Shop Sustainably
Everist is a clean beauty brand that was founded by our very own Western alumni. They just recently launched in February 2021 with their first product innovation: a waterless shampoo and conditioner (patent pending)! Everist believes in taking ownership for the impact we have on the planet and reducing the carbon impact of a traditional, water filled shampoo bottle. Their products are plant-based, vegan, cruelty-free, with biodegradable ingredients and packaged in an infinitely recyclable tube. To shop Everist’s products and learn more about their story and their sustainability initiatives, go to www.helloeverist.com.
Filthy Rebena is a sustainable clothing store owned by Natalie and Darlene. In their efforts to maintain a sustainable environment, they sell various articles of recycled clothing! Their products include bottoms, dresses, outerwear, housewares, accessories, shoes and more. They believe the fashion industry contributes major harmful emissions and seek to lessen this impact by encouraging their customers to purchase recycled clothing (restocked daily!). They also offer student coop and internship opportunities! To shop and learn more, go to https://filthyrebena.com/.
DropStop Vintage is a Hamilton-based vintage clothing store that encourages sustainable purchases through its fashion-forward approach. For every order they receive, they plant a tree in order to boost reforestation through a partnership with One Tree Planted.
Sefina the Brand is a London-based slow fashion clothing brand. They repurpose vintage materials or secondhand pieces into new clothes to reduce the clothing waste that reaches landfills, especially from synthetic materials, which can take 20-200 years to decompose. They understand the fashion industry’s contributions to environmental depletion, including the fact that it is responsible for 10% of annual global carbon emissions. To reduce these impacts they choose to upcycle and implement a slow-fashion approach. To shop and learn more go to https://sefina-the-brand.myshopify.com/.
Shopping sustainably means making conscious choices that prioritize the environment and social responsibility. From clothing to household products, sustainable shopping involves choosing items made from eco-friendly materials and produced in ethical conditions. By supporting brands and businesses that prioritize sustainability, we can make a positive impact on our planet and the communities we live in.
Umi Studios is a student-founded business that sells handmade candles and ceramics. They are London-based and strive to produce luxurious and unique products that are made with environmentally sustainable materials such as beeswax.
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Singla Intimates is a London and Toronto-based sustainable fashion store that sells intimates for women, by women. Their products are made of lace with recycled fibres from Italy’s finest mills and sold at affordable price points. Their long-term aim is to source from innovative textile suppliers around the world, in turn investing in the future of a circular fashion economy and making shopping meaningful again.
Bundles Creative Studio is a London-based retail store that sells arts and crafts products, including paint brushes, trays, clocks, home materials, and other supplies. They also host creative workshops and private and public events. Check out them out at http://www.mybundles.ca/.
Heeman’s is a local London strawberry farm and gardening centre! They encourage purchasing local food and produce because it helps preserve the environment. Many local farms, including theirs, employ various methods to help the environment, including a rigorous crop rotation program which captures carbon emissions. Check them out at https://store.heeman.ca/.
The Root Cellar is an organic food restaurant in London and are committed to supporting sustainable agricultural practices and respecting people’s food sovereignty. Their food comes almost entirely from local farms that practice sustainable agriculture. Their mission is to advocate for London’s small scale organic farmers and work closely with On The Move Organics for this purpose. Learn more at http://rootcellarorganic.ca/.
Tea Lounge is London’s premier tea lounge. Tea lovers expert to novice will enjoy their relaxing and culturally rich atmosphere. Choose to have your tea served traditional or contemporary style. Stay for lunch or indulge in tea & treats. Shop teaware and gifts, to-go tea service, baked goods and more. Relax, study, visit, read. It is Tea Lounge’s mission to curate a collection of teas founded in nutritional quality, sustainability and ethical sourcing and to experience them authentically. To learn more and shop check out https://www.beteas.com/the-tea-lounge.
Reimagine Co. is a package-free grocery store and refillery. Their mission is to help people to live more sustainable and connected lives, through workshops, demonstrations, experiments and shared learning. Learn more at https://reimagineco.ca/.
Kitz-A-Whoo is a student run business that creates kits and care packages! Whether it be their COVID kits, sustainable kits, or more, this is a great gift for others or for yourself. Kitz-A-Whoo is dedicated to encouraging the idea of shopping local and supporting female-owned and small businesses. Shop their kits here: https://kitz-a-whoo.ca/
Plant Matter Kitchen is a plant-based restaurant and juice bar. They serves organic, delicious, vegan meals—the kind of food we serve our families! From revamped familiar favourites to global flavours—and everything in between—Plant Matter Kitchen creates whole food meals with no artificial ingredients. No scary additives. Nothing processed. No chemicals. Just good, organic, meals made from healthy and delicious real food. Learn more here: https://plantmatterkitchen.com/.
Kitz-A-Whoo is a student run business that creates kits and care packages! Whether it be their COVID kits, sustainable kits, or more, this is a great gift for others or for yourself. Kitz-A-Whoo is dedicated to encouraging the idea of shopping local and supporting female-owned and small businesses. Shop their kits here: https://kitz-a-whoo.ca/
