10 Sustainable, Women-Owned Businesses to Support Right Now
Running a small business is hard as is, but running one dedicated to practicing and producing sustainably deserves a special shout out. We’ve compiled a list of women-owned, sustainable small businesses that are going the extra mile to ensure a brighter and greener future for us all. Check ’em out and consider supporting them if you’re able.
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Bayou With Love
Nikki Reed founded Bayou with Love as a lifestyle brand focused on sustainable, ethical fashion and production within jewelry, apparel, home, and beauty. Nikki is a designer, actress, and environmentalist with a vested interest in sustainable production, conscious sourcing, and supporting local artisans to reflect a beautiful world in which we continuously reuse resources and work towards zero waste. As an added bonus, don’t miss Nikki on stage at BlogHer Biz this week. If you haven’t already, register here.
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Remake World
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Mixed Makeup
Mixed Makeup, LLC defines itself as a media and digital production company devoted to bridging the gap between influencer blogs and traditional media publications. Their blog, short-form video content and general stamp of approval are designed to help women cut through the BS and get honest answers to their beauty and skincare questions. Beyond makeup, they cover lifestyle, motherhood, wellness, and more. Check ’em out here.
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Girlfriend Collective
Girlfriend co-founder Ellie Dinh also operates as the seriously gorgeous brand’s Marketing Director – aka, she’s the brains behind the ultra-inclusive Instagram and targeted ad campaigns that make Girlfriend a truly compelling brand. Aside from their commitment to sourcing their materials ethically and using recycled goods, the brand truly produces high quality athletic materials – take it from me, I own, like, three pairs of their leggings and I can’t recommend them enough.
Not only can you feel good about a purchase from Girlfriend, but their leggings and co-ord sets are also the perfect WFH attire – look cute and be nice to the planet while getting sh*t done!
Plaine Products
Lindsey and Alison Delaplaine are the co-founders of Plaine Products, a business dedicated to supplying consumers with everyday essentials in refillable, recyclable aluminum bottles. You can order anything you may need, like shampoo or bodywash, order a refill when they get low, then switch your pump over to a new bottle and send your old one back to be sterilized and reused.
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Back Beat Co.
Back Beat Co. is a refreshingly cool, LA-based brand that marries “old school surf ‘n’ skate culture” with sustainable and ethical production of goods. Back Beat prioritizes the ethical and social responsibility that comes along with creating, producing, and selling clothes. For Back Beat founder Isadora Alvarez, ethics come before profit margins.
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Eluxe Magazine
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Black Girl Sunscreen
Black Girl Sunscreen is a (you guessed it) sunscreen brand devoted to protecting your skin and the planet. Not only is the product itself high-quality, being affordable AND cruelty-free, paraben-free, vegan, and reef-safe. Black Girl Sunscreen also boasts an impressive recycling program similar to Plaine Products’. Simply send back your empties, and they’ll take care of the rest!
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Package Free Shop
Founded by Lauren Singer – whose career took off after a post on Instagram featuring all the trash she’d accumulated in a year (which fit in a single mason jar) – the Package Free Shop is a company on a mission to make the world less “trashy” by offering products that help you reduce waste daily. She is also the founder of the leading Zero Waste editorial platform Trash is for Tossers, which shows that living a low or zero waste lifestyle can be cost effective, accessible, and fun! Lauren has empowered millions to reduce their waste and has kept over 100 million pieces of trash out of landfills through her work at Package Free.
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Klur
Klur founder Lesley Thornton created Klur in an effort to be the change she wishes to see in the world. The brand prides itself on being an independent, self-funded, woman-owned and operated company with a commitment to inclusivity and eco-conscious production. For Lesley (and Klur), sustainability not only means addressing the long-term impact on our ecosystem, but the creation of products that actually meet the demands of everyday life.
We hope you’ll consider each and every one of these brands, products, and initiatives in the interest of the greener good! Let us know below if there are any brands we should include in our next round-up.
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