These 31 Companies Give Back to the Environment

When you’re shopping, it’s hard to know which companies are looking out for you and are truly trying to give back to the environment, and which are only hoping to pad their pockets some more. With big megacorporations buying up companies that were aiming to be sustainable and green, it’s hard to even know the true face behind the company anymore.

This is one of the reasons it’s so important to shop small, and local whenever possible. These companies do their part to give back to the environment by supporting organizations and planting trees. When they can, many of the companies also work to give back to people and their local communities.

Check out this list of 31 companies below that give back to the environment. They’re a mix of clothing, household needs, plants, and more, to cover most of your shopping necessities (and guilty pleasures).

1. Dr. Bronner’s

This soap company has a multi-faceted approach to giving back. The company promotes fair trade and organic practices and give back to the farmers and makers in the group to give back to the environment. It also has an in-depth community program.

2. Tentree

Tentree promotes slow fashion, instead of the classic and wasteful fast fashion. It also plants ten trees with every purchase.

3. One Happy Leaf

Instead of using metals that harm the environment when mined, One Happy Leaf uses much more sustainable bamboo for every piece of jewelry. In addition, the company also plants a tree for every order placed.

4. Thrive Market

Thrive Market gives back to the community and the environment. For every box purchased, Thrive Market gives a box to someone in need. Thrive Market keeps everything sustainable, healthy, and organic and it repurposes items whenever possible.

5. Patagonia

With every purchase, Patagonia makes sure to give back to the environment. Patagonia even started the program 1% for the Planet.

6. Soapbox

Each purchase from Soapbox assists the community or the environment in some way. The best part is that you can scan the unique Hope Code and see where your purchase went.

7. Ethique

Ethique works with multiple partners to support the environment. With every purchase, it donates two percent of the sale to one of these charities.

8. GreenEcoDream

This company gives back to the 1% for the Planet group that Patagonia started. The company specifically makes an effort to clean up Miami Beach.

9. Conscious Step

Not only does Conscious Step support the environment and the ocean, but it also protects LGBTQ+ rights, supports education, and pushes to end global food shortages.

10. Toms

Toms is most well-known for its one-for-one model, where for every pair of shoes purchased, another is donated to someone in need. Toms also helps with various other community and environmental problems.

11. Ena Pelly

This company donates to 1% for the Planet, Textile Exchange, and other groups to make sure it does its part and gives back to the environment. Ena Pelly also makes clothes more environmentally friendly, such as making faux fur from plastic bottles.

12. Connected Clothing Company

At the Connected Clothing Company, 10% of the profits go back to various environmental organizations.

13. Article 22

Article 22’s goal is to create beauty from things of destruction. By using bombs and funding the demining process, every one of the bracelets helps to demine three square meters or almost ten square feet of land.

14. The Tote Project

At The Tote Project, 20% of all profits are given to Two Wings. It also helps to support people who are victims of modern-day slavery. Though it doesn’t help the environment directly, helping these communities and selling reusable tote bags does support the larger goal.

15. Guru Sandals

For every pair of shoes bought, Guru Sandals plants a tree. It also harvests all rubber by hand from local and family-owned farms to reduce the amount of synthetic rubber and harmful farming practices used throughout the world.

16. Ten Thousand Villages

Ten Thousand Villages is a little unique. Instead of giving back, it works to promote opportunities for people to make art and support the environment.

17. Sugar Cane Straw

Want to do your part to help the environment, without giving up straws? Sugarcane Straws don’t necessarily directly give back to the environment. However, the company provides straws that are sturdier than paper or pasta, and still good for the environment. Plus, Sugarcane Straws use materials that would otherwise be wasted.

18. Nisolo

Nisolo has an ongoing partnership known as Soles4Soles. This organization helps to provide shoes and clothes to people in need throughout the world. It also serves a dual purpose of helping keep clothes out of landfills.

19. Prosperity Candle

When you choose Prosperity Candle’s candles, you are supporting the environment with more friendly wax products. You’re also supporting refugees and people in poor living situations in the US.

20. By Humankind

By Humankind is a company that works to help the environment by using zero-waste care products. The containers are refilled, instead of bought. It also does as much as it can to offset shipping issues to give back to the environment.

21. Out of Print

Out of print focuses on making cute accessories and products for book lovers. It then takes the profits and uses them to help donate books and education tools to local communities. This saves books that would otherwise be tossed and helps to educate children so they can make better decisions about the environment.

22. Lemlem

By funding women in Ethiopia to follow traditional weaving practices, Lemlem supports economic growth in the area. With a more stable economic situation, people can focus on better environmental practices.

23. Proud Pour

Proud Pour helps the local environment. The company has helped restore over 11 million oysters and 68 acres of bee habitat, amongst other impressive achievements.

24. Love Goodly

Love Goodly works with various charities. The charity changes up every month, so sometimes you’re supporting the environment, and sometimes you’re supporting communities.

25. Flora Animalia

All the clothes that Flora Animalia makes are made to be stylish and comfortable. The company also proudly supports Mercy for Animals and Sea Shepherd, both of which aim to help wildlife and habitats and give back to the environment.

26. Stripe & Stare

The underwear from Stripe & Stare is not only comfortable and cute, but 95 percent biodegradable. This underwear company also works with Ecologi to plant a tree every order to give back to the environment. In addition to Ecologi, it works with Tencel, PEFC, and GOTS amongst other groups to stay sustainable.

27. Pura Vida Bracelets

With Pura Vida’s help, more than 800 artisans in various countries have a great working environment and steady income. The company also donates to various charities.

28. Who Gives a Crap

Who Gives a Crap donates towards improving sewage systems and building toilets. This helps people but also prevents contaminants from entering the environment.

29. Wolven Threads

Wolven Threads makes all of its clothes with recycled plastics. The company uses climate-neutral practices during the production and shipping process. Wolven Threads is part of 1% for the Planet and donate one percent of its annual sales back to the environment.

30. Mental Houseplants

A lot of Mental Houseplant’s focus is on mental health and spreading awareness, but it supports the environment as well with more sustainable packaging. The company also hopes that down the line, happier and healthier people will do more for the environment.

31. Cotopaxi

With a tagline “Gear for good,” is there any surprise that Cotopaxi gives back? Cotopaxi helps to fund education, support communities going through crisis, and make gear that doesn’t have to be tossed into the landfill shortly down the line.

Summary Table of Companies That Give Back