Our Brands

Chococo creates handmade chocolates from ethically sourced ingredients on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. They produce chocolate bars, chocolate slabs, chocolate drops, hot chocolate flakes, and novelty chocolates for retail and serve hot chocolate, brownies, and gelato at their cafes in Swanage, Winchester, Exeter, and Horsham. Chococo works with chocolate partners in Ecuador, Colombia, and Madagascar to source sustainable, single-origin, slave-free couverture chocolate and ship it directly by sea. They cut out middlemen to ensure traceability and keep more of the value chain in the cocoa-producing country. Product packaging and takeaway containers are plastic-free and recyclable or home compostable. Chococo offers discounts to customers who bring empty chocolate boxes or hot chocolate tins to one of their chocolate houses for refilling. They donate a portion of sales to the Sumatra Orangutan Society and Project Seagrass.

Chocolat-e specializes in ethically and sustainably sourced single-origin gourmet chocolate and at-home tasting experiences. Their chocolates are created, processed, and produced by partners in France using premium cocoa beans from Valrhona partner farms in Madagascar, the Dominican Republic, Belize, Mexico, Brazil, and Ecuador. Chocolat-e works with Valrhona because of their commitment to traceable supply chains, fair pricing, zero deforestation, and agroecological practices. The chocolates are packed in recycled cardboard boxes and recycled brown paper sleeves and shipped from Oregon. Chocolat-e has Benefit Corporations for Good certification. They contribute 10 percent of annual profits to UKANDU, an Oregon nonprofit that supports families battling childhood and adolescent cancer.

Chocolate and Love produces award-winning organic and fair trade chocolate at an affordable price. Their cacao is sourced directly from Fairtrade certified cooperatives in Panama, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Madagascar. A study on the effects of fair trade on cocoa farmers and workers found that certification increases annual wages by about 160 percent. The farmers are also able to use the fair trade premium to invest in improvements on their cacao farms and community projects, like road construction and water supply. Chocolate and Love is committed to environmental responsibility. They use Forest Stewardship Council certified paper from responsibly managed forests for their outer wrappers, and the inner wrappers are plastic free and home compostable. Since 2010, they have been partnering with WeForest to plant trees in Ethiopia and Tanzania. Chocolate and Love has Fairtrade International, EU Organic, and Bio Suisse certification.

Chocolate On Purpose crafts ethically sourced chocolate infused with Australian native botanicals, supports global cacao farmers and local Indigenous growers, and shares cultural stories and traditional knowledge. Their chocolates are palm oil free and made with bush food and botanicals like daalgaal (Illawarra plum), ooray (Davidson plum), guwandang (quandong), daguba (riberry), gulalung (finger lime), wyrrung (rosella flower), garal (wattleseed), and boombera (wild macadamia). They partner with chocolate suppliers committed to fair trade principles, traceability, sustainability, eradicating forced child labor, empowering women, and benefitting farmers through education and agroforestry. Chocolate On Purpose is part of the First Nations Bushfood and Botanical Alliance Australia (FNBFBA), which works to increase the representation of Indigenous growers in native supply chains. They purchase carbon credits from the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation (AbCF), which supports traditional fire management. Chocolate on Purpose is a Social Traders Certified Social Enterprise and a member of Social Enterprise Council of NSW & ACT (SECNA).

Chosan specializes in natural baobab and hibiscus based food and drinks that support African food producers. The founder is from the Gambia and the name Chosan means cultural heritage in Wolof. Normally baobab is sold in health food shops in powder form. Chosan sources sustainably produced baobab directly from women farmers' cooperatives in Africa and uses it in their superfood drinks, jams, and spreads. They also offer a range of hibiscus drinks and sorbets. All products are vegan friendly and gluten free with no artificial coloring, preservatives, or other additives. A portion of sales goes to support women farmers and food producers in the Gambia.

Christie Centre provides individualized support for people with a disability in the Mallee region and increases opportunities for social participation, inclusion, wellbeing, and meaningful occupation. In addition to providing services, programs, support, and care under Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), they have multiple social enterprises that create training and employment opportunities for people in the Mildura area. GrowAbility is a native plant nursery that supplies local drought-resistant and climate-acclimatized plants to the public and institutional buyers. Mildura Chocolate Company produces chocolate bars and chocolate-coated locally grown almonds, oranges, and sun muscats. Spark Kiosk provides food, drinks, regional mementos, and tourism information in the Powerhouse Precinct. AroundAgain offers secure document destruction services and collects and resells recyclable materials and secondhand goods. ArtRageUs specializes in original artwork, mosaic creations, and gift cards. Christie Centre is a Social Traders Certified Social Enterprise and reinvests all surplus towards their purpose.

