Animalia is a social enterprise that aims to use sportswear to create community cohesion and support young athletes in their careers.

Animalia encourages and supports the physical and mental well-being and development of people from all walks of life and all kinds of communities through a wide range of structured programmes and activities.

Using recycled and up-cycled bikes, the Bike Station campaigns for more cycle paths, gets commuters their first bike and helps them continue to promote cycling as an ecological and healthy way of getting around. The best part is, their bikes are super affordable!

The Blankfaces is the UK's first fashion label aimed at ending homelessness.

Each of their designs is inspired or created by a homeless person.

They work with fashion students within Glasgow who donate their time to help run classes with the homeless community, with 100% of profits going to the homeless community. It's not just about raising money, it's also about giving people an outlet to tell their story. They look to change perceptions about those who are homeless; they are not just a statistic, they should not be faceless, ignored and forgotten.

In early 2016, Brewgooder set out on a simple mission - to provide clean water for 1,000,000 people through the power of craft beer by donating 100% of profits to clean water charities. Since then, they've helped to bring clean water to over 40,000 people in Malawi. Their mission is to never stop until they hit their target of 1,000,000 people impacted by great beer. You can join their mission and become a Brewgooder.

Carishea work with communities in Ghana where women harvest shea nuts to produce butter, which is then handcrafted into luxurious products by their workers from disadvantaged communities in Scotland.

Clydesdale Community Initiatives is a social enterprise based at Langloch Farm in Lanark which offers products from multiple micro businesses. They work in partnership with adults who at some point in their life have faced health, social or physical challenges.

They produce handmade luxury natural soaps and lip balms from Langloch Botanics with the participants growing and harvesting the herbs themselves. While Langloch Woodshop create handcrafted wood signs, planters and benches to personal bespoke order making everyone unique and suited to your needs.

They create a delicious range of chutneys from local produce with their participants in the Kitchen.

Cothrom ReStore offers recycled furniture, with the items being made by learners through recycled textiles and wood.

Cothrom ReStore is a recycling enterprise based on the Isle of South Uist, Western Isles. It supports learners from all areas of the community, including those least equipped to find and sustain employment and personal independence. Specific training is focused for those with additional challenges including physical and/or learning disabilities, addiction, disengagement from education/work and mental health issues.

For those of you living in Edinburgh, Dig-In is a community-owned and supported, not-for-profit greengrocer in Bruntsfield who supply locally-sourced produce and foster community spirit.

They do veg bags and can provide you with all the weird and wonderful (as well as completely normal) veg your heart desires, not to mention a wide variety of wholefoods, cheeses, nibbles, and more.

Freedom Unlimited offers a range of products such as high-end Scottish themed cushions, as well as products made from reclaimed timber, made in their Crafted with Conviction™ wood workshop.

Freedom Unlimited is a social enterprise in Fife that provides work experience, training and employment for people who have been in touch with criminal justice.

GalGael has been working alongside the unemployed in Glasgow's south since 1997. They provide a space in which people can re-connect with themselves and re-connect with the people and the communities around them, using traditional craft to restore a sense of self respect and self worth.

Products range from lovely wooden chopping boards to quirky whisky stave benches.

Glasgow Wood Recycling has been rescuing wood from landfill since 2007. They stock competitively priced recycled wood, quality handmade furniture and make bespoke items to your specification.

Their workshop creates jobs, training and volunteering opportunities, helping people develop confidence and learn a range of transferable skills that will help them to get into paid work.

‘GoodWill by name GoodWill by nature’ - GoodWill Scottish Gin is the first product in a range of premium spirits from GlenWyvis Distillery. Owned cooperatively by over 3000 crowd funders, GlenWyvis Distillery is 100% community-owned and 100% powered by renewable energy. GlenWyvis is a Community Benefit Society, the GlenWyvis social ethos is a pledge to reinvest future profits into local and national community projects.

Glencraft is one of the oldest known mattress manufacturers in the UK. It's an enterprise that strives to craft the highest quality products. Founded in Scotland, the company has manufactured mattresses in the North East since 1843. Glencraft has supplied four generations of the British Royal Family at Balmoral Castle and hold a Royal Warrant for doing so.

The social enterprise looks to offer employment to people with disabilities, either through physical or mental health issues, who may struggle to secure employment otherwise.

Grace Chocolates are handmade by women who have touched the Scottish criminal justice system and are choosing to make positive changes in their lives. Through making and selling the chocolates the women receive support, training, work experience and the opportunity to raise their self-esteem and resilience which helps lower the barriers they face in finding meaningful employment.

Heroes is a non-profit organisation founded by a UK military veteran with deep military roots. As such, a great deal of time and consideration has been taken in ensuring that the quality of the product closely matches the highest standards expected by the Armed Forces.

Heroes Vodka is distilled a minimum of seven times to ensure its purity before being diluted with demineralised Scottish water, resulting in a crystal clear and exceptionally smooth vodka, which has a subtle sweetness. In addition to the recognition for its exceptional quality, Heroes pledges a minimum of 20% of its profits to Forces and Veterans Charities.

