programme, staffed by people…
View details →Causses
A quality grocer and café championing small, local, organic producers over industrial food.
View details →Cecina de Leon Producers
Cecina de Leon, the region’s prized air-dried, smoked cured beef, holds protected geographical status and is one of the great […]
View details →Central Market Producers
The Adelaide Central Market brings together growers, artisans and small producers from across South Australia selling fresh, seasonal and often […]
View details →Central Market Producers
At Hoi Ans central market and surrounding stalls, local farmers, fishers and food makers sell fresh produce, herbs, seafood and […]
View details →Centre Commercial
A concept store of ethical, sustainably made fashion and goods - founded by the people behind Veja.
View details →Charity Shop
More than a second-hand store, Charity Shop is a social enterprise in central Moscow where donated clothes get a second […]
View details →Chatuchak Weekend Market
One of the worlds largest weekend markets, Chatuchak spreads over 35 acres with some 15,000 stalls selling handicrafts, clothing, art, […]
View details →Chef Creole Seasoned Kitchen
Why it matters: Chef Creole is the creation of Haitian-born Wilkinson Sejour, who built it up from Little Haiti roots into a local institution and stays…
View details →ChocoMuseo Punta Cana
ChocoMuseo turns Dominican cacao into hands-on fun, with bean-to-bar workshops where you make your own chocolate from scratch. Visitors love learning how local growers' beans become…
View details →Choosing Keeping
An exquisite stationery shop championing traditional, small-batch European makers.
View details →Chowrasta Local Producers
The markets of George Town, led by Chowrasta, bring together small traders and producers selling local nutmeg products, preserved fruits, […]
View details →Cibin Market
The Cibin Market is Sibiu’s traditional farmers market, a lively and colourful place where growers and producers from the surrounding […]
View details →Circus Network
In the heart of Portos Art District on Rua do Rosario, Circus Network is a gallery and shop championing urban […]
View details →Clan Jetties Community
The clan jetty communities on Weld Quay have lived over the water for generations, and today residents balance daily life […]
View details →Clara Stones
A Dubrovnik jeweller crafting ethical, sustainable pieces from certified Adriatic coral, each handmade by master artisans with a certificate of origin.
View details →Clifton House
Why it matters: opened in 1774 by the Belfast Charitable Society - founded in 1752 and still going - this Georgian building was the city's original…
View details →Clothing The Gaps
An Aboriginal-owned and led clothing label with a Brunswick storefront, using apparel to fund and campaign on First Nations health. […]
View details →Cofeels
Why it matters: opened in 2021 by Lucian Butnaru as Cluj's first social cafe, Cofeels employs people with disabilities - its operating company, Eyes Love Coffee,…
View details →Comité Artisanal Haïtien
Fifty years of fair-trade organising behind the cut-oil-drum metalwork Haiti is known for, and for many members the only income […]
View details →Communion Restaurant & Bar
Why it matters: Communion is the restaurant of Black chef Kristi Brown, opened in the historically Black Central District as a gathering place for a community…
View details →Community First! Village
Why it matters: this 51-acre master-planned community, opened in 2015 by Austin nonprofit Mobile Loaves & Fishes, is home to 440 formerly chronically homeless neighbors -…
View details →Companhia Portugueza do Chá
A jewel-box tea house blending teas, including Portugal’s own Azores harvest.
View details →Comptoir Emmaüs
A long-running social-economy second-hand shop, furniture, clothing, books and bric-a-brac, run on the Emmaüs model where sales fund community reintegration and give goods a second life.…
View details →Con Market Producers
At Con Market and the citys other traditional markets, small vendors and producers sell fresh regional produce, herbs, dried goods […]
View details →Conscious Hotels
Why it matters: Conscious Hotels is a small Amsterdam-grown group built around sustainability rather than a global chain, with Green Key Gold certification at every property,…
View details →Conviva im Blauen Haus
Why it matters: inside the Münchner Kammerspiele theatre, Conviva is an inclusive restaurant run by the Munich cooperative cba, where a large share of the team…
View details →Coopa-Roca
Why it matters: founded in 1987 by Maria Teresa Leal (with roots reaching back to 1981), Coopa-Roca is a textile cooperative built to let women in…
View details →Coracao Alecrim
A bohemian little concept store in Cedofeita, Coracao Alecrim gathers sustainable, ethically made and vintage pieces under one roof, from […]
View details →Cortiço & Netos
Four brothers selling discontinued Portuguese azulejo tiles saved from being lost forever.
View details →Cours Saleya Market
The Cours Saleya market is the vibrant, beating heart of old Nice, a broad pedestrian square that hosts a famous […]
View details →Cozinha Ocupacao 9 de Julho
Every Sunday, the ground floor of a nine-story occupied building in Bela Vista turns into one of Sao Paulo's most talked-about lunch spots, where residents of…
View details →Craft Aid Mauritius Shop
Craft Aid is a Mauritian social enterprise that employs and trains people with disabilities, producing handmade crafts, model ships, cards […]
View details →Creative Handicrafts
This fair-trade social enterprise trains and employs women from Mumbai's marginalised communities. Shoppers feel good buying its ethically made clothing and crafts, knowing each purchase supports…
View details →Crescent City Farmers Market
Why it matters: Run by the nonprofit Market Umbrella, these markets connect small regional farmers, fishers and food makers directly with the community and support local…
View details →Cretan Herb and Honey Stalls
Cretan mountain herbs, wild honey, herbal teas and natural cosmetics are sold at market stalls and small shops in Chania, […]
View details →Cretan Olive Oil and Raki
Specialist shops in Chania sell premium Cretan extra-virgin olive oil, raki and herbal products from small producers and cooperatives across […]
View details →Croatian Handicraft Cooperative
Artisan cooperatives in Šibenik keep traditional Dalmatian crafts alive, from the filigree Šibenik button and lacework to ceramics and hand-woven […]
View details →CRU Creative Hub
CRU is a creative hub and concept store gathering around fifty Portuguese brands under one roof, from independent jewellery and […]
View details →Cruisin’ the Castro Walking Tours
Why it matters: Cruisin' the Castro has been women-owned and operated since 1989, one of the longest-running walking tours of San Francisco's most storied LGBTQ neighborhood.…
View details →Cypriot Food Producers
Cyprus is famous for products such as halloumi cheese, Commandaria wine, carob, olive oil and honey, made by farmers and […]
View details →Da Nang Craft Cooperatives
Shops and cooperatives around Da Nang sell Vietnamese handicrafts including silk, lacquerware, embroidery, conical hats and bamboo goods made by […]
View details →Dalan Art Gallery & Cafe
A gallery, cafe and craft shop in a courtyard off Abovyan Street, showing work by Armenian artists and selling ceramics, […]
View details →Dalmatian Olive Oil Producers
The Šibenik region has a centuries-old olive-growing tradition, with family groves producing award-winning extra-virgin olive oil on the karst slopes. […]
View details →Date Market Producers
Dates are central to Emirati culture and hospitality, and the date market at Mina brings together sellers offering countless varieties […]
View details →day by day
A zero-waste grocer selling everything loose - bring your own container and buy exactly what you need.
View details →De Centrale
An intercultural arts centre near the old harbour hosting world-music concerts, festivals, workshops and community projects that bring together Ghent’s […]
View details →De Groene Passage
This sustainable shopping arcade gathers a fair-trade Wereldwinkel, an organic bulk supermarket and a vegetarian restaurant under one roof. Conscious shoppers love ticking off ethical errands…
View details →Dead Sea & Local Producers
Jordanian producers harvest the mineral-rich resources of the Dead Sea and the countrys farms to make natural cosmetics, olive oil, […]
View details →Deadstock Coffee
Why it matters: founded in 2015 by former Nike shoe developer Ian Williams, this Black-owned sneaker-culture coffee shop set out to make specialty coffee feel welcoming…
View details →Dealu Mare Wine Producers
The Dealu Mare region north of Ploiesti is one of Romanias most important wine areas, its sunny hillsides producing acclaimed […]
View details →Destil Creative Hub & Gallery
A creative hub blending café, gallery, coworking and events that champions Tirana's independent artists and makers. Regulars love it as a relaxed, community-minded space to work,…
View details →Deux Mains
Sandals and leather goods cut from reclaimed tyres and hides by a workforce of Haitian women paid a living wage, […]
View details →Dhukuti
Run by the Association for Craft Producers, Dhukuti is a four-storey fair-trade emporium representing hundreds of low-income Nepali artisans, most […]
View details →Dialoghaus Hamburg
Blind and deaf guides lead every experience at this Speicherstadt social enterprise, where around half the workforce lives with a […]
View details →Dialogue in the Dark
Why it matters: co-founded in 2008 by social entrepreneurs Patrick Cheung and KK Tse, this is one of Hong Kong's most celebrated social enterprises - visually…
View details →Dignita
A trio of lovely all-day brunch spots where 100% of the profit funds training programmes for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation. Organic, locally sourced food…
View details →Dignity Kitchen
Why it matters: opened in 2019 by Singaporean social entrepreneur Koh Seng-Choon, this Mong Kok hawker food court trains and employs differently-abled and disadvantaged Hongkongers -…
View details →Dignity Kitchen
Why it matters: founded in 2010 by social entrepreneur Koh Seng Choon, this Boon Keng hawker centre runs all seven of its stalls with differently-abled and…
View details →Dilli Haat INA
Why it matters: since 1994 this craft bazaar has handed its stalls to artisans registered with the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), rotating them every 15 days at…
View details →Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution
Why it matters: established in April 2002 by Hyogo Prefecture to preserve and pass on what the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake taught a city that lost…
View details →Dobry trh
Dobry trh, the Good Market, is a much-loved community market held periodically in Bratislava, often at the Old Market Hall […]
View details →Dooky Chase’s Restaurant
Why it matters: This is one of the country's most storied Black-owned restaurants, opened in 1941 and shaped for decades by Leah Chase, who fed civil…
View details →Down North Pizza
Why it matters: founded by Muhammad Abdul-Hadi and open since March 2021, this Strawberry Mansion pizzeria hires only people who have been through the justice system…
View details →Downtown Local Producers
The markets of downtown Amman bring together farmers, spice sellers and small traders offering fresh produce, herbs, olives, nuts and […]
View details →Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market
Why it matters: this Saturday market is run by Community Food Connections, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2005 to support small Arizona farms and make fresh…
View details →Druga Violina
Why it matters: opened in summer 2012 by the Dolfke Boštjančič Centre (CUDV), this Stari trg gostilna is staffed by adults with intellectual disabilities who train…
View details →Društvo Crvenog križa Split
The city's Red Cross branch runs Split's everyday safety net: food and clothing distribution, social and health programmes, and first […]
View details →Društvo Marjan
Founded in 1903 to plant and defend the Marjan pine forest, this citizens' society still campaigns against felling and building […]
View details →Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project
A conservation programme run with Dubai's Wildlife Protection Office that has treated and returned thousands of sea turtles to the […]
View details →Duodji Shop (Sami Duodji) at Sajos
Why it matters: run by the Sami crafts association Sami Duodji, this shop inside the Sajos cultural centre sells only pieces carrying the Sami Duodji trademark…
View details →Earthtone
A Bangkok sustainable-fashion label using organic, recycled and fair-trade fabrics and supporting small-batch local makers, part of the city's growing ethical-design scene.
View details →EAT LOCAL KOBE Farmers Market
EAT LOCAL KOBE is a much-loved farmers market and community initiative that connects the city’s residents and visitors directly with […]
View details →Eco Boutique Hostal Grau
Why it matters: Hostal Grau has been in the Grau family since the 1960s, and when the current generation renovated it they rebuilt it as a…
View details →Eco Design & Fair-Trade Shops
The Magasinsgatan quarter and surrounding streets host a growing number of shops focused on sustainable Scandinavian design, organic materials, fair-trade […]
View details →EcoLocal Farmers Market
Why it matters: founded in 2018 by a nonprofit association of eco and artisan producers, this is Chisinau's only true farmers market - around 80 small-scale…
View details →Ecomondo
This independent eco shop is a neighbourhood favourite for low-packaging groceries, natural cosmetics and greener household goods. Regulars appreciate its practical, no-fuss approach to sustainable living.
View details →Economat (Cooperative Supermarket)
The biggest cooperative supermarket in Barcelona, member-owned and running for over a decade with around 700 family members. Shopping here supports dignified wages and a fairer,…
View details →Eden Lodge Paris
Why it matters: Eden Lodge is an eco-luxury property built around a zero-carbon promise, powered by solar and wood-pellet energy in a timber structure, and recognised…
View details →Edible Excursions
Why it matters: Edible Excursions is a woman-run business, started by Lisa Rogovin in 2004 and locally owned ever since. The tours walk you through neighborhoods…
View details →EduJoc
Why it matters: EduJoc is a registered Moldovan social enterprise with a simple mission - that every child in Moldova has at least one educational toy…
View details →Eighteen Chefs
Why it matters: founded in 2007 by ex-offender Benny Se Teo, this affordable Western-food chain builds its social mission into its franchise agreements - every outlet,…
View details →El Fogon Verde
A worker-owned cooperative restaurant built on agroecology, sourcing from local eco-friendly producers and run by assembly with equal pay, including members who came to Madrid as…
View details →El Hatillo Artisan Crafts
The workshops and shops of El Hatillo sell handmade Venezuelan crafts, from woven hammocks and ceramics to folk art and […]
View details →El Rio
Why it matters: El Rio has been queer-owned and operated since 1978 and, by its own account, throws more than 150 benefit events a year for…
View details →El Titan de Bronze
Why it matters: This small-batch cigar factory is owned by Sandy Cobas, a Cuban immigrant woman who has kept production on Calle Ocho since 1995 rather…
View details →Elektriteater
Why it matters: Tartu is the birthplace of Estonian cinema, and Elektriteater - an independent single-screen art-house that inherited its name from the country's first permanent…
View details →Embaixada
A neo-Moorish palace turned concept mall of independent Portuguese designers and makers.
