The ultimate B Corp gift guide
I’ve compiled a list of some of my favourite Australian certified B Corps, offering products that are actually making the world a better place.
(Updated December 2023)
Fashion
Citizen Wolf - their Magic Fit® algorithm uses only your height, weight and age to create tees, polos and sweats custom-made to fit your body. Zero inventory means zero waste and zero garments sent to landfill. Alterations are free. Our factory is ethically certified. And every Citizen Wolf Tee is made in Sydney within 10 days and with 48% less carbon.
Outland Denim - human rights woven right into your jeans.
Kowtow - Made in Harmony with the Natural World. All Organic Cotton.
Clothing the Gaps - Aboriginal social enterprise uniting people through fashion and cause. Re-investing in impact.
The Common Good Company - sustainable and ethical apparel made from 100% recycled materials (does custom branding).
Bassike - ready-to-wear, organic jersey, denim & accessories, responsibly made in Australia.
Arnsdorf - a modern womenswear brand, based on a foundation of transparency, ethical manufacturing and sustainability.
Boody - The Official Underwear of the Entire Planet, with certified organically grown bamboo and a recycling program.
Will & Bear - fair trade, sustainable and ethically handmade hats from natural fibres. One tree planted for every hat sold.
Ozeano - plant based, handmade Australian sunglasses. With every sale, they fund the removal of 12kg of marine litter from our oceans and waterways (equivalent to over 900 plastic bottles), as well as funding an eye care operation to restore vision for a person in need.
The Very Good Bra - the world's first zero post-consumer waste bra in 26 sizes
Bondi Born - swimwear with every fabric consciously sourced for sustainable certification and Climate Neutral Certified.
Update (November 2022) - Vogue has collated a list of 15 fashion brands with the B Corp tick of approval. See here.
Creative
Karst Stone Paper - made from sustainably recycled stone, and without any bleaches or acids, Karst Stone Paper is rebuilt from first principles to be better than wood-pulp paper: more durable, more sustainable, and infinitely smoother to write, scribble, doodle or draw on.
Dumbo Feather - each issue is filled with feature-length articles about people doing extraordinary things. The common thread connecting them all together? Everyone in the pages of Dumbo Feather is striving to do good in the world.
Bellroy - a company making products that carry things. Bellroy’s bags, wallets and accessories are made using environmentally sustainable materials like recycled and plant-derived fabrics, as well as premium quality leather with the least environmental impact.
Footwear
Allbirds - the world's most comfortable shoes, flats, and clothing made with natural materials like merino wool and eucalyptus.
Etiko - fairtrade and sustainable streetwear. Great alternatives to Converse, I can attest to how comfy the sneakers are!
TOMS - footwear that improve lives. For every $3 they make, they give $1 away.
Indosole (made from 100% recycled tyres, a great Haviana replacement)
Bared footwear - mindfully-crafted shoes that feel good and do good. Transforming the footwear industry, the brand is dedicated to sourcing sustainable materials, empowering disadvantaged communities and recycling shoes to ensure they don’t end up in landfill
Booze
Unico Zelo and Applewood Distillery (I rate their gin very highly!). Crafting drinks in the most sustainable and non-impactful way possible.
Cape Byron Distillery - sustainable gin and whisky with an on-farm closed-loop distillation process.
Minimum Wines - Mindful wines, with respect for the land they come from, and the people who drink them.
Beer
Stone & Wood - beer from the Northern Rivers. To them, good means more than just the quality or the taste of the beer, it reflects how they fulfil their role as the local brewer and encapsulates how they work with the environment and give back to the community.
4 Pines - an Australian craft brewery committed to reducing their impact.
Capital Brewing Co - Australia’s first brewery to achieve both B Corp certification and Climate Active carbon neutral certification for their entire organisation and all of their products. Based in the ACT.
Heaps Normal - non-alcoholic beer that tastes so good you won’t miss the alcohol.
Homewares + furniture
Koskela, with a gifts for Dad collection
Limited edition fine art prints by yours truly!
Armadillo - handmade rugs that lie lightly on this earth. My house is full of these beauties.
Go Kindly - high quality Australian made bedding, donating 50% of profits to support women experiencing housing stress.
Pony Rider - textiles using sustainable materials (cushions, throws, wall art, bedding, accessories.
In Bed - bedding, sleepwear, kitchen and bathroom accessories.
Ettitude - sustainable bamboo lyocell bedding.
Salty Aura - hemp bed linen and recycled throw rugs
Totem Road - a sustainable furniture company, dedicated to bringing you modern, simple pieces without any hidden costs to the environment.
Ecosa - 100% Carbon-Neutral mattresses, bedding and bedroom furniture.
Koala - designing ethical, sustainable mattresses, bedding and bedroom furniture from start to end. I have three mattresses from Koala, and rate them highly.
Eva - more mattresses, bedding and bedroom furniture!
Go Kindly - Pillows, quilts and mattresses. 50% of profits used to support women experiencing housing stress & homelessness. Sustainable. Conscious. Making the world kinder.
