Product With Purpose
Many businesses today put sustainability at the heart of their business — and rightly so. As the perils of climate change get pushed to the forefront, businesses need to step up and do their bit for the planet. Read on…
Read moreabout:Ethical Brands – What You Can Learn From Eco Friendly Brands
Climate change is becoming an increasingly important issue to people around the world, and in order to curb it, we need to work together as a global community. There are many cities around the world that are implementing environmentally friendly policies…
Read moreabout:5 Sustainable Cities Improving The Lives of Their Citizens in 2019
Welcome to episode 12 of the Fairware Changemaker Series, where we highlight entrepreneurs and thought leaders that continuously inspire us through their passion for using business to better the world. In this episode, we feature Pierre Martichoux, President of Chameleon…
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Fairware is a founding Canadian Benefit Corporation (Certified B Corporation or B Corp). B Corps make up a large portion of our businesses and the community of B Corps is instrumental in keeping us inspired and motivated. We thought we’d share some of the…
Read moreabout:Tangible Benefits of Becoming A B Corp
Canada Moves to Ban Single Use Plastic This week Canada announced it’s rolling out a strategy to eliminate single use plastic and drive change in how recycling and waste reduction is managed in our country. The plan is to designate plastic waste as a…
Read moreabout:Will Banning Single Use Plastic Work? It Depends.
For many years now, Fairware has supported a local organization called the Vancouver Street Soccer League (VSSL), a volunteer-run organization which reaches out to individuals who have been homeless, are currently homeless, or are at risk of homelessness, as well as individuals who feel…
Read moreabout:June Sports Tournament in Alert Bay
Women Entrepreneurship Fund | Women in Business We’re thrilled to announce that Fairware is a proud recipient of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Fund, a government grant created to advance gender equality and women’s economic empowerment in Canada. We are North America’s…
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Welcome to episode 11 of the Fairware Changemaker Series, where we highlight entrepreneurs and thought leaders that continuously inspire us through their passion for using business to better the world. For this episode we’re featuring Chris Nichols, Operations Coordinator and…
Read moreabout:Changemaker Series with Chris Nichols
MPowerd is a company on a mission to provide the world with light. In 2012, they created a product that made light accessible, portable, and clean – the Luci light. Their goal was not only to create a light that…
Read moreabout:Social Enterprise Profile: Give the Gift of Light
For those who love to shop, chances are in the late 90’s and throughout the 2000’s, you visited an American Apparel store. American Apparel was founded in 1997 and was all about providing clothing that was USA made and the materials were…
Read moreabout:What Happened to American Apparel?
Research continues to show that chemicals and plastics are harmful on wildlife, especially marine animals. Ocean plastic alters the diet of marine animals and chemicals from products like sunscreen kill coral reefs. According to The Economist, 20% of coral reefs around the world have died…
Read moreabout:Protect Our Oceans with Reef Safe Sunscreen
Customers are looking to brands to take a stand on social and environmental issues and brands are responding with increased supply chain transparency. Research shows when brands get it right, customers are happy to pay the extra money. The increase in market demand for “better” products…
Read moreabout:Ethical Sourcing Guide: 6 Tips to Improve Supply Chain Transparency