View details →Emirati Craft & Heritage
At the Heritage Village and cultural centres, Emirati artisans keep alive traditional crafts such as weaving, palm-frond work, pottery and […]
View details →Emma’s Torch
A nonprofit restaurant giving refugees a paid culinary apprenticeship.
View details →Emmaüs
The charity-secondhand movement whose shops fund jobs and housing for people rebuilding their lives.
View details →Emmaus Helsinki
A non-profit second-hand store selling clothes, books and furniture, where your purchases support the organisation's social and solidarity work.
View details →Emmaus Secondhand
Uppsala has a strong culture of secondhand and charity shops, led by well-known social enterprises such as Emmaus and the […]
View details →Empreintes Paris
A four-floor concept store devoted to French métiers d'art, selling work straight from artisan makers.
View details →Enamel and Khatam Artisans
Isfahans mastercraftsmen produce exquisite mina enamelware and khatam marquetry, intricate inlaid work using tiny pieces of wood, bone and metal, […]
View details →Envoy Hostel & Tours
Why it matters: Envoy has run Yerevan's best-known hostel since 2005, and giving back is built into the business - it employs and trains locals, creates…
View details →Ergon Agora
Ergon Agora is a celebrated deli, market and restaurant in Thessaloniki that champions small Greek producers, showcasing artisanal cheeses, cured […]
View details →Erva-Mate Producers
Parana is the heartland of erva-mate, the herb used for the traditional chimarrao and terere drinks, and Curitiba shops sell […]
View details →Espigoladors
A pioneering Catalan social enterprise fighting food waste - gleaning unharvested and “imperfect” produce and turning it into jams and preserves under the Es Im-perfect label,…
View details →Espoo Flea Markets
Espoo’s flea markets and second-hand shops are a treasure trove for bargain hunters and a cornerstone of the city’s strong […]
View details →Espresso Train Cafe
Why it matters: opened in 2003, this is Australia's longest-running social enterprise cafe, run by the Nundah Community Enterprises Co-operative that eight people with intellectual disability…
View details →Estelita’s Library
Why it matters: Estelita's Library is a justice-focused, Black-owned community bookstore and free lending library founded by Edwin Lindo, built around social justice, ethnic studies and…
View details →Etna Wine & Local Vineyards
The volcanic slopes of Mount Etna produce distinctive wines from indigenous grapes such as Nerello Mascalese and Carricante, grown by […]
View details →Evergreen Brick Works
Why it matters: Evergreen Brick Works is Canada's first large-scale community environmental centre - a derelict brick factory and quarry reborn by the Evergreen nonprofit into…
View details →ExAequo Bottega del Mondo
Why it matters: run by the ExAequo social cooperative since 1993, this is Bologna's original fair-trade shop, stocking food, crafts and textiles from producer cooperatives that…
View details →Fabrica de Pensule
The Fabrica de Pensule, or Paintbrush Factory, is a former industrial building in Cluj-Napoca transformed into a pioneering independent art […]
View details →Fábrica Sant’Ana
A tile workshop hand-painting azulejos by the same methods since 1741.
View details →Fabrika Daga
A social-enterprise cafe and workshop that trains and employs people with intellectual disabilities, giving them meaningful work in a welcoming […]
View details →Fabulosa Books
Why it matters: Fabulosa is an LGBTQ-owned bookshop in the heart of the Castro, and it runs Books Not Bans, a program that ships queer titles…
View details →Fællesskabets Butik
Why it matters: this Kirkens Korshær shop sells ceramics, sewing, woodwork and metalwork made by socially vulnerable people at the charity's Restrup Kærvej work community -…
View details →Fair Do’s Fairtrade Shop
Cardiff’s long-running fair-trade shop on City Road, selling ethically sourced coffee, chocolate, crafts and gifts that support producers in developing […]
View details →Fair Trade Cafe
Why it matters: founded in 2007 by former teacher Stephanie Vasquez, this is the longest-standing Latina-owned cafe in Phoenix - and every cup is fair-trade sourced.…
View details →Fair Trade Egypt
Why it matters: launched in 1998 as Egypt's first fair-trade organization, this Zamalek nonprofit links dozens of artisan groups across the country to a fair market,…
View details →Fair Trade Handicraft Cooperatives
Kathmandu has a strong fair-trade movement, with cooperatives and shops selling handmade felt, textiles, paper, jewellery and crafts produced by […]
View details →Fair Trade Shop Globalen
Why it matters: run since 1984 by a non-profit volunteer association, Globalen is Sweden's largest Fair Trade shop - more than 80% of its stock is…
View details →Fair-Trade Craft Cooperative
Fair-trade craft cooperatives in the twin town bring together local makers producing baskets, jewellery and homeware from natural and recycled […]
View details →Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Why it matters: Fairchild is a nonprofit dedicated to tropical plant conservation, education, and research, running efforts like the Million Orchid Project to reintroduce native orchids…
View details →Family Meal at Blue Hill
Dan Barber's farm-to-table flagship sourcing from Blue Hill Farm & Stone Barns.
View details →FareStart Restaurant
Why it matters: FareStart is a Seattle nonprofit that runs its downtown restaurant as a hands-on culinary job-training program for people who have faced homelessness, poverty…
View details →Favela Tour – Marcelo Armstrong
Why it matters: Marcelo Armstrong pioneered favela tourism in Rio in 1992, and roughly a quarter of every tour's price still goes to fund two community…
View details →Feira Benedito Calixto
The Benedito Calixto fair is a much-loved weekly market held each Saturday in the Pinheiros district, where local artisans, antique […]
View details →Feira Hippie de Ipanema
The Feira Hippie de Ipanema is a beloved open-air arts and crafts fair held every Sunday in Ipanema’s Praca General […]
View details →Fell Nature & Sustainability
The fragile arctic environment around Enontekio, from the fells of Pallas to the tundra of Kilpisjarvi, depends on responsible tourism […]
View details →Fendika Cultural Center
Why it matters: dancer Melaku Belay turned this legendary azmari bet into a cultural institution that pays traditional musicians and dancers monthly salaries instead of leaving…
View details →Feria de Mataderos
Why it matters: founded in 1986 to keep gaucho and provincial folk culture alive in the capital, this community fair opened its 40th-anniversary season in 2026…
View details →Feria de San Telmo
The Feria de San Telmo is a beloved Sunday market that fills the cobbled streets and Plaza Dorrego of the […]
View details →Feriköy Organic Market
The Feriköy Organic Market is Istanbul’s premier certified-organic bazaar, held every Saturday in a covered car park in the Bomonti […]
View details →Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Why it matters: Running since 1993 and operated by the nonprofit Foodwise, this market exists to link city shoppers directly with California's sustainable growers and food…
View details →Fida Lahetystori
Fida runs a chain of charity second-hand shops across Helsinki, selling donated clothes, homeware, books and furniture at low prices. […]
View details →Fiera Antiquaria Producers
The famous monthly antiques fair and the markets of Arezzo bring together dealers, artisans and small traders selling antiques, crafts […]
View details →Fish Market Local Producers
Bergens fish market brings together fishers, farmers and small producers selling fresh seafood, berries, cheese and local goods directly to […]
View details →Fishing Village Seafood
Da Nangs working fishing harbours and coastal villages supply the citys famous seafood, and buying directly from local fishers and […]
View details →Fjord & Farm Producers
The fjords and valleys around Bergen, including nearby Hardanger, are home to farms and orchards producing apples, cider, cheese, honey […]
View details →FOKAL
Haiti's most durable cultural foundation: libraries, debate clubs, theatre and the Monique Calixte library, still programming week by week. Check […]
View details →Folk Art Baku
Why it matters: this Old City shop has spent over a decade connecting travelers directly with Azerbaijani artisans, paying rural producers and craftspeople from the country's…
View details →Folkehuset Absalon
Folkehuset Absalon is a community house in a former church on Vesterbro, reimagined as a colourful gathering place that fights […]
View details →Forestry Museum of Lapland
Why it matters: run by a local museum association rather than the state, this labour-of-love museum preserves the story of Lapland's logging camps and log-floating era…
View details →Forget Me Not
A gem of a shop in Plaka championing contemporary Greek design - witty, beautifully made objects, homeware and gifts from independent local designers and makers. A…
View details →Freedom Park Lagos
Why it matters: this was Her Majesty's Broad Street Prison, where Nigeria's independence heroes were jailed under colonial rule - reborn as a memorial and community…
View details →Freedom Tower
Why it matters: Often called the 'Ellis Island of the South,' the Freedom Tower served as El Refugio, where the federal Cuban Assistance Program processed and…
View details →FREITAG Flagship Store
Why it matters: FREITAG pioneered upcycling before it had a name - every bag is cut from used truck tarpaulins, and the flagship 'tower' itself is…
View details →Fretex Grunerlokka
Fretex is Norway largest chain of charity shops, run by the Salvation Army, and its curated Grunerlokka store on Olaf […]
View details →Friche la Belle de Mai
Why it matters: this 45,000 sq m former Seita tobacco factory has been run since 2007 as a SCIC - a cooperative where every member, from…
View details →Friperie du Café Rencontre
A thrift shop run by a downtown social-enterprise community organisation, where proceeds fund its soup kitchen and services for people in need. Second-hand clothing and goods…
View details →Froken Dianas Salonger
In a green shopfront on Markveien, Froken Dianas Salonger has championed slow fashion since 2008, mixing hand-picked vintage clothing, jewellery […]
View details →Front and Company
A Main Street institution, Front and Company is a much-loved consignment and vintage store where carefully curated second-hand clothing sits […]
View details →Fundación Grupo Puntacana
This pioneering foundation has shaped sustainable tourism here for decades, running coral-reef restoration across dozens of coastal sites plus health and education programmes. Travellers value the…
View details →Fundatia Buckner Romania
A well-established charity based in Targu Mures working in child and family welfare – foster care, family support and poverty […]
View details →Fundatia Comunitara Mures
The Mures Community Foundation channels local giving into grassroots projects and runs the popular annual Swimathon charity swim, rallying the […]
View details →Fundatia Transilvana Alpha
A pioneering local foundation with over 25 years supporting people with disabilities, running day centres and sheltered workshops that give […]
View details →Gallo Rojo
Part cultural factory, part neighborhood living room, Gallo Rojo fills a former convent-area warehouse in San Julian with jazz jams, art shows, coworking desks and craft…
View details →Gamcheon Culture Village
A hillside maze of rainbow houses, murals and tiny galleries.
View details →Gamnae Cafe
Why it matters: Gamnae Cafe is run by the Gamcheon Culture Village Residents' Association - the registered nonprofit of village residents that also operates the village…
View details →Garmisch Bauernmarkt
The weekly farmers market in Garmisch-Partenkirchen brings together regional producers selling fresh vegetables, alpine cheeses, honey, bread, sausages and seasonal […]
View details →Garvald Makers Shop
A Morningside shop selling ceramics, glass, jewellery and textiles handmade by makers with learning disabilities, with profits supporting their work.
View details →Gaz and Sweets Producers
Isfahan is famous for gaz, a nougat flavoured with rosewater and pistachio, and other traditional sweets, made by local family […]
View details →George Town Craft Makers
George Town supports a community of artisans and social enterprises reviving traditional crafts, from batik and songkok-making to signboard carving, […]
View details →Georgian Supra Food Heritage
The Georgian supra, with its shared dishes, wine and ritual toasting, is at the heart of the countrys culture and […]
View details →Georgian Wine & Qvevri Producers
The Imereti region around Kutaisi is an ancient winemaking area where families still ferment wine in traditional clay qvevri buried […]
View details →Giraffe Centre
Feed endangered Rothschild giraffes from a raised platform.
View details →Glore Frankfurt
Glore is a fair-fashion concept store on the Oeder Weg in the Nordend, stocking clothing, shoes and accessories from labels […]
View details →Góði hirðirinn
“The Good Shepherd” is Reykjavík’s much-loved charity thrift store — the retail arm of the city’s recycling company SORPA, with […]
View details →Good Hotel London
Why it matters: Good Hotel is a genuine social enterprise, not just a hotel with a charity angle. It runs a three-month training course of study…
View details →Goodwill
A non-profit second-hand shop run by Tornion Työvoimalasäätiö, where the shop floor doubles as a work-training placement. Donated crockery, textiles, […]
View details →Goodwill Kemi
A non-profit recycling shop run by the Meriva foundation as a work-training environment, helping local people back towards employment. Two […]
View details →GracesList Kuwait
A grassroots charity network that helps Kuwait residents donate and rehome goods rather than bin them. Locals turn to it […]
View details →Grand Bazaar Artisans
Within Isfahans Grand Bazaar, artisans in tiny workshops create the citys famous handicrafts, from enamelling and engraving to miniature painting […]
View details →Grand Bazaar Coppersmiths
In the coppersmiths’ lanes of Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, artisans have hammered, engraved and tinned copper and brass by hand for […]
View details →Grassmarket Community Project
The Grassmarket Community Project is an Edinburgh social enterprise and charity that supports vulnerable adults through craft, training and community. […]
View details →Green Ladies
Why it matters: founded in 2008 by NGO St. James' Settlement, this was Hong Kong's first consignment-model secondhand fashion shop, creating jobs for middle-aged women while…
View details →Green Ladies
Green Ladies is a social-enterprise consignment store run by St. James’ Settlement, giving pre-loved women’s fashion a second life. Customers […]
View details →Green Rooms
Why it matters: Green Rooms is an arts-led social enterprise offering low-cost private and dorm rooms aimed at makers, performers and creative travellers, with an on-site…
View details →Green Visions
Why it matters: Bosnia and Herzegovina's first ecotourism company, started in 2000 by Thierry Joubert and a group of friends after he spent eight years on…
View details →Greensgrow Farms
Greensgrow Farms is a pioneering urban farm and social enterprise in the Kensington neighbourhood, built on a former industrial site […]
View details →Gys
An organic, largely vegetarian restaurant serving wholesome, seasonal dishes with plenty of vegan options, using produce from its own and […]
View details →Habibi & Hawara
A warm Middle Eastern restaurant run as an integration project - two-thirds of the team come from refugee or migrant backgrounds, employed with fair pay and…
View details →Halele Centrale Producers
The Central Halls market brings together growers and small producers from around Prahova county selling seasonal fruit, vegetables, cheese, honey […]
View details →Handcraft by Nelica
A small, family-run coppersmith on Mala Tepa where every piece is shaped by hand, from delicate copper jewellery to statement […]
View details →Handmade Art Gallery
Tucked into the Old Bridge complex, this social enterprise gives more than sixty women artisans and women-run farms across Bosnia […]
View details →Handmade Cretan Crafts
Artisan workshops in Chanias Old Town produce handmade leather goods, woven textiles, ceramics and jewellery rooted in Cretan tradition, sold […]
View details →Handmade Souvenir Artisans
Artisans in Budvas Old Town craft handmade jewellery, ceramics, textiles and paintings inspired by the Adriatic and Montenegrin heritage, sold […]
View details →Hannu Hautala Nature Photography Centre
Why it matters: owned and run by the City of Kuusamo, this municipal centre is Finland's public tribute to Hannu Hautala, the country's most celebrated nature…
View details →Hanoi Street Food Vendors
Hanois pavements are a vast open-air kitchen, where street vendors, many of them women balancing shoulder poles, sell pho, banh […]
View details →Hanseatic Help e.V.