Coffee and tea
23degrees - my coffee of choice - organic, fair trade coffee that supports female growers. Based in Melbourne.
Rumble Coffee - brewing up positive change. Based in Melbourne.
Jasper Coffee - Certified organic, fairtrade and carbon neutral coffee beans based in Melbourne.
Market Lane Coffee - committed to building a responsible and environmentally sustainable business with meaningful and transparent relationships across every facet of their supply chain. Also based in Melbourne.
Sample Coffee - more good coffee, based in Sydney.
Pablo & Rusty’s - Positive Impact Coffee. Carbon Neutral Certified. Proudly 1% for the Planet. Based in Sydney.
Montville Coffee - Fairtrade certified organic specialty coffee roasters in QLD.
T2 - Sustainably sourced teas with recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging, and plant-based teabags.
KeepCup - the world's first barista standard reusable coffee cup. Also sells water bottles.
Huskee cups - a modular, reusable cup for the home, cafe, or takeaway that repurposes waste coffee husk, a by-product from the production of coffee.
Staytray - a reusable drinks tray. Designed to reduce single use consumption of disposable plastic and cardboard trays.
Great Wrap - the only Australian made compostable stretch wrap.
Adventures & outdoors
Intrepid Travel - the world’s largest purpose-led adventure travel brand. Creating positive change through the joy of travel.
memobottle - a reusable water bottle aiming to challenge how we think about water consumption, and to educate about the environmental costs of our modern conveniences.
RAW Travel - a selection of Australia and the world’s great walks, run by people who are passionate and experienced hikers themselves.
Zorali - outdoor clothing and gear. Mixing sustainable materials with stylish designs. Sustainable fabrics and ethical practices.
Patagonia - one of the original B Corps, and has an epic repair guarantee.
Kathmandu - outdoor gear with a goal of having 100% of their products designed, developed and manufactured using elements of circularity principles.
Ripcurl - a surf shop with apparel, gear, and other accessories so you can be ready for any adventure.
Skincare
Aesop - vegan skincare committed to giving back more than they take. Climate neutral and committed to net zero by 2030.
The Body Shop - A force for good in beauty since ‘76. Ingredients powered by nature. No animal testing and community fair trade.
BEAR - essential daily vitamins, superpowders and skincare. Carbon positive, vegan & organic.
Flora & Fauna - Australia's largest cruelty free and vegan shop with exclusive eco friendly products.
Biome - be the change for your health, pets and nature with the safest, natural, ethical, organic, sustainable, vegan and waste-free products.
Ethique - Say no to plastic bottles with their handcrafted solid shampoos, conditioners, face and body, solid beauty bars.
Kester Black - lipstick, nail polish and remover. Leading a change for the better in the global beauty industry. To create ethical, cruelty-free products that don’t just make people feel good, but also do good for the world. My choice in nail polish!
Dr. Bronner’s - vegan and cruelty-free products for home, body and hair using the highest quality organic & fair trade, environmentally responsible ingredients. Dedicating their profits to help make a better world.
Sienna - luxe, non-toxic nail polish, made in a warehouse powered by renewables. They are gender inclusive, and their polishes are Wudu-friendly, meaning it’s suitable for people of Muslim faith to wear too.
Ellus & Krue - Australian skincare range using nature's most potent actives. Committed to furthering cancer and ageing research by donating 20% of the proceeds from every sale ongoing research into cancer and ageing to live better for longer.
Big Little Brush - a Melbourne based social enterprise that takes little things, like eco-friendly toothbrushes, and uses them to do great big things, like funding health and hygiene programs in remote Indigenous communities around Australia.
Wellbeing
Elementelle Probiotics - have a deep social conscience and proud to be Certified Carbon Neutral, purpose before profit; and supporting future minds that are change makers, and communities and causes in need.
Gift boxes
Bindle - sustainable and local curated gift hampers.
Pets
Scratch - honestly good dog food.
Kids
Olliella - creates timeless pieces that continue to be loved through the generations with emphasis on diversity and social inclusion.
Cleaning
Pleasant State - working towards a world free of toxic cleaning chemicals and single-use plastics with our range of ethical products that make home care a form of self-care
Eat
Red Gum BBQ - Australia’s largest craft beer and BBQ joint in Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula. Selling sauces and meat rubs online.
Cannings butcher - their produce is not only free range, but hormone & antibiotic free.
Little Sky Gelato - small batch gelato created in Bayside, Melbourne
Emma & Toms - juice and healthy drinks that aim to give back to others.
Fix & Fogg - meaningful, sustainable, delicious nut butters. Palm oil free. Gluten free. Non GMO. Vegan.
Eat Me Chutney’s - mission is to tackle food system injustices by creating socially good jars of chutneys. They have set out to tackle two issues in our current food system: 1) wastage of wonky and bruised produce and 2) unfair trade terms for farmers in developing nations.