Christopher Brosse works with citizens, entrepreneurs, corporations, and other institutions to transition from linear to circular practices. The founder writes articles, gives talks, and conducts training programs on sustainability, upcycling, and the circular economy. He also provides mentoring and consulting support for the development of circular products, services, and communication strategies. Christopher Brosse is the author of La Basura No Existe. Talks and consulting services are provided at reduced rates for low income groups, and 10 percent of the book profits are put in a fund for circular entrepreneurs. Christopher Brosse is part of Social Skin, Premios Latinoamérica Verde, and Next Leaders’ Initiative for Sustainability (NELIS).

Chrysalis is a social enterprise that provides training and support to a collective of women weavers in northern Sri Lanka. They produce handloom cotton sari, scarves and shawls. The group includes widows and ex-combatants. The women share the profits among themselves and set aside a portion for community welfare or reinvestment in the business. Many Sri Lankan women buy sari from India. Chrysalis specializes in locally made sari for the local market. Handloom sari, in particular, tend to be too expensive for rural women in the north to wear. Chrysalis provides lower-cost sari options in areas where women cannot afford to pay. They subsidize this by helping weavers access higher paying markets outside of the north.

Ciao sources fresh milk from a network of Sri Lankan farmers to produce quality European-style cheeses for hotels, restaurants, and consumers in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. They work closely with chefs to provide tailor-made solutions and ensure a consistent supply that meets international standards. Popular products include pizza mozzarella, buffalo milk mozzarella, fior di latte, smoked scamorza, bufeta, burrata, halloumi, feta, and camembert. Ciao is committed to benefiting small-scale farmers, minimizing environmental impact, and reducing the carbon footprint of specialty products that were traditionally imported.

Cielo Hammocks aims to alleviate poverty and promote gender equality in native Mayan communities in the Yucatán peninsula through the manufacture and distribution of traditional handwoven hammocks and hammock chairs. Ninety percent of weavers in the Cielo network are women. Illiteracy rates are high in the region, and many artisans only speak Mayan, which makes it difficult for them to promote the hammocks on their own. Cielo reduces economic barriers and risk by supplying raw materials, organizing transportation, handling sales, providing fair trade wages, and enabling weavers to work from home on their own schedules. The completed hammocks are collected, quality inspected, and shipped worldwide. Five percent of profits are donated to Cielo Communities Foundation, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, for education and healthcare projects in artisans’ communities. Cielo Hammocks is a certified B Corporation and a member of Fair Trade Federation.

Cinnamon Legends focuses on organic certified and value added Ceylon cinnamon products including quills, powder, cinnamon bee honey, and cinnamon beverages. They also produce organic pepper, cloves, and a range of natural essential oils. Cinnamon Legends has a tree planting program to offset the carbon footprint of exports. Also, for every product sold, one rupee is donated to the Cinnamon Peeler Life Enhancement Program to improve the lives and livelihoods of the cinnamon peeler community and fund scholarships for their children.

Cino Ceylon specializes in healthy, all-natural Sri Lankan herbs, fruits, vegetables, and spices. They dehydrate fresh produce using low-temperature vacuum dehydration to reduce post-harvest losses, preserve flavor, and maintain nutritional and medicinal properties. Proceeds are being used to develop a remote monastery in southern Sri Lanka. Cino Ceylon products include dehydrated mango, jackfruit, soursop, bitter gourd, kohila, thebu, welpenela, gotukola, mukunuwenna, garcinia (goraka), pandan (rampe), lemongrass, and coconut. They also have pure Ceylon cinnamon, cinnamon leaf oil, and cinnamon toothpicks.

Circonomy (formerly World's Biggest Garage Sale) is creating a world where nothing useful goes to waste, including human potential. They bring together leading retailers, resource recovery partners, resale channels, and everyday Australians to give new life to still-useful things. Circonomy rescues products that are destined for landfill, gets them ready for a second (or third) lease on life, and creates local employment opportunities for youth and vulnerable community members. Their marketplace includes furniture, office supplies, housewares, technology, clothing, kids toys, and more. They also offer locally handmade products from upcycled deadstock, overstock, and scrap fabrics. Circonomy works with business partners to reimagine waste, reduce excess stock, recover and reclaim still-useful goods, return insurance write-offs to the circular economy, and repurpose materials to create custom built spaces. Circonomy is a Social Traders Certified Social Enterprise and part of Coralus (formerly SheEO), Circular Australia, Plant Ark Australian Circular Economy (ACE) Hub, Queensland Social Enterprise Council, National Retail Association, and Australian Computer Society.