Born out of the 2015 refugee response, this Altona charity sorts donated clothing and passes it on through more than […]
View details →Harriett’s Bookshop
Why it matters: Jeannine A. Cook opened this Black-owned Fishtown bookshop on 1 February 2020 and built it around a single idea - celebrating women authors,…
View details →Hertex Salvation Army Second-Hand Shop
Hertex is the Salvation Armys second-hand shop in Reykjavik, a well-loved spot that has previously carried off the citys best […]
View details →Hetu
A zero-waste refill store for pantry staples, cleaning and low-impact home goods.
View details →Hidden City Tours
Why it matters: Hidden City Tours is a social enterprise that trains people who have experienced homelessness to work as tour guides, giving them income and…
View details →Hinz&Kunzt
Hamburg's street magazine is sold by around 530 homeless and formerly homeless vendors, each of whom keeps a share of […]
View details →HistoryMiami Museum City Tours
Why it matters: HistoryMiami is a Smithsonian-affiliated nonprofit that preserves over 40,000 artifacts and two million historical images, and its City Tours program directly funds that…
View details →Hlebna Kashta (The Bread House)
A community bakery and cultural space where visitors and locals bake bread together as part of an international breaking-bread movement […]
View details →Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia
Why it matters: this is a Holocaust museum built with money that belonged to the victims. In 2002 the government made the Holocaust Fund of the…
View details →Homegirl Cafe
Part of Homeboy Industries, the world’s largest gang-rehabilitation programme, Homegirl Cafe serves bright Mexican-inspired food cooked and served by trainees […]
View details →Homeland Fair Trade Shop
Why it matters: founded in 2013, Homeland (HDIF) is the first fully guaranteed member of the World Fair Trade Organization in the former Soviet Union, and…
View details →Hotel Casa Amsterdam
Why it matters: Hotel Casa grew out of a foundation set up to tackle student-housing shortages, and it still runs on that dual model, housing hundreds…
View details →Hotel Jakarta Amsterdam
Why it matters: Hotel Jakarta was designed as one of the first energy-neutral hotels in the country, generating and saving its own energy through insulation and…
View details →Hotel Regina
Why it matters: Hotel Regina belongs to Pulitzer Hotels, a certified B Corp that folds sustainability and social inclusion into how it runs. The group works…
View details →Hotel Toujours
Why it matters: Toujours backs its green claims with two independent certifications (EU Ecolabel and Green Globe) and buys 100% renewable, traceable electricity, alongside fair-labour and…
View details →Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
Volunteer-run bookstore-café where 100% of profits fight HIV/AIDS and homelessness.
View details →Humana Nova
Humana Nova is a Croatian social cooperative with a shop in Zagreb selling quality second-hand and upcycled clothing and textiles. […]
View details →Humana People to People
Second-hand clothing shops run by the Humana People to People federation, where your bargain-hunting helps fund development projects. It's Varna's […]
View details →Humana Vintage
Why it matters: Humana Estonia has run this Old Town vintage shop since the early 2000s as part of a nonprofit reuse chain that has spent…
View details →Humana Vintage
A second-hand and vintage clothing store in the Old Town where proceeds support the Humana network's international development-aid work. Rails […]
View details →Hummustown
Why it matters: Hummustown began in Shaza Saker's kitchen and grew into a Rome nonprofit that gives Syrian refugees paid work and training while its proceeds…
View details →Hungry Birds Street Food Tours
Why it matters: Hungry Birds was started in 2013 by two women, Zosia Konieczna and Esther-Hanna van der Meer, and remains woman-owned, built around Amsterdam's mix…
View details →Il Conventino Caffè Letterario
In the cloister of the former Monastery of Santa Teresa in Oltrarno, this literary cafe doubles as the neighborhood's living room, surrounded by working artisan studios.…
View details →Il Villaggio dei Popoli
A short walk from the Sant'Ambrogio market, this fair-trade bottega has been Florence's home for ethical shopping since 1990. Why it matters: Il Villaggio dei Popoli…
View details →ILUNION Almirante
Why it matters: ILUNION Hotels is the hotel arm of Grupo Social ONCE, a Spanish social enterprise built around employing people with disabilities, and its special-employment-centre…
View details →Imeretian Craft Cooperative
Artisans in and around Kutaisi keep alive Georgian craft traditions such as cloisonne enamelling, ceramics, felt-making and weaving, often working […]
View details →Impact Hub Athens
A community and coworking hub for people building social and environmental ventures, hosting events, incubators and a network of changemakers. A window into Athens' fast-growing social-enterprise…
View details →Impact Hub Barcelona
A community and coworking hub for people building social and environmental projects, hosting events, mentoring and a network of changemakers. A window into Barcelona's thriving social-enterprise…
View details →Impact Hub Budapest
A coworking and community hub for people building social and environmental projects, hosting events, incubators and a network of changemakers. A window into Budapest's growing social-enterprise…
View details →Impact Hub Istanbul
A coworking and community hub for people building social and environmental projects, with events, incubators and a network of changemakers. A window into Istanbul's growing social-enterprise…
View details →Impact Hub Madrid
A coworking and community hub for people building social and environmental projects, with events, incubators and a network of changemakers. A window into Madrid's lively social-enterprise…
View details →Indian Coffee House, College Street
A twin landmark to the book market, this high-ceilinged coffee house has been the haunt of Kolkata's students, writers and intellectuals for generations. Come for strong…
View details →Indian Handloom & Handicrafts
India has an extraordinarily rich heritage of handloom textiles and handicrafts, from block-printed and handwoven fabrics to pottery, brass, embroidery […]
View details →Indigenous Walks
Why it matters: founded in 2014 by Metis artist and educator Jaime Koebel, these Indigenous-led walks re-read downtown Ottawa's monuments, art and architecture from an Indigenous…
View details →Individual Medley
This Atwater Village boutique curates thoughtfully made, long-lasting clothing and goods from independent and sustainable labels. It’s an easy place […]
View details →Inhabit Hotels
Why it matters: Inhabit is one of the few London hotels to earn B Corp certification, meaning an independent body has audited its social and environmental…
View details →Inn at the Presidio
Why it matters: the Inn at the Presidio sits inside the Presidio, a 1,500-acre national park site stewarded by the Presidio Trust, and it runs as…
View details →Inspira Liberdade Boutique Hotel
Why it matters: Opened in 2010 as what it calls Lisbon's first sustainable hotel, Inspira Liberdade runs on 100% green energy and holds ISO 14001, Biosphere…
View details →Instituto Chao
This nonprofit grocery in Vila Madalena sells organic produce, grains, bread and cheese at cost price - exactly what it pays small farmers, with zero markup.…
View details →Instock
A social enterprise restaurant fighting food waste - “food-rescue” drivers collect surplus produce, day-old bread and imperfect veg each morning, and the chefs improvise a different…
View details →Iranian Handicrafts
Tehran’s bazaars and craft shops brim with traditional Iranian handicrafts, from khatam marquetry and minakari enamelwork to engraved copper, miniature […]
View details →Irish Linen & Craft
Belfast was once the linen capital of the world, and Irish linen remains one of Northern Ireland’s proudest heritage crafts, […]
View details →Jagalchi Fish Market
Jagalchi is Koreas largest seafood market, a Busan institution on the waterfront where mostly female traders known as Jagalchi ajumma […]
View details →Janbal Gallery
An Aboriginal-owned gallery and art studio in nearby Mossman, run by a local Kuku Yalanji artist. You can buy work […]
View details →Järjestökeskus Kitinen
The shared home of Sodankylä's voluntary sector, giving local associations office space, meeting rooms and practical technical support. A working […]
View details →JCC Krakow
Why it matters: opened in 2008 as a Prince of Wales initiative to serve both Holocaust survivors and Kraków's small, re-emerging Jewish community, JCC Krakow is…
View details →Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki
Why it matters: run by the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki since 2001, this museum preserves the memory of a Jewish presence in the city stretching back…
View details →Jordanian Craft Cooperatives
Amman is home to craft cooperatives and social enterprises, many supporting women and refugees, that produce embroidery, mosaics, ceramics, soap […]
View details →KAFFeFAIR
Why it matters: KAFFeFAIR opened on 7 February 2006 in an old household kitchen on Dannebrogsgade as an EU social-fund project by Fokus Folkeoplysning, aimed at…
View details →Kalamaja Flea Market
The Kalamaja Flea Market is a much-loved community event in Tallinn’s bohemian Kalamaja district, where locals gather to sell second-hand […]
View details →Kaleici Handicraft Workshops
In the narrow streets of Alanya’s Kaleici, the old walled quarter, traditional artisans still work at time-honoured crafts, from silk-weaving […]
View details →Kalnciema Quarter
Why it matters: this cluster of 19th-century wooden houses in Āgenskalns was rescued from decades of Soviet-era neglect by a private restoration initiative in the early…
View details →Kalnciema Quarter
Kalnciema Quarter is a community-led restoration project on the left bank of the Daugava, where a cluster of 19th-century wooden […]
View details →Kampung Batik Semarang
A historic neighbourhood where community-run workshops revived Semarang's distinctive batik, offering hand-drawn pieces and hands-on classes that sustain local artisans. […]
View details →Kampung Pelangi
A hillside kampung opposite the Kalisari flower market, painted in bright colours in 2017 and still very much a lived-in […]
View details →Kansalaistoiminnan keskus Leinikki
Vantaa's civic activity centre, run by the Vantaan Järjestörinki association network as an open living room for the whole neighbourhood. […]
View details →Kashalata Cafe
Why it matters: founded in 2017 by Aytan Eylanova through the Birge ve Saglam (Together and Healthy) Public Union, Kashalata is Azerbaijan's first inclusive cafe -…
View details →Kaunas Makerspace
A community maker-and-repair workshop championing the circular economy through reuse, repair and shared skills. It's a grassroots space where locals […]
View details →Kaviaren Radnicka
Why it matters: Radnicka is a sheltered-workshop cafe that employs waiters with intellectual disabilities, training them with a hotel-management school so they can move on to…
View details →Kazuri Beads
Why it matters: Kazuri means "small and beautiful" in Swahili, and it began in 1975 as Lady Susan Wood's backyard pottery employing two local women. Today…
View details →Kazuri Beads
Kazuri Beads is a celebrated Nairobi social enterprise in Karen that has empowered disadvantaged Kenyan women for decades by employing […]
View details →KC Grad
A pioneering cultural centre in Savamala hosting exhibitions, concerts, talks and workshops, with a cafe-bar and a shop of local […]
View details →Kemeralti Local Producers
The markets around Kemeralti bring together growers and producers from the fertile Aegean hinterland selling seasonal fruit, vegetables, olives, cheeses, […]
View details →Kemikammari – Kemin Kansalaistalo
Kemi's citizens' house, run by the Meriva foundation in the cultural centre as an open meeting place for residents and […]
View details →Kirkens Korshaer Genbrug
Kirkens Korshær runs charity second-hand shops across Denmark, including in Aalborg, selling donated clothes, books, furniture and household goods at […]
View details →Kiwi Vegan Cafe
A friendly, long-running vegan cafe near the centre serving affordable plant-based comfort food in a colourful, laid-back space that doubles […]
View details →Kobe Mosque
Why it matters: opened in October 1935 with donations gathered by the Islamic Committee of Kobe, this is Japan's first mosque - and it has outlasted…
View details →Koel Cafe & Gallery
Why it matters: artist Noorjehan Bilgrami started Koel in 1977 to revive Pakistan's fading craft of hand block printing, and her atelier still works with master…
View details →Kokula Art & Craft
An award-winning art and craft shop selling authentically Croatian handmade souvenirs, from traditional embroidery to jewellery, helping keep local heritage crafts alive.