Hey Girls know that girls and young women are all powerful individuals, care about your health, are passionate about the environment and want to make a difference. That’s why they created Hey Girls – to offer a no leak, super comfy, chlorine and bleach free, environmentally friendly product that tackles period poverty in the UK. All the profits from their Buy One Give One products go directly to help girls and young women in need. So that means for every box you buy, they give a box away- yep just that straightforward.

Highland BlindCraft design, manufacture and sell both traditional and contemporary beds, divans, mattresses, headboards, chairs and other furniture of a high standard.

Highland BlindCraft was established over 140 years ago and runs on the founding principal of providing employment to those who are blind, as well as people with a variety of disabilities from all over the Highlands and Islands.

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Based in Paisley in the West of Scotland, JTS is a fair trade organisation set up to facilitate the import and distribution of fairly traded products to the UK. They empower and educate producers and consumers, through the fair purchasing and sale of delicious food products from the developing world.

Based in West Lothian with shops in Bathgate and Livingston, Kidzeco have a mission to provide families with high quality pre-loved children’s clothes, toys and equipment at an affordable price.

They have everything you’ll ever need for your little one; clothes, baby gifts, and handmade bespoke goods.

Made by the skillful hands of real Highlanders, Knockando's wool products are beautiful and properly Scottish. Help your friends and family wrap up warm in style this winter.

The Knockando Woolmill is a social enterprise set up to revive Knockando Woolmill and train a new generation of spinners and weavers.

The Libertie Project Limited is a social enterprise that runs arts and craft activities for offenders, those at risk of offending, their familes and victims of crime. It acts as a therapeutic medium to improve general health and well being, develop pre-employability skills and reduce re-offending throughout the Highlands. They make beautiful arts and crafts pieces which are available through their Etsy shop.

Locavore (as in carnivore, omnivore... Locavore) is a Glasgow based social enterprise dedicated to local food and making the Scottish food system more sustainable. They run a community cafe and shop, sell veg bags and teach cookery. They also deliver all sorts of projects which help raise awareness of food issues and contribute to the creation of sustainable food systems which are better for the environment, the economy and our communities.

The MsMissMrs service offers an educational development programme known as the S.E.T. (Self-Esteem Tools) to women and girls who are building or rebuilding self-esteem and self-awareness.
Their product, Empowerment Pants, is their very own brand of underwear, trademarked and designed in Glasgow. They are a gift item that not only feels good but does good! The profits are reinvested in supporting social change at a community level.

'New hands weaving old ways', from a beautiful barn in Moray they make local, source local and sell local. Keeping their hands busy creating useful items out of natural material, making things to last, not throw away.
As well as selling woven wares, Naturally Useful also offer apprenticeships to pass on the skills for future generations. Vouchers are available for courses and local groups and individuals are encouraged to come and experience the empowerment and tranquility of making an unique and useful product.

Ness Soaps is based near the banks of Loch Ness. They craft products that are made using natural ingredients and essential oils. All profits from sales go back into supporting the work of the Calman Trust, working to improve the life chances of young people in the Highlands.

These young people are part of the dedicated team working to produce these high quality handmade soap and bath products. They work closely with the training team in their roles so that their placements are more than just a job and also a valuable learning experience.

From humble beginnings with a bold vision, Power a Life sells empowering chargers and is positively changing school children's lives in some of the poorest countries in the world.

Your wee PAL power bank lets you charge your phone on-the-go and gives a solar light to a school child in Africa with every purchase.

Respite Now offers a range of services and products that are available to people with learning & other disabilities, their family, friends and supporters.

Using commercial activity to ensure their continued impact and sustainability, Respite Now offers recliner chairs, power scooters, wheelchairs, stairlifts, walking aids, first aid products and second hand items.

ReTweed is an award-winning social enterprise based in the fishing town of Eyemouth in South East Scotland, offering women a new way to think about their futures by gaining the skills and experience for creative industry and enterprise whilst producing amazing and original furnishings and fashions and crafts. The Project also delivers a range of low-cost heritage, thrift and craft workshops to the wider community and to visitors to the area.

The Scottish Design Exchange (SDX) is a social enterprise supporting local creative talent. They have two unique retail stores in Edinburgh and Glasgow which sell design-led, handmade products from artists living in Scotland (including from some social enterprise listed on this website!).

SDX not only allows emerging and independent makers to profit in a retail environment, but also benefits the public who can invest in locally made, quality products in the knowledge that their money is going to the right place.

Shetland Soap Company works alongside adults with learning disabilities and autism to produce a range of handmade soap and skincare products, inspired by the beauty of their Islands. Great products, Great people.

Shetland Soap Company is proudly part of COPE Ltd, a social enterprise based in Shetland.

Silver Stag of Scotland are a Community Interest Company who have designed their own tartan and using only bespoke manufacturers in Scotland, made a wonderful variety of gift items. All their profits go to supporting the charity STAND International, who serve the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in Scotland, and further afield.

Social Stories Club makes socially-conscious gift hampers where every product inside supports a different social cause. Each amazing product inside the hamper has a unique story of social impact. Social Stories Club is on a mission to shine a light on the brands making a positive impact to raise awareness about social ventures. These gift hampers are helping to transform local communities, individuals and the environment.