Janet Oganah
Frustrated at the lack of visibility and support that independent brands run by black women and women of colour where getting in the UK (only…
Find Out MoreEliza Flanagan & Mary McLeod
The beauty and personal care industry is one of the worst offenders when it comes to plastic, as a lot of products contain microplastics or come in…
Find Out MoreAlice Moxley
Founded by Alice Moxley during her time on postgraduate social innovation programme Year Here, Pivot is a social enterprise that fuses her love of creating…
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Aimée Felone, the founder of children's publishing company Knights Of, where the aim is to commission writers and illustrators from diverse backgrounds, initially created Round…
Find Out MoreJacqui Braganza
We’re all aware of the huge amounts of old clothes ending up in landfills but it’s less common to hear about the waste generated from…
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Cafe Van Gogh is a not-for-profit vegan café and community interest organisation in Brixton, with a mission to train adults and young people with learning disabilities so…
Find Out MoreClaire Sachiko Fourel & Lex Shu Chan
Sachiko & Shu aka Claire Sachiko Fourel and Lex Shu Chan are two Londoners who run events, supper clubs and storytelling experiences, and who are…
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FoodCycle is a charity that turns surplus food into nutritious meals for low-income families, those affected by homelessness, and those who can’t afford to buy…
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An offshoot from TERN (The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network), a social enterprise that provides business support to refugee entrepreneurs, including help accessing and building a network…
Find Out MoreChloe Pierre
Wellness is a huge industry in this country but it’s not up to scratch when it comes to diversity. Chloe Pierre is looking to change…
Find Out MoreBreadwinners
Everyone loves a fresh baked loaf but the ones from Breadwinners are extra special because the company employs refugees and young people seeking asylum to…
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Based in the Trellick Tower in North Kensington, Goldfinger is all about turning waste into gold. The social enterprise transforms surplus and reclaimed materials into…
Find Out MoreSimon Boyle
Brigade Bar + Kitchen, housed inside a Grade II-listed former fire station in London Bridge, serves up food cooked over live fire and helps bring…
Find Out MoreClaire Marchais and Jerilee Quintana
If you’re in North London but can’t get out to a zero-waste shop, let it come to you instead. Fair-Well is a mobile refill service…
Find Out MoreWilliam Pearson
We as a society have an enormous plastic problem - around 8 million metric tonnes of plastic are thrown into the ocean every year, polluting…
Find Out MoreZoe Hough
Anxiety Empire is a new print magazine founded by Zoe Hough that explores mental health from a societal perspective, by taking a large system (like…
Find Out MoreFarshad Kazemian & Glen Burrows
Meat comes with a pretty bg carbon footprint but thanks to The Ethical Butcher, you can still enjoy your steaks and chops and do your…
Find Out MoreAli Namdari
A designer by trade, Ali turned his hand to fashion after getting caught in the rain on a cycle home and then struggling to find…
Find Out MoreCelia Pool and Alec Mills
There’s a hell of a lot of plastic in tampons and pads – there are nine applicators for every kilometre of beach in the UK…
Find Out MoreMahira Kalim
If every UK household switched to refillable cleaning products, over 300 million single-use plastic bottles would be prevented from polluting the environment in just one…
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Redemption Roasters is the world’s first behind bars coffee company. The roastery is based inside HMP The Mount and they train offenders in barista, coffee…
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Set up by former So Solid Crew member Swiss in response to the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests, Black Pound…
Find Out MoreSophie Williams
A former COO in advertising, Sophie Williams is an anti-racist activist and author whose 10-slide Instagram post on anti-racist allyship went viral following the death…
Find Out MoreMunroe Bergdorf
If you follow Munroe Bergdorf on Instagram, you’ll know how tirelessly she advocates for marginalised communities, using her platform to talk about and educate people…
Find Out MoreMeg Doherty