View details →Komsu Kafe Kollektifi
A worker-run cooperative cafe in creative Yeldegirmeni on the Asian side, owned and run collectively with no bosses, doubling as a community space for events, film…
View details →Konavle Embroidery & Crafts
The Dubrovnik region has a rich heritage of traditional craft, above all the intricate, colourful embroidery of the nearby Konavle […]
View details →Konstanz Farmers Market
The weekly markets of Konstanz bring together growers and producers from the fertile Lake Constance region selling fresh fruit, especially […]
View details →Koorie Heritage Trust
A First Peoples cultural organisation in Federation Square's Yarra Building, holding South-Eastern Aboriginal collections with free entry. See changing exhibitions […]
View details →Kopche
Why it matters: run by the Red Cross of the City of Skopje since 2018, Kopche is a second-hand shop where one rack of donated clothes…
View details →Koskela
Koskela is a homegrown design studio that has built sustainability into its bones, making furniture to last and championing Australian […]
View details →KOTO Van Mieu
Why it matters: opened in 1999 by Vietnamese-Australian Jimmy Pham, KOTO — Know One, Teach One — was Vietnam’s first social enterprise, putting at-risk and disadvantaged…
View details →Kreuzberger Himmel
An award-winning restaurant serving beautiful Syrian and Levantine food, run by refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan through the Be an Angel integration project. Delicious…
View details →Kringloop Den Haag
A large second-hand and reuse store run as a social enterprise, selling donated furniture, clothes, books and household goods while […]
View details →Kringloop Utrecht
A large second-hand and reuse store run as a social enterprise, selling donated furniture, clothes, books and household goods while […]
View details →Kringwinkel Gent
A large second-hand and reuse store run as a social enterprise, selling donated furniture, clothes, books and bric-a-brac while providing […]
View details →Kuchnia Konfliktu
Kuchnia Konfliktu, or Conflict Kitchen, is a social-enterprise restaurant that employs refugees and immigrants, serving home-style dishes from regions affected […]
View details →Kumppanuuskeskus Luotsi
Tornio's organisation house, an open alcohol-free meeting place run by Tornion Kansantalosäätiö in a hall built in 1962. A lunch […]
View details →Kunsthaus KAT18
Why it matters: KAT18 is an inclusive art house in Cologne's Sudstadt where around 24 artists with disabilities work in professional studios, run by the nonprofit…
View details →Kurazh Bazar Flea Market
Ukraine’s biggest and most joyful charity flea market — a monthly, festival-like event at the Platforma Art Factory that’s as […]
View details →Kutaisi Bazaar Producers
The central bazaar of Kutaisi brings together smallholder farmers and producers from across the fertile Imereti region, selling seasonal fruit, […]
View details →Kuusamo Local Produce
The Kuusamo region is renowned for its pure, wild Arctic produce, from reindeer and freshwater fish to the prized cloudberries, […]
View details →L Artisan Soap Cooperative
Small workshops and cooperatives around Beirut produce traditional olive-oil soap, natural cosmetics and handmade goods, often supporting women and rural […]
View details →L Train Vintage
A family-owned vintage chain giving thousands of garments a second life.
View details →L’Apres M
Why it matters: when the McDonald's here closed in 2019 and made its 77 staff redundant, assistant manager and staff rep Kamel Guemari led former employees,…
View details →La Antigua Casa Talavera
La Antigua Casa Talavera is a historic Madrid shop, open since the early 20th century, dedicated to authentic hand-painted Spanish […]
View details →La Carotte Joyeuse
An independent organic health grocer on Rue Saint-Jean with bulk and low-waste options, bring your own containers and stock up plastic-free. A neighbourhood fixture for conscious,…
View details →La Casa de las Guayaberas (Ramon Puig)
Why it matters: This Cuban immigrant family business, started by tailor Ramon Puig and continued by his son Louis, has been making the traditional guayabera for…
View details →La Guilde
Why it matters: La Guilde is a charitable non-profit founded in 1906 that exists to preserve and promote Inuit, First Nations and Metis art alongside Canadian…
View details →La Maison Plisson
An ethical épicerie and café spotlighting small French producers and short, traceable supply chains.
View details →La Ortiga
La Ortiga is a consumer cooperative in central Seville dedicated to organic food and responsible consumption. On Calle Goles it […]
View details →La Pescheria Fish Market
La Pescheria is Catanias historic fish market, held each morning in the streets behind Piazza del Duomo, where fishmongers, farmers […]
View details →La Recyclerie
An eco-café, urban farm and free repair workshop in a former railway station at Porte de Clignancourt.
View details →La Ressourcerie
Why it matters: since 2014 this Fondation de Nice program has brought more than sixty people a year back into work, collecting, repairing and reselling the…
View details →Lafayette Farmers Market
Lafayettes farmers markets bring together growers and producers from across Acadiana selling seasonal produce, local meats, seafood, boudin, baked goods […]
View details →Laiki Geitonia Craft Producers
The restored quarter of Laiki Geitonia and the workshops of old Nicosia are home to artisans producing traditional Cypriot crafts, […]
View details →Lake Constance Orchard Producers
The mild climate of Lake Constance makes it one of Germanys most important fruit-growing regions, especially for apples, and family […]
View details →Lapland Local Producers
The scattered communities of Enontekio are home to small producers who forage berries and herbs, smoke fish and reindeer, and […]
View details →Lappish Handicrafts
The Kuusamo and Ruka area offers a range of authentic Lappish and Sami-influenced handicrafts, from items made of reindeer leather, […]
View details →Largo da Ordem Artisans
The Sunday fair and craft shops of the Largo da Ordem showcase the work of hundreds of Parana artisans producing […]
View details →Laska Charity Store
Laska, the Ukrainian word for kindness, is a charity shop and cosy coffee spot near the Golden Gate that has […]
View details →Lauri Tuotteet
Lauri Tuotteet is a historic Rovaniemi handicraft company, founded in 1900, that keeps traditional Lappish woodcraft alive. Its workshop and […]
View details →Lavka Radostey
A charity shop network whose takings fund medical and social support; the Pokrovka branch is the easiest one to reach. […]
View details →Le Centre d’Art
Founded in 1944 and the crucible of modern Haitian painting; its recent story is a rescue, with the whole collection […]
View details →Le Craft Market
Le Craft Market at the Caudan Waterfront gathers Mauritian artisans and craftspeople under one roof, selling handmade goods from carved […]
View details →Le Serre dei Giardini Margherita
Why it matters: Bologna's abandoned municipal greenhouses in the Giardini Margherita were regenerated by the Kilowatt work cooperative into a community hub - coworking, a kids'…
View details →Leader Pohjoisin Lappi
The rural development group that funds village and youth projects across seven northern municipalities, with its office here in Sodankylä. […]
View details →Leezen
Leezen is a Taiwanese social enterprise selling organic and ethically produced food that supports smallholder and transitioning farmers. Locals shop here to vote with their wallets…
View details →Lefkara Lace Cooperative
The making of Lefkara lace, a delicate embroidery listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage, is kept alive by the […]
View details →Lekki Conservation Centre
Why it matters: this 78-hectare wetland reserve is run by the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, the country's leading environmental nonprofit, which has protected it from Lekki's relentless…
View details →Lekki Craft Makers Cooperative
Lagos has a thriving community of artisans producing wood carvings, beadwork, textiles and calabash art, much of it sold through […]
View details →Lepsi pribeh
Why it matters: opened in February 2024 by Martin Zambor and the civic association Stary tunel, Lepsi pribeh (A Better Story) is Slovakia's first training cafe,…
View details →Les Cuistots Migrateurs
Why it matters: Les Cuistots Migrateurs is a social enterprise built to help refugees rebuild careers through cooking, offering free professional training plus French classes and…
View details →Les Filles Fattoush
Why it matters: this is a social-economy project whose kitchen gives Syrian refugee women in Montreal a first work experience, built around their own family recipes…
View details →Les Petits Riens
A long-running Belgian social enterprise whose second-hand shops fund social programmes for people in need, a great place to thrift while doing good.
View details →Les Petits Riens
Les Petits Riens is a long-established Brussels social enterprise and charity that combines a network of secondhand shops with wide-ranging […]
View details →Levi Reindeer Farm
The reindeer farms around Levi are working, often family-run enterprises where herders continue the traditional Lappish and Sami livelihood of […]
View details →Libreria delle Donne di Milano
Why it matters: open since 1975, this is one of Europe's longest-running feminist bookshops, run collectively by more than 40 women through the Circolo cooperativo delle…
View details →Like at Home (Yak Vdoma)
Adorned with colorful murals and Ukrainian ornaments, this small cafe near the center of Batumi serves the borsch, holubtsi and deruny that owner Irina Dotsenko brought…
View details →Likely General
Likely General in Roncesvalles Village is a much-loved shop of handmade, ethically made goods from Canadian and independent makers, from […]
View details →Link tree
Why it matters: run since March 2023 by the social welfare corporation Mikari-kai as a Type B employment-support workplace, this is a real cafe where people…
View details →Little Africa Paris
Why it matters: Little Africa was founded by Jacqueline Ngo Mpii, a Black woman who built the company, a guidebook and a retail-and-gallery 'Little Africa Village'…
View details →Living Food
A genuinely independent, fully raw-vegan café on a quiet central street, serving raw breads, pizza and desserts. It's a small, […]
View details →Local Alike
A social enterprise championing community-based tourism, connecting travellers with village-led experiences that channel income back to local communities.
View details →Local Aromas
Why it matters: Local Aromas is a woman-owned Italian family business, led by sommeliers Benedetta and Valeria, who have run food and wine experiences in Rome…
View details →Local Coffee Cooperative
Venezuelan coffee, once world-famous, is grown by smallholders in the surrounding Andean and coastal hills, and Caracas cafes and shops […]
View details →Local Designer Collective
Johannesburgs vibrant design scene, centred on Braamfontein and Maboneng, features collectives and stores championing local fashion, jewellery and homeware from […]
View details →Local Food Producers
The countryside around Tuzla produces a wealth of local food, from fruit and vegetables to cheese, honey, cured meats and […]
View details →Local Honey and Herb Producers
Small beekeepers and producers in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen valleys make alpine honey, herbal schnapps, teas and natural products from the mountain […]
View details →Local Organic Farmers Market
Gothenburg regular farmers and organic markets bring together small-scale growers from the surrounding Vastra Gotaland region selling seasonal, locally grown […]
View details →Local Produce Market Stalls
Small-scale growers and producers sell seasonal fruit, vegetables, honey and preserves at market stalls around Rose Hill, offering a low-impact, […]
View details →Local Producers Market
Thessaloniki’s neighbourhood open-air markets, the laiki agora, bring local farmers and producers directly to the streets on set days, selling […]
View details →Local Rakija and Honey Producers
Family producers in the villages around Budva make honey, herbal rakija and preserves using traditional methods, often selling directly at […]
View details →Local Salmon & Food Producers
Alaskas fishing families and small producers supply Anchorage with wild salmon, halibut and other seafood, as well as local berries, […]
View details →Local Souk Traders
The souks and markets of Abu Dhabi, from the date and produce markets to the craft stalls, are run by […]
View details →Local Vineyard & Wine Cooperative
The hills around Šibenik and the Krka valley produce indigenous Croatian grape varieties such as Debit, Babić and Lasin, grown […]
View details →Local Womens Handicrafts
A grassroots collective founded by activist Nasreen Sheikh, Local Womens Handicrafts trains and employs marginalised women in weaving, sewing, embroidery […]
View details →Loja das Conservas
A gallery-like shop celebrating Portugal’s artisanal tinned-fish canneries, tin by tin.
View details →Lola Bikes and Coffee
A friendly cafe and bicycle workshop rolled into one, serving good coffee alongside bike repairs and a community of local […]
View details →Lotus House Thrift Chic Boutique
Why it matters: Every purchase here funds Lotus House, described as the nation's largest homeless shelter for women, supporting meals and services for hundreds of women…
View details →Louisiana Craft & Culture
Around Lafayette, artisans and cultural organisations preserve the crafts of Acadiana, from boat-building and woodwork to weaving, quilting and folk […]
View details →Luminary Bakery
Why it matters: Luminary is a women-led charity and social enterprise that runs a two-year training programme for women who've faced violence, homelessness or the criminal…
View details →Luna & Curious
An independent collective of British designers selling ceramics, jewellery and gifts.
View details →Lush Oxford Street
The flagship of the ethical, cruelty-free cosmetics brand - naked packaging and all.
View details →Luzem
Luzem is a zero-waste shop where customers bring their own containers to buy dry goods, cleaning products, cosmetics and household […]
View details →Maarja-Magdaleena Gild
Why it matters: founded as a nonprofit in 2007 by five local artisans, this guild house revived the name of Parnu's oldest craft guild and now…
View details →Macedonian Filigree Artisans
Fine filigree, the delicate craft of working silver and gold into intricate lace-like jewellery, is one of North Macedonia’s proudest […]
View details →Mādahòkì Farm
Why it matters: run by Indigenous Experiences, an Indigenous women-owned organization, this farm 20 minutes from downtown is home to a herd of endangered Ojibwe Spirit…
View details →Made in Cloister
Made in Cloister is a foundation that has restored the 16th-century cloister of Santa Caterina a Formiello near Porta Capuana, […]
View details →Magdas Hotel
A design-forward hotel by the Prater run as a social enterprise since 2015, employing and training refugees while proving a social business can still delight guests.…
View details →Mahaguthi Craft with Conscience
One of Nepals oldest fair-trade organisations, Mahaguthi channels its profits into training, education and support for disadvantaged women and artisans. […]
View details →Maker House Co.
Maker House Co. is an Ottawa shop devoted entirely to Canadian-made goods, championing local artisans and sustainable, small-batch production. Its […]
View details →Malaika Linens
Why it matters: founded in 2004 by designers Goya Gallagher and Margarita Andrade, this women-led Egyptian linen house created Threads of Hope, a free embroidery school…
View details →Mallorca Olive Oil Producers
The terraced groves of the Serra de Tramuntana and central Mallorca produce prized extra-virgin olive oil with protected designation of […]
View details →Mano Guru
Why it matters: running since 2004 as one of Lithuania's first social businesses, this cheerful salad bar trains and employs people rebuilding their lives after prison…
View details →Mano Guru
A well-known social-enterprise cafe in the Old Town that trains and employs people recovering from addiction, giving them work experience […]
View details →Marché d’Aligre
A lively daily street market with a secondhand brocante alongside the produce - local food and reuse.
View details →Marché des Enfants Rouges
Paris's oldest covered market (1615), full of small organic growers and local food stalls.
