Not all businesses are extractive.
Not all nonprofits are grant dependent.
There are enterprises that choose to prioritize people and the planet over profit in all parts of the United States.
Instead of creating social and environmental problems, they contribute to solutions.
Instead of waiting for restrictive project funding, they generate revenue by offering products and services.
Instead of extracting resources to be accumulated by a few, they reinvest to expand their impact and benefit us all.
Purchasing with Purpose is a collective effort to make these enterprises more visible, support them through our purchasing power, and build an economy that puts people and planet first.
Women’s Bean Project, Change Please, Curbside Flowers, HHPLIFT, One Hundred Seconds, Pingree Detroit, Spectrum Designs, Foster Trees, Greyston Bakery
Cleanslate by Cara, Equal Exchange, Freedom a la Cart, Southwest Creations, Who Gives a Crap, Redefine Alliance, NYSID, Maggie’s Organics, Rebel Nell
This business model has emerged bottom-up, and different names are used in different communities. There are social enterprises, cooperatives, nonprofit businesses, fair trade enterprises, benefit corporations, steward-owned companies, post-growth enterprises, regenerative businesses, faith-based enterprises, green businesses, independent businesses, and more.
The Purchasing with Purpose Directory bridges these divides. It makes it easier to find and connect with enterprises in your local area or working on issues you care about.
Are you part of an enterprise in the US that prioritizes people and the planet? Join the directory!
Stronger together
Purchasing with Purpose brings together local, national, and international member organizations and other networks that are helping create the next economy. The goal is to amplify and strengthen ongoing work.
By coming together, we are able to increase the visibility of the broader movement and open opportunities that no single network or organization could open on its own.