Fat Macy’s is a social enterprise that helps young Londoners go from hostels to their own homes through food. By hosting supper clubs, catering events…
Find Out MoreItseoritseno Onuwaje & David Martos
Baked goods that do good? House of Cinn is doing them. For every box of cinnamon bun that’s bought, money is raised to help break…
Find Out MoreMette Lykke
Tackling food waste is a huge part of a sustainable future, and it’s an issue that can be tackled in many ways as our list…
Find Out MoreSteven Dring and Richard Ballard
We love what Steven and Richard have created down in Clapham – the UK’s first underground farm. Here they sustainably grow fresh micro greens and…
Find Out MoreChloë Stewart
nibs etc. is about making delicious snacks from ingredients that would normally be thrown away, to fight food waste, and enable customers to reduce their…
Find Out MoreAnshu Ahuja & Renee Williams
Plastic packaging from takeaway is one of the worst offenders for waste, and with our appetite for Deliveroo and Uber Eats, the problem is only…
Find Out MoreSophie Tait
Although we have highlighted some of favourite sustainable Londoners on our LOTI Heroes list and in our articles on sustainable swaps, there’s far more out…
Find Out MoreAlice Williams
Luminary Bakery isn't just our local bakery, but one of our favourites in all of London - and not just because they make some of…
Find Out MoreJulius Ibrahim
Second Shot is all about ‘bringing people together by tackling homelessness one espresso at a time'. The coffee shop on Bethnal Green Road founded by…
Find Out MoreMursal Hedayat
The best way to learn a new language is to practice with a native speaker, but imagine if you could do that and have a…
Find Out MoreJess Thompson
Migrateful is a charity and social enterprise that supports asylum seekers, refugees and migrants struggling to access employment in the UK due to legal and…
Find Out MoreSophie Slater and Sarah Beckett
It’s estimated that 60 million women worldwide – aged 18-35 and working in the garment industry – make less than minimum wage. These women are…
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Fashion is the second most polluting industry in the world, so the overconsumption of clothes that are worn only a few times before being discarded…
Find Out MoreTom Fletcher
Tom Fletcher turns fruit and veg destined for the bin into juices with his company Rejuce. He set up his production kitchen in Hackney Wick…
Find Out MoreEmma Lundie
Enfield-based Forty Hall is not only a great vineyard making some superb English wines, but also a social enterprise. As London’s only commercial-scale vineyard they…
Find Out MoreVarun & Anisha Bhanot
The number of people sleeping rough in London accounts for almost a quarter of the entire homeless population of the UK, so it’s clear that…
Find Out MoreAndrew Clarke
Although mental health can be a stigma across any industry, typically macho ones like restaurant kitchens are perhaps even worse when it comes to talking…
Find Out MoreRob Wilson
Many things have claimed to be the best thing since sliced bread but Toast Ale, might just have the best shout of all. A whopping…
Find Out MoreJenny Costa
Rubies in the Rubble make amazing condiments - all out of fruit and veg that is wonky or would have been discarded for some reason.…
Find Out MoreEliza Rebeiro
Founded by Eliza Rebeiro in 2007 when she was just 14, this campaign started as a simple t shirt she had made emblazoned with the…
Find Out MoreAlex Head
Social Pantry is an events and catering company that’s worked with the likes of Alexander McQueen, H&M, Adidas, Harvey Nichols, Rihanna and Gigi Hadid. Food-wise,…
Find Out MoreDouglas McMaster
As the founder of the zero-waste, closed-loop Silo in Hackney Wick, Douglas McMaster is the chef that’s probably done more than anyone else in the…
Find Out MoreAnna Foster
Apparently, it takes around 4 – 10,000 litres of water to create your average pair of jeans - YIKES. A simple solution would be to…
Find Out MoreBen Tattersall & Nia Jones
Founded by Ben Tattersall and Nia Jones in London in 2016, Good News is a contemporary British footwear brand with a conscience. As well as…
Find Out MoreIvo Gormley
Combining regular exercise with community work? Good Gym, which was founded by Ivo Gormley in London in 2010, is the very definition of a win-win…
Find Out MoreMarta Tarallo
When it comes to single-use plastics, beauty products and bathroom essentials are some of the worst offenders liquid hand soaps, shower gel, and shampoos often…
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