View details →Marginimea Sibiului Products
Marginimea Sibiului is a group of traditional villages in the hills west of Sibiu, famous for their centuries-old shepherding culture […]
View details →Maroon Mangrove Edu Park
A community-supported mangrove conservation and education park on Semarang's coast, protecting the shoreline while offering eco-tourism that helps fund local […]
View details →Martinhal Lisbon
Why it matters: Martinhal is a Portuguese family-hospitality group co-founded and led by Chitra Stern, whose vision shaped a brand built around genuinely family-friendly luxury rather…
View details →Masinyusane Development Organization
An award-winning local non-profit tackling education and literacy in the bay's schools while creating dignified employment for township women. Expect […]
View details →Massy Books
Massy Books is a warm, independent, Indigenous-owned bookshop in Chinatown, championing writers of colour and Indigenous authors and hosting a […]
View details →Mawaheb
Founded in 2010, this Al Quoz studio gives adults of determination a professional working space, and its artists have exhibited […]
View details →Meän Talo
An open meeting place and volunteer centre running since 1998, with a laundry, a sauna, workshops and free computer help. […]
View details →Megerian Carpet
A working carpet workshop and showroom keeping alive the centuries-old Armenian tradition of hand-knotting and natural dyeing. Visitors can watch […]
View details →Mercado Central Producers
The Mercado Central brings together producers and traders from across Minas Gerais selling artisanal cheeses, cachaca, sweets, coffee, herbs and […]
View details →Mercado de Campo de Ourique
A neighbourhood market where locals shop and graze tascas away from the crowds.
View details →Mercado de Chacao Producers
At the Chacao market and neighbourhood stands, small growers and vendors sell Venezuelan fruit, vegetables, cheeses and prepared foods, offering […]
View details →Mercado Municipal Producers
The Mercado Municipal, with its dedicated organic hall, brings together small Parana producers selling fresh vegetables, fruit, honey, cheeses and […]
View details →Mercat de l Olivar
The Mercat de l Olivar is Palmas largest food market, a covered hall in the city centre with stalls selling […]
View details →Mercat de Santa Catalina
The Mercat de Santa Catalina is Palmas oldest market, a lively neighbourhood hall where local growers, fishmongers and food producers […]
View details →Mercato di Lugano
Lugano’s traditional market, held on Tuesday and Friday mornings in and around the Piazza della Riforma, brings local farmers and […]
View details →Mescladis
Why it matters: Mescladis is a foundation-run social enterprise whose kitchen doubles as a training program, teaching migrants hospitality skills so they can find work and…
View details →Mesteshukar ButiQ
Why it matters: MBQ is a Bucharest-based non-profit social enterprise built to revalue traditional Roma craftsmanship, pairing veteran Roma artisans - silversmiths, coppersmiths, wood carvers, basket…
View details →Metelkova
A graffiti-splashed autonomous quarter of bars, art and music.
View details →Mexic-Arte Museum
Why it matters: founded as a nonprofit in 1984 by artists Sylvia Orozco, Sam Coronado and Pio Pulido, Mexic-Arte is the official Mexican and Mexican American…
View details →Miami Culinary Tours – Little Havana Food & Cultural Tour
Why it matters: founder Grace Della started Miami Culinary Tours in 2010, inspired by her mother, and was the first to run food tours in Little…
View details →Migrantour Barcelona
Why it matters: Migrantour Barcelona is part of a European network coordinated locally by the nonprofit Nexes Interculturals, where migrants themselves are trained as 'intercultural companions'…
View details →Migrantour Lisbon
Why it matters: Migrantour Lisbon is run by the neighbourhood nonprofit Renovar a Mouraria as part of a Europe-wide network of migrant-led intercultural walks, guided by…
View details →Migrantour Roma
Why it matters: Migrantour Roma is run by Viaggi Solidali, a responsible-tourism social cooperative, and every walk is led by a Roman who arrived here as…
View details →Migrateful
Why it matters: Migrateful is a charity whose classes are taught by refugees and migrants, giving them paid teaching work, language practice and confidence as they…
View details →Mikri Frida
Why it matters: founded in 2016, this five-member social cooperative (KoinSEP) runs its tiny cafe-gallery as a community project - proceeds fund free exhibitions, workshops and…
View details →Mikser House
A creative hub in Savamala combining a shop of Serbian and regional design, a cafe and a space for concerts, […]
View details →Minas Cheese & Cachaca Makers
Minas Gerais is famed for its artisanal cheeses, made on family farms using traditional methods now recognised as cultural heritage, […]
View details →Minas Craft Cooperatives
The region around Belo Horizonte has a rich craft tradition, from soapstone carving and ceramics in the historic towns to […]
View details →Missionvale Care Centre
A landmark community care centre founded by Sister Ethel Normoyle, delivering healthcare, education, food support and skills training in the […]
View details →MM Concept Store
A slow-fashion boutique from the A Modo Mio project, which empowers women at risk of economic and social exclusion. Shoppers love its handmade, upcycled pieces and…
View details →MOB Hotel Paris Les Puces
Why it matters: MOB is a certified B Corp, meaning an independent audit assessed how it treats staff, sources food and gives back, not just its…
View details →Moda re-
Right on Plaza del Salvador beside the baroque church, Moda re- is a bright secondhand clothing store that looks like any modern vintage boutique - until…
View details →Moldovan Traditional Crafts
Moldova has a rich tradition of folk craft, from handwoven carpets and embroidered textiles to pottery, wood carving and painted […]
View details →Moldovan Wine Producers
Moldova is one of the world’s oldest and most prolific wine-producing countries, and wine is woven into the fabric of […]
View details →Monkeybiz
A non-profit beading project that pays women from Khayelitsha and surrounding townships per piece, with each figure signed by its […]
View details →Montenegrin Craft Cooperative
Artisans in and around Podgorica keep alive Montenegrin crafts such as filigree metalwork, woodcarving, weaving and traditional costume-making, often working […]
View details →Montenegro Olive and Oil Crafts
Small shops and workshops in and around Budva sell locally produced olive oil, olive-wood carvings and natural cosmetics made from […]
View details →More Than Words
More Than Words is a nonprofit bookshop and thrift store in the South End that is entirely run by young […]
View details →Morgan Memorial Goodwill
Founded in Boston’s South End in 1895, Morgan Memorial Goodwill is the original Goodwill, funding job training and placement for […]
View details →Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre
An Indigenous-owned centre run by the local Kuku Yalanji people at the edge of the rainforest. It offers guided Ngadiku […]
View details →Mostar Art Gallery – Bas Relief in Copper
Run by master coppersmiths Edo and Saša, this workshop keeps an endangered Mostar craft alive, hand-beating copper bas reliefs the […]
View details →Mrizi i Zanave
Mrizi i Zanave is Albania’s celebrated Slow Food agrotourism, set on a farm in the countryside near Shkodra. A pioneer […]
View details →Mumbai Khadi & Village Industries Emporium
Rooted in the Gandhian khadi movement, this Fort emporium sells handspun, handwoven cloth that supports rural artisans. Shoppers come for genuine village-made textiles with real heritage…
View details →Municipal Market Producers
At the Municipal Market and surrounding stalls, Cretan producers sell olive oil, honey, herbs, cheeses, raki and preserves made on […]
View details →Musang
Why it matters: Chef Melissa Miranda's Musang is a Filipina-owned Beacon Hill kitchen that doubled as a free community kitchen during the pandemic, and it stays…
View details →Museo Sierra Pambley
Why it matters: Francisco Fernandez Blanco de Sierra-Pambley, born in Villablino in 1827 into a family of means, chose to spend his inheritance founding free schools…
View details →Mūsu Bio Tirgus
Organised by the association Uz zaļā zara to back Latvian organic farms and craft makers, held on the Sigulda market […]
View details →Muzeul de Etnografie Brasov
The Ethnography Museum showcases the traditional crafts, costumes and rural life of the Brasov region, with a shop selling handwoven […]
View details →Myrorna
One of Sweden's largest second-hand charity chains, selling pre-loved clothes, furniture and books while supporting sustainable consumption and social initiatives.
View details →Mzansi Restaurant
Nomonde and Vukile Siyaka have run this Langa restaurant from their own street since 2008, employing and buying locally. A […]
View details →Naga Tree Coffee
Why it matters: founded in 2024 by Ren Jiayi, an entrepreneur with disabilities, Naga Tree is China's first fully accessible cafe — it employs staff with…
View details →Nagada
Nagada is a Zamalek design house that has spent decades reviving the handloom weaving of Upper Egypt, working directly with […]
View details →Naivno? Ochen
A studio and shop for artists with learning disabilities, whose drawings are printed onto the clothing and ceramics sold here. […]
View details →Naplavka Farmers Market
A hugely popular Saturday farmers market strung along the Rasinovo nabrezi embankment (Naplavka) on the Vltava, where local growers and […]
View details →Naturata
An organic supermarket and shop selling certified bio produce, wholefoods and eco household goods, part of a Luxembourg cooperative supporting […]
View details →neimenster Cultural Centre
A cultural and community centre in the restored Neumunster Abbey down in the Grund, hosting concerts, exhibitions, debates and community […]
View details →Nem Adom Fel Café
Nem Adom Fel Café, meaning ‘I Don’t Give Up’, is a pioneering social-enterprise café and cultural venue in Budapest’s Józsefváros […]
View details →Nem Adom Fel Cafe & Bar
The first cafe in Budapest founded and run by people with disabilities, its name meaning Never Give Up. Around 90% of the team are differently-abled, and…
View details →Nicosia Local Market Producers
The markets of Nicosia, including the covered municipal markets and weekly farmers markets, bring together growers and producers from across […]
View details →Nike Art Gallery
Why it matters: owner Nike Davies-Okundaye - the doyenne of Nigerian textile art - has trained over 3,000 artists for free through her foundation since 1983,…
View details →Nine Crows
Tucked down Temple Lane in Temple Bar, Nine Crows is a beloved vintage and reworked-clothing shop championing circular fashion. The […]
View details →NochMall
NochMall is Munich’s large second-hand department store, run by the city’s waste-management company to promote reuse and sustainability. Spread over […]
View details →Nomad Tribe
Why it matters: Nomad Tribe is an ethical Wynwood boutique built around sustainable fashion, stocking fair-trade accessories, handmade shoes, and responsibly sourced clothing from Latin American…
View details →Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village
The Non Nuoc stone-carving village at the foot of the Marble Mountains is a centuries-old craft community where artisans hand-carve […]
View details →Norwegian Craft Cooperative
Bergen and the surrounding region have a rich tradition of crafts, from hand-knitted wool sweaters and rosemaling painting to woodwork, […]
View details →Norwegian Seafood Producers
The waters around Bergen support a sustainable fishing and aquaculture industry that supplies the city with some of the worlds […]
View details →Nova Scotia Craft Artisans
Halifax shops and market stalls showcase Nova Scotian crafts, including pottery, pewter, woollens, jewellery and Mikmaw beadwork and quillwork made […]
View details →Nova Scotia Seafood Producers
Nova Scotias fishing communities supply Halifax with world-renowned lobster, scallops, oysters and haddock, and buying from waterfront fishmongers, market stalls […]
View details →Nova Scotia Wine and Cider
Nova Scotias emerging wine region, centred on the nearby Annapolis Valley, produces crisp whites and the signature sparkling Tidal Bay, […]
View details →NoWaste Shop
NoWaste is a small social enterprise selling the everyday kit of a lower-waste life, from refillable bottles and beeswax wraps […]
View details →Nutrio Bar
A plant-based, health-focused bar on Knyaz Boris serving nourishing bowls, smoothies and wholesome bites. It's a good-value local choice for […]
View details →Nuuksio National Park
Nuuksio National Park is Espoo’s great natural treasure, a protected wilderness of ancient forests, clear lakes, bogs and rugged hills […]
View details →Oak Ceramics
A small local ceramics studio running hand-building and wheel-throwing workshops for all levels, in a relaxed and unhurried setting. It's […]
View details →Officine Universelle Buly
A revived 1803 beauty house with plant-based, refillable formulas in a jewel-box apothecary setting.
View details →Ograda
A relaxed garden courtyard bar and bistro in the old town, with mismatched furniture under the trees and a menu […]
View details →Ohjaamo Kemi
A free one-stop guidance centre on Valtakatu for anyone under thirty, covering study, work, money, housing and health in one […]
View details →OKC Abrašević
This youth cultural centre grew out of Mostar's post-war effort to rebuild bridges between divided communities. Part café-bar, part venue, […]
View details →Okogreen
A pioneering fair-trade social enterprise, Okogreen champions ethically sourced coffee and Taiwanese chocolate. Its Dadaocheng cafe is a laid-back spot to back sustainable trade over a…
View details →Old Spitalfields Market
A covered Victorian market with rotating days for independent makers and vintage sellers.
View details →Ollin Farms Stand
Ollin Farms is a family-run regenerative farm near Boulder offering seasonal produce, farm stands and educational programmes focused on soil […]
View details →Om Diva
Spread over several floors on Drury Street, Om Diva is a joyful boutique with a conscience, championing up-and-coming Irish designers […]
View details →Omamori Spa
Why it matters: run by BlindLink, a social enterprise founded in 2013, Omamori Spa trains and employs blind and visually impaired therapists, giving Vietnam’s visually impaired…
View details →Onora
Onora in Roma Norte is a design studio and shop that works hand in hand with artisan communities across Mexico, […]
View details →ONS Restaurant
Why it matters: ONS Restaurant is the public kitchen of ONS label Breda, a social cooperative that since 2013 has trained several hundred people at a…
View details →Open Books
Why it matters: every dollar spent at this nonprofit used bookstore funds Open Books' literacy programs, which reach over 6,000 Chicago students a year and give…
View details →Ophori Cosmetics
Why it matters: Ophori is Brasov County's first work-integration social enterprise (unitate protejata), where every soap, bath bomb and body oil is made from scratch by…
View details →Organic and Honey Stalls
Curitibas markets and dedicated organic fairs feature small producers selling honey, preserves, breads and organically grown fruit and vegetables from […]
View details →Original T-Bag Designs
Artists at this Hout Bay workshop hand-paint used teabags and turn them into cards, trays and jewellery; most of the […]
View details →Original Unverpackt
Original Unverpackt is one of Europe’s pioneering package-free shops, opened in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district in 2014. Customers bring their own […]
View details →Otrā Elpa
Why it matters: founded in 2009 as Riga's first charity shop, Otrā Elpa ('Second Breath') donates all its profits - more than 150,000 euros and 2…
View details →Oulanka Visitor Centre
Why it matters: run free of charge by Metsahallitus (Parks & Wildlife Finland), this is the conservation gateway to Oulanka National Park - protected since 1956…
View details →Oxfam Intermon Leon
Why it matters: opened in 1995, this was the first shop in Leon dedicated to fair trade, and three decades on it is still run entirely…
View details →Oxfam Ireland
Charity-shopping is alive and well in Dublin, and Oxfam Ireland’s city-centre stores are among the best for a guilt-free rummage. […]
View details →Oxfam Shop Frankfurt
This Oxfam charity shop in the centre is a treasure trove of secondhand clothes, books and bric-a-brac, with proceeds funding […]
View details →Oxfam Shop Koln
This Oxfam charity shop in central Cologne is a well-stocked spot for secondhand clothes, books and bric-a-brac, with proceeds funding […]
View details →Oxfam Wereldwinkel
A fair-trade world shop selling ethically sourced coffee, chocolate, wine and crafts that support producers in developing countries, part of […]
View details →Oxfam Wereldwinkel Utrecht
A fair-trade world shop selling ethically sourced coffee, chocolate, wine and crafts that support producers in developing countries, part of […]
View details →OzHarvest Market
The OzHarvest Market in inner Sydney runs on a simple, radical idea, take what you need and give what you […]
View details →P.F. Candle Co.
