Fair Trade, Sustainable Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales
Black Friday has taken a lot of backlash in recent years—and for good reason. The fallout of discount culture, including low-quality clothing, suffering U.S. small businesses, environmental degradation, and horrific working conditions, is enough reason to stay home during this weekend’s shopping frenzy. But as shoppers find themselves focusing on buying fewer, better things, they’re also faced with costs that truly reflect the materials and labor that go into them. And that’s simply not something everyone can swing.
With that in mind, I have zero issue with folks taking advantage of Black Friday sales to invest things they truly need from companies they truly trust. This Black Friday and Cuber Monday, I urge you to ask yourself these questions, then choose from these ethical, sustainable options:
Amour Vert
Reformation
M.M.LaFleur
Clothing
Reformation - 30% off everything through December 2
Amour Vert - 20% off everything with through December 2 with code: GREENFRIDAYSALE
M.M. LaFleur - 65% discount on select overstock items through December 3
Christy Dawn - 30% off all clothing with code THANKYOU30
Outerknown - 30% off site-wide on Black Friday. Bonus: for every order placed during the sale, Outerknown will donate a meal to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank (in addition to the 50,000 they’ve already covered).
PACT Apparel - up to 70% off
People Tree - 30% off everything through December 2
Nordstrom - up to 50% off. Look for ethical brands like Reformation, Eileen Fisher, and Alternative.
Soko
Parker Clay
Veja
Shoes, Jewelry, and Accessories
Nisolo - Select items on sale, plus 20% off your sitewide purchase with code EXTRA20
Parker Clay - 25% off sitewide and 30% off orders over $250, plus free shipping for U.S. orders through December 1
Mejuri - Their only sale all year! 10% off one item, 15% off two, 20% off three through December 2
Soko - 25% off everything with code GIVESOKO through December 3
31 Bits - 30% of entire jewelry and bags purchase under $200 with code FRIDAY30, or 40% off your entire jewelry and bags purchase of $200 or more with code FRIDAY40
Veja - 30% off on Net-A-Porter
Timberland - 30% off select styles
West Elm Fair Trade
Made TRade
Avocado Green Mattress
Furniture and Home Goods
West Elm - Everything’s on sale! Shop with code SAVEMORE and invest in Fair Trade Certified furniture
Made Trade - This one’s not a sale, but it’s worth pointing out that Made Trade will donate 10% of Black Friday sales to help preserve 368,000 acres of virgin Amazon rainforest in Pará, Brazil
The Little Market - 25% off overstock items
Coyuchi - 40% four top sellers (Friday only); 50% when you spend $250, $100 off when you spend $500, $200 off when you spend $800
Avocado - $200 savings on any Avocado Green Mattress, Avocado Vegan Mattress, or new Luxury Organic Crib Mattress using the code MERRY200 through December 9
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