30 Bracelets Made by Social Businesses

From Jewelry-Funded Water Purifiers to Branded Accessories

— May 17, 2013 — Social Good
Bracelets made by social businesses go along with the "wear your cause" activism, made popular -- very, very popular -- in recent years at least by Lance Armstrong's LIVESTRONG bracelet, in which you couldn't go very far without seeing that plastic band. Many of these examples take on a different approach, that is to say, sometimes it seems as if the social mission comes secondary to the cause because the design becomes prominent as it is embedded in the brand itself.

From water purifiers that are funded by jewelry to co-branded jewelry lines, these bracelets made by social businesses are example of social entrepreneurship on the far right side of products, that is, TOMS one for one model would be an example in the apparel industry more broadly.
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Gendered Business Distribution Channels
Gendered Business Distribution Channels
Crea Works with Low-Income Women in Mexico
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Faith-Based Creative Businesses
Faith-Based Creative Businesses
Haitian Creations Works with Women in Making Accessories
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Rainbow Relief Wrist Bands
Rainbow Relief Wrist Bands
Weaver Distribution Teams Up with Good Works to Create Bracelets
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Social Work Business Models
Social Work Business Models
'Friends-International' is a Novel Take on an Established Field
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Book-Providing Apparel
Book-Providing Apparel
S.T.O.R.Y. Clothing Tackles U.S. Illiteracy Through Donation
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Electrifying Donation Bracelets
Electrifying Donation Bracelets
Electric Family Creates Friendship Bracelets for World Vision
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Shelter-Providing Jewelry
Shelter-Providing Jewelry
Eden Ministry Supports Women with Employment, Education and Clinics
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Co-Branded Altruistic Jewelry Lines
Co-Branded Altruistic Jewelry Lines
The Caliber Collection Supports Newark's Gun Buyback Program
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Humble Humanitarian Necklaces
Humble Humanitarian Necklaces
The Signature Necklace By Liberate Apparel Sheds Light On Poverty
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Benevolent Bands
Benevolent Bands
HANDS Directs All Proceeds Towards Their Many Humanitarian Projects
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Empowered Hand-Crafted Accessories
Empowered Hand-Crafted Accessories
BADALA Gives Single East African Mothers a Working Income
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Fair Trade Statement Jewelry
Fair Trade Statement Jewelry
Raven + Lily Features Collections Benefiting HIV-Positive Women
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Sparkly Cause Bracelets
Sparkly Cause Bracelets
Every Altruette Charm Design Goes Toward a Different Nonprofit
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Beads to Fight Poverty
Beads to Fight Poverty
BeadForLife Sells Fair Trade Jewelry and Shea Butter Made in Uganda
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Olympic-Themed Artillery Bracelets
Olympic-Themed Artillery Bracelets
Peacebomb Upcycles Shrapnel from Laos into Jewelry
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Meaningful Jewelry Mementos
Meaningful Jewelry Mementos
'Penelope Poet' Wants to Break the Chain of Poverty
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Jewelry-Funded Water Purifiers
Jewelry-Funded Water Purifiers
The Midomo Launch in Mwingi, Kenya Will Bring Security
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Philanthropic Woven Accessories
Philanthropic Woven Accessories
Pura Vida Bracelets Supports Artistans in Costa Rica
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Weaved Ethical Jewelry
Weaved Ethical Jewelry
Love Heals Plants Trees and Fosters Economic Development
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Fashionable Fair Trade Apparel (UPDATE)
Fashionable Fair Trade Apparel (UPDATE)
Indego Africa Gives Artisans a Protected Place to Create
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Empowerment Jewelry
Empowerment Jewelry
SWAK X Educates and Employs Young Adults with HIV/AIDS
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Indonesian Artisan Jewelry
Indonesian Artisan Jewelry
'Bersatu Designs' is a Social Business Employing Women
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Necklace-Like Scarves
Necklace-Like Scarves
Necklush Donates Some Profits to a Holistic Cancer Treatment Center
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Slavery-Fighting Jewelry
Slavery-Fighting Jewelry
The Brave Collection Helps Combat Human Trafficking
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Ancestor-Inspired Accessories
Ancestor-Inspired Accessories
Wakami Helps Disconnected Communities Find Urban Markets
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Socially Responsible Bangles
Socially Responsible Bangles
Alkemie Jewelry is Made from 100% Reclaimed Materials
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Zulugrass Jewelry
Zulugrass Jewelry
The Leakey Collection Employs Women in the The Rift Valley, Kenya
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Explosive Ethical Jewelry
Explosive Ethical Jewelry
'peaceBOMB' Bracelets Embrace War-Inflicted Cities
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Bullet Jewelry
Bullet Jewelry
Bullets2Bandages Accessories are Designed to Support Healing and Peace
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Beer Can Bracelets
Beer Can Bracelets
Ann-Made Jewelry Supports the Environment and Local Charities
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