Founded in LA, P.F. Candle Co.’s Echo Park shop sells its hand-poured, cruelty-free soy candles and home fragrance made locally. […]
View details →Paakaupunkiseudun Kierratyskeskus, Tammisto
This non-profit reuse centre gives second-hand goods a new life while employing long-term jobseekers and promoting the circular economy. Bargain-hunters […]
View details →Package Free (Chelsea Market)
Zero-waste, plastic-free home, beauty and household goods.
View details →Palabras Bilingual Bookstore
Why it matters: owner Chawa Magaña, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, built Palabras as a Latina-owned bilingual bookstore and community refuge that centers BIPOC voices -…
View details →Palma Artisan & Craft Shops
The old streets of Palma, particularly around the Passeig des Born and the historic centre, host independent shops selling traditional […]
View details →Papillon Enterprise
A Tabarre workshop village built to keep parents employed so children stay with their families: clay beads, pottery, metalwork and […]
View details →Paris by Mouth
Why it matters: Paris by Mouth was founded by writer Meg Zimbeck and its tour operation is directed by Sara Kavelin, making it a woman-founded, woman-led…
View details →Parnassus Books
Why it matters: Parnassus is a beloved independent bookstore co-owned by novelist Ann Patchett, who opened it to give Nashville a locally owned bookshop after the…
View details →Pashmina and Felt Artisans
Nepal is famed for its pashmina and handmade felt products, and workshops and fair-trade shops around Kathmandu produce shawls, blankets, […]
View details →Pausa Cafe at the Museo Egizio
Why it matters: the cafe inside the Museo Egizio is run by Pausa Cafe, a Turin social cooperative that since 2004 has trained and employed prison…
View details →Pazari i Ri
Pazari i Ri, Shkodra’s revamped market, is where the city shops for fresh, local and seasonal produce. Its stalls overflow […]
View details →Pazari i Ri Artisan Makers
Within the New Bazaar, a scattering of stalls sells handmade textiles, embroidery and crafts direct from local makers, many of them women. Buying here puts money…
View details →Penang Street Food Heritage
Penangs street food is sustained by generations of hawkers, many operating the same family stall for decades and preserving recipes […]
View details →Pensjonat u Pana Cogito
Pensjonat u Pana Cogito is a guesthouse and social enterprise in the leafy Salwator district, run to provide training and […]
View details →Penylan Pantry
A neighbourhood deli, cafe and grocer in Roath focused on local, seasonal and sustainably sourced produce, cheeses and coffee. It […]
View details →Persian Carpet Bazaar
The carpet section of Tehran’s Grand Bazaar is the beating heart of one of the world’s great craft traditions, where […]
View details →Persian Carpet Weavers
Isfahans carpet workshops and cooperatives sustain the demanding art of hand-knotting fine Persian rugs, employing skilled weavers who spend months […]
View details →Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room
Why it matters: Giovanni's Room opened in 1973 and is the oldest continuously running queer and feminist bookstore in the country - and since 2014 it…
View details →Pirmas Blynas
Why it matters: at this social-enterprise pancake restaurant most of the team - seven of eleven staff - are people with intellectual disabilities, working the floor…
View details →Plantaze Wine Producers
The Podgorica region is home to the vast Plantaze vineyards, among the largest single vineyards in Europe, as well as […]
View details →PMU Second Hand Haparanda
A charity second-hand shop on Haparanda's Västra Esplanaden, with sales funding the Pentecostal mission's aid work abroad. Donated clothing, household […]
View details →Podgorica Green Market
Podgoricas green markets bring together growers and producers from around the fertile Zeta plain and beyond, selling seasonal fruit, vegetables, […]
View details →Portland Farmers Market
The Portland Farmers Market, most famously at Portland State University on Saturdays, is a vibrant celebration of the bountiful produce […]
View details →Practical Art
A shop on Central Avenue selling only work by Arizona artists and makers – ceramics, jewellery, prints and homeware – […]
View details →Prahova Local Producers
The fertile countryside of Prahova county around Ploiesti produces a wealth of local food, from fruit and vegetables to cheese, […]
View details →Prince’s Hot Chicken
Why it matters: Prince's is the original Nashville hot chicken, a Black-owned business that has stayed in the Prince family for generations, now led by matriarch…
View details →Process Collettivo
Why it matters: Process Collettivo is the retail storefront of Rio Terà dei Pensieri, a social cooperative that has run workshops inside Venice's prisons since the…
View details →Qingping Market
The Qingping Market is a famous traditional market in old Guangzhou, celebrated especially for its vast array of dried goods […]
View details →Radost Fina Kuhinjica
A beloved vegetarian and vegan restaurant in the centre with a lush, plant-filled interior and a menu of creative, wholesome […]
View details →Råt&Godt
Why it matters: founded in 2015 by Christian Helweg, Raat&Godt builds furniture and interiors out of salvaged and leftover materials while running STU and employment programmes…
View details →RataPlan
This big second-hand and recycling store is a local favourite for thrifty furniture, clothing and bric-a-brac, all backed by a social-employment mission. Bargain-hunters love the ever-changing,…
View details →Raudi Krossinn Red Cross Shop
The Icelandic Red Cross runs the countrys largest chain of charity shops, and its central branch on Laugavegur has carried […]
View details →Rault Biscuit Factory
The Rault Biscuit Factory near Mahebourg has been handcrafting manioc biscuits by the same traditional method since 1870, making it […]
View details →RB Cafe
Why it matters: opened in 2018 by the Rūpju bērns association, RB Cafe is the first cafe in the Baltics where the majority of staff are…
View details →Read The Room
Why it matters: this English-language bookstore and coffeeshop is owned and run by a mother-and-daughter duo of avid readers, and it has quickly become the community…
View details →ReBuilding Center
Why it matters: a nonprofit running since 1997, the ReBuilding Center keeps tons of usable building materials out of landfills and sells them cheap so home…
View details →Rebuilding Exchange
The Rebuilding Exchange is a Chicago social enterprise and non-profit that promotes reuse by diverting building materials from landfill and […]
View details →Red Rooster Overtown
Why it matters: Chef Marcus Samuelsson's Black-owned Overtown restaurant is built around the neighborhood, hiring locally, sourcing from area purveyors, and using its space to platform…
View details →Rederij Lampedusa
Why it matters: Rederij Lampedusa runs its canal tours on two wooden boats pulled from the Mediterranean in 2015, once used to carry migrants, now crewed…
View details →Reem’s California
Why it matters: Reem's California grew from a farmers-market stand (incubated by nonprofit La Cocina) into a Mission bakery led by Palestinian-Syrian chef and former labor…
View details →Refettorio Gastromotiva
Why it matters: opened in 2016 during the Rio Olympics by the NGO Gastromotiva (founded 2006 by chef David Hertz) in partnership with Massimo Bottura's Food…
View details →Reformation SoHo
Sustainable women's fashion; the store runs on 100% renewable offset.
View details →Refresh Cafe
Why it matters: Refresh is the in-house social enterprise cafe of East Belfast Mission, and its profits fund the Mission's work with more than a thousand…
View details →Refugee Company (A Beautiful Mess)
A social enterprise creating work, training and community with and for refugees through hospitality projects and pop-up restaurants like A Beautiful Mess. A warm, welcoming taste…
View details →Refugio Cafe
A warm, colourful non-profit cafe on the ground floor of a house where refugees and locals live together in Neukolln. Every cent funds the wider Refugio…
View details →Regional Craft Cooperative
Around Konstanz and the Lake Constance region, artisans keep alive traditional crafts from woodwork and ceramics to textiles and glass, […]
View details →Reindeer Herding Community
Reindeer herding is the backbone of life and culture in Enontekio, practised by Sami and local families across the vast […]
View details →Remesh
Remesh is a social enterprise by the NGO Ateliere Fara Frontiere that upcycles advertising banners, seatbelts and textiles into bags […]
View details →Restaurant Aanaar
Why it matters: chef and second-generation owner Heikki Nikula is Indigenous Sami on his father's side, and Aanaar - the Inari Sami word for Inari -…
View details →Retrosaria Rosa Pomar
A haberdashery championing Portuguese heritage wools from native sheep breeds.
View details →Reuse Centre Espoo
The Reuse Centre, or Kierratyskeskus, in Espoo is part of a much-loved non-profit network that champions the circular economy, and […]
View details →Reverse Garbage
Reverse Garbage in Marrickville is a not-for-profit co-operative that has been keeping useful things out of landfill since the 1970s. […]
View details →Reverse Garbage Queensland
Reverse Garbage is a much-loved Brisbane social enterprise and workers co-operative in Woolloongabba that rescues industrial offcuts, timber, fabric and […]
View details →Riverside Community Market
Cardiff’s original farmers’ market, held on Sundays by the River Taff near the Principality Stadium, championing local growers, producers and […]
View details →Rob de Matt
Why it matters: opened in 2017 by chef Edoardo Todeschini after he saw Jamie Oliver's ex-offender training kitchens in London, Rob de Matt trains people facing…
View details →Robin des Bois
Why it matters: founded in 2006 by Judy Servay, Robin des Bois is a non-profit restaurant run largely by volunteers, and it channels its proceeds -…
View details →Robin Hood Restaurant
A restaurant with a twist, run by the charity Mensajeros de la Paz: paying diners at lunch fund a proper sit-down dinner, served with waiters and…
View details →Roecklplatz
Why it matters: since 2008 this nonprofit training restaurant has given young people from difficult life circumstances - including at least one apprenticeship reserved for young…
View details →Rojaus molis
A ceramics studio known for its calm, meditative approach, offering themed workshops and regular clay sessions for beginners and returners […]
View details →Romanian Craft Cooperative
Artisans in and around Ploiesti keep alive Romanian folk crafts such as embroidery, weaving, ceramics and painted eggs, often working […]
View details →Romanian Craft Cooperative
Artisans in and around Timisoara keep alive Romanian and Banat folk crafts such as embroidery, weaving, pottery and painted eggs, […]
View details →Rose Hill Artisan Textiles
Small artisan textile and craft workshops around Rose Hill produce handwoven bags, embroidery and printed fabrics, often run by womens […]
View details →Rosebank Market Artisans
At the Rosebank craft and Sunday markets, artisans and traders from across Africa sell handmade beadwork, baskets, carvings, textiles and […]
View details →Roundabout Charity Store
Why it matters: opened in 2008 by longtime Beijing volunteer Leslie Simpson, Roundabout was mainland China's first charity store, and store proceeds fund medical care for…
View details →Rovaniemi Local Heritage Museum
Why it matters: this open-air museum on the Kemijoki riverbank has been kept alive since 1951 by volunteer heritage association Totto ry - locals restore the…
View details →Sabahar
Why it matters: for over 20 years Sabahar has run as a woman-owned, World Fair Trade Organization-certified textile company, providing reliable employment and equitable pay to…
View details →Sabahar
Sabahar is a social enterprise in Addis Ababa producing beautiful handmade textiles from Ethiopian cotton and locally reared silk, using […]
View details →Salaam Baalak Trust City Walk
Why it matters: this two-hour walk through Paharganj is guided by adolescents who once lived on these streets themselves, and profits go back into Salaam Baalak…
View details →Salem’s Ethiopia
Why it matters: designer Salem Kassahun's woman-owned fair-trade compound creates jobs for Ethiopian artisan women and men, commits to fair returns for its employees and co-op…
View details →Salt & Local Heritage
Salt has shaped Tuzla for thousands of years, giving the city its name and its Pannonian Lakes, and local initiatives […]
View details →Sami Duodji Cooperative
Enontekio is a stronghold of Sami culture, and local duodji artisans and cooperatives keep alive the traditional crafts of the […]
View details →Sami Duodji Handicrafts
Authentic Sami handicraft, known as duodji, represents centuries of tradition among the indigenous people of Lapland, and shops around Levi […]
View details →Samiland
Why it matters: part of the UNESCO Observatory Cultural Village programme, Samiland is Levi's dedicated exhibition on the Sami - the European Union's only Indigenous people.…
View details →San Francisco City Guides
Why it matters: SF City Guides is a nonprofit founded in 1978 and sponsored by the San Francisco Public Library, with tours led entirely by trained…
View details →Sana Hastakala
A fair-trade pioneer founded in 1989, Sana Hastakala works with over a thousand artisans across Nepal, many of them women […]
View details →SANCCOB
A registered non-profit in Table View that has rescued and rehabilitated ill, injured, abandoned and oiled seabirds since 1968. A […]
View details →Sanguich de Miami
Why it matters: Sanguich is the family business of Cuban-American couple Daniel Figueredo and Rosa Romero, who build their Cuban sandwiches from scratch, curing meats and…
View details →Santropol Roulant
Santropol Roulant is a much-loved Montreal community food hub and social enterprise that uses food as a tool to bring […]
View details →Sarestoniemi Museum
Why it matters: named Finland's Museum of the Year 2026, this foundation-run nonprofit museum is the preserved forest home and self-built studio of Reidar Sarestoniemi (1925-1981),…
View details →Sasha Fair Trade Shop
Fair trade shopping in Kolkata starts here, at a quiet storefront on Mirza Ghalib Street just off Park Street. Why it matters: this is the retail…
View details →Saturday Good Market
Every Saturday, rain or shine, 70 to 90 vendors fill the Nuga Tree Car Park beside the Colombo Racecourse with organic produce, natural food, ethical fashion,…
View details →Savon de Marseille Soap Makers
The traditional savon de Marseille, the celebrated olive-oil soap made in the city for centuries, is one of Provence’s proudest […]
View details →Saxon Craft Heritage
The Transylvanian Saxons who founded and shaped Sibiu over 800 years left a rich legacy of craft and building tradition, […]
View details →Scuola del Cuoio
Tucked behind the apse of Santa Croce in a Renaissance dormitory frescoed by Ghirlandaio's school, the Leather School of Florence is where you watch artisans cut,…
View details →Seaport Market Producers
At the Halifax Seaport Farmers Market, Nova Scotia farmers, fishers and food makers sell fresh produce, seafood, cheeses, preserves and […]
View details →Second Hand Store (Rruga e Durrësit)
A well-stocked thrift shop feeding Tirana's growing appetite for sustainable, second-hand fashion. Bargain-hunters love digging through the racks for vintage finds and high-street pieces at a…
View details →Selyn
Selyn is Sri Lanka's only fair trade guaranteed handloom company, and its Fife Road store is the place to buy its brilliantly coloured woven cotton in…
View details →Selyn
Selyn is Sri Lanka’s only guaranteed fair-trade handloom company, a social enterprise that provides dignified, sustainable employment to thousands of […]
View details →Seneca Anticafe
Seneca Anticafe is a cultural cafe and community space near Calea Victoriei where guests pay for their time rather than […]
View details →Serra dei Giardini
The Serra dei Giardini is a historic glasshouse in the Castello district’s public gardens, restored and run as a community […]
View details →SFC Farmers Market
Run by the non-profit Sustainable Food Center, the SFC Farmers Market brings central Texas growers, ranchers and food producers together […]
View details →Sfuso
Sfuso is a package-free shop in Dorsoduro dedicated to reducing waste in a city acutely aware of its fragile environment. […]
View details →Shakespeare and Company
The fabled English-language bookshop opposite Notre-Dame, which still houses writers above the stacks.