Circular11 turns low-grade plastic waste into building materials, fencing, furniture, planters, and other locally useful products to keep plastic out of incinerators, landfills, and waterways. They create an end-market for problem plastic streams, including film-based plastics, which make up 50 to 80 percent of global packaging waste. Their manufacturing process prevents more carbon emissions than it produces, and their collect-back scheme closes the loop and ensures products are recycled at end-of-life. Circular11 makes accommodations for neurodivergent staff members, both in daily operations and work-related social events. They are a member of Social Enterprise UK and local environmental networks.

Circular Design develops accessible websites that minimize environmental impact and contribute to a sustainable, inclusive, and fairer world. They provide renewable energy hosting services, build light, well-structured websites that reduce the carbon footprint associated with each visit, and forecast and offset emissions through FairClimateFund community-led carbon sequestration projects. Circular Design has a flexible work model and is committed to creating job opportunities for people on the move, such as refugees and asylum-seekers. They offer discounts on web design and monthly maintenance packages for small charities. Circular Design is a registered not-for-profit and reinvests all surplus towards their purpose.

Circular Design India spotlights Indian innovations for a circular economy. Their multidisciplinary team of volunteers curates content and makes it relevant to the local context. Circular Design India uses their platform to showcase business model innovations, like rental and repair services, material innovations, like plant-based fabrics made from agricultural waste, and product innovations, like biodegradable and plastic-free alternatives.

Cirque du Soil is working to transition urban precincts into regenerative and circular economies with a place-based climate-collective approach. They started with a compost collective program in Melbourne that centers on closing the loop in urban food systems by recovering urban food waste and producing high-nutrient biodiverse fertilizer within a five-kilometer radius. Cirque du Soil has now expanded to offer circular waste consulting, education, research and development, zero waste events, and brokerage services. Their community waste collective program connects urban waste streams from businesses and residential communities with circular product manufacturers and service providers to scale up locally remade products and circular opportunities. These localized micro-recycling hubs reduce travel carbon emissions, divert urban waste streams from landfill, scale up urban food systems, and empower local communities to codesign regenerative solutions. Cirque du Soil is a Social Traders Certified Social Enterprise.

CIS Athkam produces affordable ornaments, housewares, and light fixtures from natural coconut shells in the rural community of Eheliyagoda. By purchasing discarded coconut shells from local households, they encourage people to segregate and value waste materials. CIS Athkam offers their products as an environmentally responsible alternative to imported plastic housewares.

Citizen Coaching and Counselling helps adults and young people lead better lives through access to affordable, jargon-free counseling, anger management, and personal development coaching delivered by a friendly professional team. Programs are interactive and people-centered. Instead of judging or telling, the Citizen team provides choices and opportunities and shares what works for others. Other initiatives include Birmingham Counselling Services, an independent counseling and psychotherapy practice, Anger UK, a package of anger management workshops, weekly classes, online training, videos, audio recordings, and books for counselors looking to expand their range of services, and Citizen Click, a digital marketing service for businesses and charities. Citizen Coaching and Counselling is registered as a Community Interest Company and is a member of Social Enterprise UK, Digbeth Social Enterprise, and the Association of Mental Health Providers. They reinvest all surplus into local community mental health services.

Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi d'Abitibi-Ouest (CJEAO) was started in 1996 to support young people and newcomers in Abitibi-Ouest, Québec with social and professional integration. They offer youth empowerment programs, migrant support services, group activities for skill development, and individual career counseling and support personal autonomy, entrepreneurial culture, healthy lifestyles, and prosocial behavior. Their JOBSTAT site includes jobseeker profiles and jobs available in Abitibi-Ouest. Services are available free of charge and are provided in partnership with government ministries and private enterprises committed to community and youth development. All surplus is reinvested in their workers, suppliers, community development, and environmental conservation. CJEAO has SACAIS certification from the Québec Government's Community Action Secretariat. They are part of Réseau des carrefours jeunesse-emploi du Québec (RCJEQ), Place aux jeunes en Région, Conseil de la culture de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and other mission-aligned networks.