View details →SHARE – Second Hand Reuse
Why it matters: run by Vesti Solidale, a social cooperative active since 1998, SHARE turns donated clothing into jobs for people who need a way back…
View details →Shedia Home
A beautiful four-floor cafe-bar-restaurant, art space and shop run by the Shedia street-magazine organisation, employing around 30 people who were once homeless - its chefs trained…
View details →Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding
A non-profit in Al Fahidi set up to answer visitors' questions about Emirati life directly, working under the motto open […]
View details →Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
A moving sanctuary for orphaned baby elephants.
View details →Šibenik Green Market Producers
The Šibenik green market brings together small-scale growers from across the Dalmatian hinterland who sell seasonal, locally grown produce directly […]
View details →Sicilian Artisan Craft Shops
The old streets of Catania host workshops and shops selling traditional Sicilian crafts, from hand-painted ceramics and majolica to lava-stone […]
View details →Sicilian Street Food & Slow Food
Catania is a capital of Sicilian street food, from arancini and cartocciata to seafood snacks sold at market stalls and […]
View details →Sienna Store & Café
Sienna Store & Café in the leafy Hindustan Park area combines a design store and a small café with a […]
View details →Siida – The Sami Museum and Nature Centre
Why it matters: opened in 1963 as the first independent Sami museum in the Nordic countries, Siida is run by the non-profit Sami Museum Foundation and…
View details →Silk and Lantern Artisans
Hoi Ans artisans handcraft silk lanterns, textiles and other traditional goods using skills passed down through generations, and workshops around […]
View details →Sindhi Handicrafts & Ajrak
The province of Sindh, of which Karachi is the capital, has a rich heritage of handicraft, above all the ajrak, […]
View details →Sinn & Wandel
Why it matters: Sinn & Wandel is a recognised Inklusionsbetrieb (inclusion business) in the Nordend, opened by deaf restaurateur Sascha Nuhn, where deaf, hearing-impaired and people…
View details →Siopaella Designer Exchange
Siopaella is Dublin’s leading designer consignment store, giving pre-loved luxury a second life on Wicklow Street. Since 2011 it has […]
View details →Sirince Village Producers
The hillside village of Sirince, in the hills above Selcuk near Izmir, is famous for its fruit wines, olive oil […]
View details →Skadar Lake Sustainability
Skadar Lake, the largest lake in the Balkans and a national park a short drive from Podgorica, is a haven […]
View details →Skuhna
Skuhna is a social-enterprise restaurant in Ljubljana serving world cuisine cooked by migrants and refugees from across Africa, Asia and […]
View details →Skwachays Lodge
Skwachays Lodge is the first Indigenous arts hotel in Canada, a downtown social enterprise where beautifully designed rooms, a fair-trade […]
View details →Slim & Husky’s
Why it matters: Slim & Husky's is a Black-owned pizza 'beeria' started by three Tennessee State University friends who chose to build in North Nashville and…
View details →Slow Fashion Hub
A curated second-hand and vintage boutique and meeting place gathering sustainable fashion sellers, plus circular services like rental, redesign and alterations.
View details →So Fresh
A local healthy-food spot on Boulevard Slivnitsa serving salads, juices and smoothies with plenty of plant-based options. It's a handy […]
View details →Sobralt Sobrale Parnu
Why it matters: run by the Sobralt Sobrale charitable foundation with Swedish partner Erikshjalpen, every sale in this secondhand store funds the Hoolime Koos programme, which…
View details →Social Concept Store ESKI
Why it matters: this little boutique near Orbeliani Square stocks handmade goods from 25+ Georgian social enterprises under one roof - makers include people with disabilities,…
View details →Sociālais uzņēmums Visi Var
A work-integration social enterprise founded in 2018 to create jobs for people with disabilities, their families and others facing barriers. […]
View details →Sodankylän työpaja
The municipal work-training workshop, helping residents back towards study or employment through four supervised trades with individual coaching. Four workshops […]
View details →Solar Hotel
Why it matters: the Solar bills itself as Paris's first activist eco-hotel, running a real environmental policy (EU Ecolabel and Green Key certified) while deliberately keeping…
View details →Someone Somewhere
Why it matters: launched in 2016, Someone Somewhere is a Certified B Corp social enterprise that partners with more than 270 Indigenous artisans - over 90%…
View details →Souk el Tayeb Farmers Market
Souk el Tayeb is Lebanons pioneering farmers market, bringing small producers from across the country to Beirut to sell organic […]
View details →South Australian Farmers Markets
Adelaide and its surrounds host thriving farmers markets, such as the Adelaide Showground Farmers Market, where growers and producers sell […]
View details →Soweto Township Crafts
Community craft stalls and cooperatives in Soweto sell beadwork, wire art, ceramics and recycled crafts made by local artisans, often […]
View details →Spektakulinarna
Why it matters: opened in March 2025 on Praga-Północ by Fundacja Idylla, Spektakulinarna gives people on the autism spectrum and with intellectual disabilities real paying jobs…
View details →Spin Time Labs
A vast reclaimed building near Santa Croce turned self-run community and cultural hub - home to concerts, theatre, workshops, a craft-beer lab and social projects supporting…
View details →Społeczna Kaffka
Why it matters: opened in January 2023 by Społeczna 21, the social enterprise wing of Kraków's Tęcza Association, this was Poland's first cafe built to employ…
View details →SPR Kontti Secondhand
Why it matters: this warehouse-sized secondhand department store is run by the Finnish Red Cross, and its profits fund Red Cross aid work in Finland and…
View details →SPR Kontti Vantaa
The Finnish Red Cross's Kontti second-hand department store funds humanitarian aid and offers work-training placements. Shoppers feel good knowing proceeds […]
View details →Spuutnik Vintage
Spuutnik has been Reykjaviks favourite vintage store since 1986, a treasure trove of retro fashion on Laugavegur crammed with carefully […]
View details →Stara Trznica (Old Market Hall)
Bratislava's 1910 market hall hosts the city's best Saturday market - local farmers, small producers and artisan food from 9am to 3pm - plus concerts, food…
View details →Starbucks Sign Language Store
Why it matters: this is Starbucks China's first sign language store, opened on 19 May 2019 - the country's National Day for Helping the Disabled -…
View details →Stockbridge Charity Shops
The genteel neighbourhood of Stockbridge is famous for having some of the best charity shops in Edinburgh, where the well-heeled […]
View details →Stockholms Stadsmission
A non-profit chain of second-hand stores that funds work training and support for people from disadvantaged backgrounds; its Remake line upcycles old textiles into new pieces.
View details →Stockholms Stadsmission
Stockholms Stadsmission runs a chain of stylish secondhand and charity shops across the city, combining sustainable, circular shopping with strong […]
View details →Strays of Alanya
Why it matters: Strays of Alanya (SOAR) is a volunteer-run, donation-funded rescue that shelters over 150 dogs, cats, horses and donkeys - mistreated or abandoned animals…
View details →STREAT
A social enterprise cafe group that trains and employs young people facing disadvantage, roasting its own coffee on the Collingwood […]
View details →Street Doing
Street Doing is a celebrated vintage concept store near Via dei Servi, spread over a labyrinth of rooms packed with […]
View details →Studium HUB
A non-profit building run by the Studium-Prospero Foundation, combining an NGO incubator, a cultural centre and a café open to […]
View details →Suay Sew Shop
Suay rescues discarded textiles and remakes them into new clothing and homeware at its Frogtown workshop, tackling fashion waste head-on. […]
View details →Sun & Moon
A well-loved organic bakery and vegetarian restaurant using stone-milled flours and local, seasonal ingredients, with a strong focus on sustainability […]
View details →Sunce – Udruga za prirodu, okoliš i održivi razvoj
Sunce works on nature, environment and sustainable development across Dalmatia, and operates a Green Phone line for reporting environmental problems. […]
View details →Sunder Nursery
Why it matters: the Aga Khan Trust for Culture spent a decade turning a century-old British plant nursery into this 90-acre heritage park, opened in 2018…
View details →Sustainable & Local Food
Abu Dhabi has a growing focus on local and sustainable food, from farms in the desert using modern techniques to […]
View details →Sustainable Living Kuwait
A pioneering local sustainability platform that has championed eco living in Kuwait for years. Green-minded locals value its workshops, events […]
View details →Sustainable Wildlife & Nature
The wilderness around Anchorage, from Chugach State Park to Turnagain Arm, is a precious natural asset, and choosing responsible operators, […]
View details →Sweat Records
Why it matters: Sweat Records is a woman-owned (Lolo Reskin) independent record shop and community event space that has anchored Miami's underground music scene since 2005.…
View details →T2F (The Second Floor)
Why it matters: founded in 2007 by the late activist Sabeen Mahmud under the nonprofit PeaceNiche, T2F is Karachi's living room for open dialogue - a…
View details →Tajrish Local Producers
Around Tajrish Bazaar in northern Tehran, small family stalls and shops sell the fresh, seasonal bounty of Iran, from mountain […]
View details →Tarihi Asansör (Historic Elevator)
Why it matters: built in 1907 by Jewish banker Nesim Levi Bayraklıoğlu as a free public service - so Karataş residents could skip the 155-step climb…
View details →Taste of Lisboa Food Tours
Why it matters: Taste of Lisboa was founded and is owned by Lisbon local Filipa Valente, who built the tours around the everyday food of ordinary…
View details →Tebis Second Hand & Cafe
A second-hand shop with a café attached on Torniontie in Keminmaa, keeping clothing and household goods in circulation locally. Racks […]
View details →Ten Thousand Villages
Ten Thousand Villages on the Danforth is a fair-trade shop stocking handcrafted homeware, jewellery and gifts made by artisans in […]
View details →Thangka Painting Studios
Thangka painting, the intricate Buddhist scroll art of the Himalayas, is kept alive in Kathmandu studios where artists spend weeks […]
View details →The Barrel Room
Why it matters: The Barrel Room is co-owned by sommeliers Sarah Trubnick and Carolyn Johnson, a woman-owned wine bar with a deep focus on small American…
View details →The Bobbin
Why it matters: the City Hall coffee shop is run by Loaf Catering and Cafes, which provides training and work experience places for people with a…
View details →The Bombay Store
Born of the swadeshi movement, The Bombay Store has long championed Indian-made craft and design. Fort shoppers browse its handicrafts, textiles and gifts knowing they're backing…
View details →The Bulk House
The Bulk House is a pioneering zero-waste shop and social project in Beijing, dedicated to reducing single-use plastic and everyday […]
View details →The Cafe at Thistle Farms
Why it matters: This cafe is part of Thistle Farms, a nonprofit social enterprise where women survivors of trafficking, addiction and prostitution find employment alongside free…
View details →The Clink
A restaurant run inside HMP Cardiff as a social enterprise, where serving prisoners are trained in hospitality to help them […]
View details →The Edinburgh Remakery
A Leith social enterprise tackling waste by repairing and reselling electronics and furniture and running community repair workshops, diverting tonnes of goods from landfill each year.
View details →The Feeting Room
Set on the pretty Largo dos Loios in the heart of Baixa, The Feeting Room is a concept store built […]
View details →The Gardens Club
Why it matters: tucked into the heritage Curators Cottage inside Brisbane's City Botanic Gardens, this not-for-profit cafe is run by the Wise Foundation, whose hospitality program…
View details →The Good Shop
The Good Shop is Mauritius's home-grown thrift network, reselling donated clothing, books, toys, furniture and household goods across five branches island-wide. Why it matters: launched in…
View details →The Hope Factory
A respected non-profit enterprise-development organisation, born in Port Elizabeth, that mentors and grows emerging local entrepreneurs and small businesses. Expect […]
View details →The Late Birds Lisbon
Why it matters: The Late Birds is a gay urban resort built by and for the LGBTQ+ community, created out of the founders' own experiences travelling…
View details →The Organic Caribbean
This small local shop makes natural cosmetics from tropical-fruit oils and extracts, and sells locally crafted larimar and amber. Shoppers love the ethical, made-in-the-Dominican-Republic ethos and…
View details →The RealReal SoHo
Luxury consignment extending the life of designer goods.
View details →The RomeHello
Why it matters: The RomeHello is a social enterprise that ploughs all of its profits back into community and environmental projects and hires people with intellectual…
View details →The Soap Dispensary
The Soap Dispensary on Main Street was the first refill shop in Vancouver, a zero-waste haven where you bring your […]
View details →The Social Hub Rome
Why it matters: The Social Hub's Rome location is part of a B Corp-certified group that commits 1% of its revenue to the TSH Talent Foundation,…
View details →The Social Outfit
The Social Outfit on King Street in Newtown is a fashion label with a purpose, providing training and employment to […]
View details →The Social Space
The Social Space is a pioneering multi-concept social enterprise in Singapore, combining a cafe, a fair-trade retail store and even […]
View details →The Social Studio
A not-for-profit fashion school, ethical manufacturer and shop working with refugee and new-migrant communities inside Collingwood Yards. Buy locally made […]
View details →The Stop Community Food Centre
Why it matters: The Stop Community Food Centre has spent more than 30 years fighting hunger and poverty with dignity - running drop-in meals, community kitchens,…
View details →Think Twice
A well-loved vintage and second-hand chain with several Brussels branches, offering curated pre-loved fashion at friendly prices.
View details →Thrift for Good
A charity thrift shop that rehomes donated clothing and books to cut waste, and gives all of its profits to […]
View details →Thrifty M.E.
A rare Kuwait thrift shop with a conscience, channelling a share of its proceeds to charity. Bargain-hunters and sustainability-minded locals […]
View details →Tianguez
Why it matters: run since the mid-1990s by the Sinchi Sacha Foundation, Tianguez is a certified World Fair Trade Organization member whose cafe and craft-shop earnings…
View details →Tianguez Fair-Trade Crafts
Tianguez, set beneath the Plaza San Francisco in Quito’s old town, is a fair-trade shop and cultural centre showcasing the […]
View details →Ticha Kavarna
A gentle “quiet cafe” staffed since 2011 by deaf and hard-of-hearing baristas - order by pointing or signing, and enjoy good coffee and cake in a…
View details →Tienda Oxfam Intermon
A five-minute walk from the Museo de Bellas Artes, this small shop on Calle Banos stocks fair-trade coffee, chocolate, textiles and crafts made by producer cooperatives…
View details →Timisoara Farmers Market
The markets of Timisoara bring together growers and producers from across the fertile Banat plain selling fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, […]
View details →Tom am Platz
Why it matters: Tom am Platz is an Inklusionsunternehmen (inclusion enterprise) opened in 2024 by Lebenshilfe Koln, created to give people with disabilities real, paid jobs…
View details →toMy Kawiarnia
Why it matters: opened in 2023 by the Fundacja Leny Grochowskiej, toMy is a working cafe where people with intellectual disabilities are employed as baristas, servers,…
View details →Township Food and Producers
Small food producers, spaza shops and community kitchens across Sowetos townships sell traditional foods, home brews and produce, and community […]
View details →Tra Que Vegetable Village
Tra Que is a traditional organic herb and vegetable village near Hoi An where farmers grow fragrant greens using natural […]
View details →TRAID Dalston
A charity fashion shop reworking donated clothes to fund garment-worker projects.
View details →Transylvanian Ceramics & Icons
Transylvania has a rich heritage of folk craft, from the distinctive Saxon and Romanian ceramics and pottery to the beautiful […]
View details →Tranzit House
Why it matters: the Tranzit Foundation has leased the former Poalei Tzedek synagogue from Cluj's Jewish community since 1997 and run it as an independent centre…
View details →Tranzit House
Tranzit House occupies a beautifully restored former synagogue in Cluj-Napoca, run by a cultural NGO as an independent arts and […]
View details →Treasures of Lisboa Food Tours
Why it matters: Treasures of Lisboa is co-founded and co-owned by Ruthy, a woman entrepreneur who runs the tours alongside her Portuguese partner, sharing a personal…
View details →Tuscan Wine & Olive Producers
The hills around Arezzo produce Chianti and other Tuscan wines, along with prized extra-virgin olive oil, from family estates and […]
View details →Tuzla Market Producers
The markets of Tuzla bring together growers and producers from the surrounding region selling fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, honey and […]
View details →Two Chicks Walking Tours
Why it matters: This woman-owned company, founded by Christine Miller, runs small-group walking tours led by knowledgeable local guides. Choose from French Quarter history, Garden District…
View details →TYPA Printing and Paper Arts Centre
Why it matters: TYPA was founded in 2010 to rescue Estonia's last letterpress machines from destruction, and it keeps the country's printing and papermaking heritage alive…
View details →Uber den Tellerrand
A heart-warming social project born in Berlin where refugees and locals cook and eat together - cooking classes led by newcomers, shared meals and events that…
View details →Udruga Anđeli
Anđeli supports children and young people with disabilities in Split, running a rehabilitation centre and the Mali dupin kindergarten. The […]
View details →UFF
A well-known Finnish thrift chain with several Helsinki stores, dedicated to sustainable fashion, with sale proceeds funding humanitarian aid projects around the world.
View details →UFF Tikkurila
A second-hand clothing shop whose sales fund development cooperation in Africa and textile reuse. A favourite Tikkurila stop for affordable, […]
View details →UFF Vintage
UFF runs its Oslo secondhand shops as a fundraiser, with profits going to humanitarian and development work, so the bargains […]
View details →Union Square Greenmarket
GrowNYC's flagship farmers market with ~140 regional, producer-only growers.
View details →Unpackaged.U
One of Taipei's zero-waste trailblazers, Unpackaged.U lets you refill everyday groceries and household goods package-free. It is a hub for the city's growing bring-your-own-container community.
View details →Unseen Tours
Why it matters: Unseen Tours is a social enterprise whose guides have all experienced homelessness or insecure housing, and most of your ticket price goes straight…
View details →Uppsala Farmers Market
Uppsala’s market squares, above all the lively Saturday market, bring local farmers and producers from the surrounding fertile countryside into […]
View details →Uppsala Stadsmission Second Hand
Why it matters: every krona from Uppsala Stadsmission's second-hand shops funds the charity's work with people facing homelessness and social vulnerability in the city, and the…
View details →URIHO Gallery Shop
Why it matters: URIHO is Zagreb's institution for the rehabilitation and employment of people with disabilities - around 500 employees, about 60 percent of them disabled…
View details →Urla Women’s Cooperative (Urla Kadın Kooperatifi)
Why it matters: run by roughly 170 women of the Urla peninsula, this producer cooperative turns the region's famous artichokes, wild herbs and heirloom recipes into…
View details →Utilitario Mexicano
Utilitario Mexicano celebrates the honest, everyday objects of Mexican life, from enamel cookware and palm brooms to clay comals, all […]
View details →Uuskasutuskeskus
Why it matters: run by a nonprofit since 2004, Uuskasutuskeskus (Reuse Centre) keeps roughly 250,000 items a month out of landfills and channels support to more…
View details →Uuskasutuskeskus
Uuskasutuskeskus is an Estonian social enterprise and network of reuse centres that give donated clothes, books, furniture and household goods […]
View details →Uuskasutuskeskus (UK)
Why it matters: founded in 2004 as a nonprofit, Uuskasutuskeskus (UK) has grown into Estonia's largest self-sustaining social enterprise, a reuse chain that supports over 50…
View details →Uuskasutuskeskus Parnu
Why it matters: Uuskasutuskeskus is Estonia's largest nonprofit reuse organisation, and this Parnu shop is the flagship of its 17-store network, built on the belief that…
View details →Uuskasutuskeskus Pärnu
Uuskasutuskeskus is an Estonian social enterprise reuse centre with a branch in Pärnu, giving donated clothes, books, furniture and household […]
View details →Uvida Shop
Uvida is Boston’s first zero-waste shop, a Latina-owned North End gem stocking plastic-free essentials from toothpaste tablets to metal straws, […]
View details →Uwajimaya
Why it matters: Uwajimaya is a beloved Asian grocery and marketplace founded by the Japanese American Moriguchi family in 1928 and still family-run nearly a century…
View details →Veja Store
The French sneaker label built on fair-trade Amazonian rubber and organic cotton, with in-store repairs.
View details →Velouria Vintage
One of the oldest vintage stores in Oslo, Velouria Vintage on Thorvald Meyers gate is a treasure trove of retro […]
View details →Venezuelan Cacao and Chocolate
Venezuela produces some of the worlds finest cacao, and Caracas chocolate shops and makers sell bars and bonbons crafted from […]
View details →Villa Elfvik Nature House
Villa Elfvik is a charming old wooden villa beside the Laajalahti nature reserve, now serving as a free nature house […]
View details →Villa Viva
Opened in 2023 by the Hamburg water charity Viva con Agua, this twelve-storey guesthouse channels its surpluses into drinking-water and […]
View details →Vollpension
A gloriously cosy “grandmas'-living-room” cafe where seniors bake the cakes and serve alongside younger staff - a social enterprise fighting old-age poverty and loneliness. Come for…
View details →Vollpension
Vollpension is a much-loved ‘generational café’ in Vienna’s Wieden district, where grandmothers and grandfathers bake and serve homemade cakes in […]
View details →Vsi Svoi
Vsi Svoi, meaning all our own, is a two-level concept store on Khreshchatyk gathering more than a hundred Ukrainian brands […]
View details →War Childhood Museum
Why it matters: an independent, non-profit museum founded by Jasminko Halilovic, who was four when the siege began - it started in 2010 as an online…
View details →WASH Foundation
This grassroots charity improves water, sanitation and hygiene in local schools around Bávaro and Verón, reaching thousands of children. Visitors who want to give back appreciate…
View details →Wavelength Reef Cruises
A family-owned, marine-biologist-led reef operator that has put conservation at its very core. As a Coral Nurture Program partner, its […]
View details →WeFood
Why it matters: opened in 2016 by the Danish aid organization DanChurchAid, WeFood was the world's first supermarket to sell only surplus food - mislabeled, overstocked,…
View details →Weltladen Bornheim
Why it matters: opened in September 2005 and run largely by around 20 volunteers, Weltladen Bornheim is one of Frankfurt's longtime fair-trade shops — a nonprofit,…
View details →Weltladen Koln
Why it matters: the Weltladen Koln is one of the city's fair-trade pioneers - run for nearly five decades by the nonprofit Forum Eine Welt e.V.,…
View details →Wereldwinkel Breda
Why it matters: Bredas fair-trade world shop is run entirely by volunteers and, as a registered charity (ANBI), works for a fairer deal for less-visible producers…
View details →Wereldwinkel Den Haag
A fair-trade world shop selling ethically sourced coffee, chocolate, wine and handmade crafts that support producers in developing countries, part […]
View details →West Coast Sustainable Seafood
The market halls and fishmongers of Gothenburg, including Feskekorka and Stora Saluhallen, source shellfish and fish from the Swedish West […]
View details →White’s Mercantile
Why it matters: White's Mercantile is a woman-owned 'general store for the modern day' founded by singer-songwriter Holly Williams. The 12 South shop is a well-curated…
View details →Whitney Plantation
Why it matters: Whitney is the only plantation museum in Louisiana that centers the lives and voices of the enslaved rather than the enslavers, with memorials…
View details →Wild SF Tours
Why it matters: Wild SF Tours is an artist- and activist-led company co-founded by Wes Leslie and J. Jo, built around telling 'the people's history' and…
View details →Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas
A well-regarded wildlife sanctuary on the edge of town, involved in native-species care and breeding programmes. Visiting directly supports its […]
View details →Willie Mae’s Scotch House
Why it matters: Started by Willie Mae Seaton in the 1950s and carried on by her family, this Black- and family-owned kitchen earned a James Beard…
View details →Wing Luke Museum
Why it matters: The Wing Luke is a community-based museum in the Chinatown-International District that tells the Asian Pacific American story through exhibits created hand-in-hand with…
View details →Wise Greece
Wise Greece is a non-profit social enterprise founded in 2013 that champions small Greek farmers and food producers while funding […]
View details →Women & Children First
Why it matters: founded in 1979 by Ann Christophersen and Linda Bubon, this Andersonville institution is one of the largest feminist bookstores in the country and…
View details →Women of Paris
Why it matters: this is a female-founded company whose entire purpose is to put women back into the story of Paris, from revolutionaries to writers to…
View details →Women-Led Food Enterprises
A growing number of women-led kitchens, food tours and social enterprises in Amman share Jordanian home cooking and support female […]
View details →YARAT Contemporary Art Space
YARAT is a non-profit contemporary art organisation that has transformed a former Soviet naval building on the Baku seafront into […]
View details →YHA London Central
Why it matters: YHA is a long-standing registered charity, and staying at one of its hostels directly funds its work giving young people and families of…
View details →Yuman Village
A circular concept store bringing together sustainable brands, repair services and a cafe, and hosting regular ethical markets and events.
View details →Zogaj Kilim Weaving Workshop
Why it matters: after Zogaj's state rug factory was destroyed in the collapse of communism, master weaver Nebija Qotaj - at a loom since age 10…
View details →Zoo Miami
Why it matters: Zoo Miami is supported by the nonprofit Zoo Miami Foundation, whose mission is to inspire people to preserve nature through conservation, education, and…
View details →Zurich Brockenhaus
The Zurich Brockenhaus is a large, much-loved secondhand and charity store spread over several floors in the city, championing reuse […]
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