Spotlight on apps and platforms for a better world
Check out these Good Market approved social enterprises and responsible businesses that are creating sofware for a better world. Their apps and online platforms help reduce waste, regenerate forests, share food and solar power, catalyze changemakers, and much more. ❤️ Know another group focused on tech for good? Get in touch or encourage them to apply.
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Cambiatus
Moravia, Costa Rica
Cambiatus is an open source platform that enables communities and other groups with environmental and social objectives to create and implement their own community currencies and collaborative businesses through social currencies on …
Loomio is open source software that helps groups make fast, effective, and inclusive decisions. The service makes it easy for anyone, anywhere to participate in decision making, which reduces the environmental costs of travel and meetings. They …
Socialroots is a worker-owned platform cooperative for impact-driven networks, coalitions, cooperatives, grassroots movements, and decentralized communities. They make it easier to connect and collaborate with other changemakers, …
Ecobricks.org is the home of the Global Ecobrick Alliance (GEA), a collective of ecobrick leaders from around the world united in their efforts to transition from waste, trash, and pollution to circular, regenerative systems. An ecobrick is a PET bottle …
Eco Friends provides a mobile app to connect households and recycling centers and improve waste management in Sri Lanka. Users enter the recyclable waste they have by category, and Eco Friends organizes collection and delivery to recycling …
Empower is building a global plastic waste ecosystem based on the same philosophy as the Norwegian bottle deposit system. By giving plastic waste a value, they aim to stop plastic leakage into the environment, incentivize collection, and contribute …
Giki Social Enterprise encourages sustainable consumption and makes it easier for people to choose products and brands that align with their values and priorities. With the Giki mobile app, shoppers can scan barcodes on more than 280,000 UK …
Go Zero Waste aims to create a world without waste through education, collaboration, and sharing. Their free downloadable app enables people to find and recommend zero waste products and services in their local area, participate in challenges, …
greenYng is a digital recycling platform that connects a network of smart bins with user-friendly apps. They aim to transform waste collection and make recycling a more educational, fun, and rewarding experience. Citizens can use the app to find …
Khaalisisi is a digital waste management platform that connects waste sellers with waste buyers and increases the volume of waste that is recycled in Nepal. There are about 13,000 collectors in Kathmandu alone. Khaalisisi partners with these local …
Rcyclr supports the transition to a circular economy by making it easier to connect with reuse, repair, recycling, and waste solutions. People can use the platform to create a “branch” for their local area, map services, and connect to the global …
SUGi is a people-powered platform that enables anyone anywhere to invest in nature and restore biodiversity. SUGi’s global network of rewilders use the funds to regenerate healthy ecosystems. Using a proven Japanese technique of afforestation …
weMORI aims to create a global grassroots movement that protects and restores forest ecosystems to mitigate the climate and extinction crisis. Mori means forest in Japanese, and the name weMORI is meant to convey the power of community …
Social Change Innovators aims to create synergy between faculty teaching and researching in the field of social innovation. Their interactive platform makes it easier for social entrepreneurship educators to share resources and best practices and …
Social Impact Listings is a resource directory that enables changemakers to find opportunities and amplify their social impact. They aggregate information on impact enablers, service providers, programs, events, jobs, podcasts, blogs, videos, and …
Social Shifters helps the next generation of leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs tackle the world’s most pressing social and environmental issues in new ways. Their Community Learning Platform connects social shifters from around the world and …
The Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Registry
Manly, Australia
The Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Registry (TCMCR) was created to support Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners and patients by improving recordkeeping, treatment strategies, and patient outcomes. Acupuncture and …
Wicked Lab builds the the capacity of governments, communities, organizations, and changemakers to better tackle wicked problems by creating systemic change. Wicked problems are complex social problems that take place within a unique …
Artha Networks emerged from Artha Impact, the impact investing arm of Rianta Capital. Artha was committed to supporting small ticket, high risk social enterprises in India, but their impact was constrained by the high transaction costs associated …
DonationMatch is a unique matchmaking platform that simplifies in-kind donations and makes it easier for donor businesses and recipient nonprofits to connect. Community engagement has become essential for successful companies, but …
Gudppl is an online platform that connects people of all ages, skill sets and interests who want to volunteer with those who need volunteers. Features include a Deed Feed that highlights users’ good deeds, Contributions to help keep track of …
ZAKKI, which is short for Zakat Kasih, aims to strengthen the Indonesian economy through socioeconomic empowerment of marginalized groups. Their online platform facilitates zakat almsgiving, donations, and voluntary action to support elderly …
Boltay Huroof is developing software that converts regional languages to braille and makes braille books and documents that are readable by both the sighted and the visually impaired. The initial focus was on creating inclusive educational materials …
ConnectHear bridges the communication gap between the deaf community and the rest of society and gives deaf individuals the tools they need for accessible communication and independent living. They train and certify Pakistani Sign Language …
Pedius enables people who are deaf or hearing impaired to make private, real-time phone calls. The software is available for smartphones, tablets, and web browsers and uses advanced voice recognition technology to transcribe speech to text …
Esoko is a pioneering technology social enterprise that drives economic empowerment to rural Africans through digital and financial inclusion. They started by providing market prices to smallholder farmers over SMS in 2008. They now offer mobile …
GSmiles-Agri is a mobile app that supports organic farming and helps small-scale farmers, cooperatives, and agribusinesses collect and manage field data for improved monitoring, decision making, and traceability. Farmers are able to securely …
Sahabat Laut Lestari implements ecological, social, and economic sustainability in fisheries in Indonesia through traceability software, fishery certification, and the Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP). The fisheries industry currently faces challenges …
atlasGO brings together a global community of non-profits, corporations, and sweaty changemakers to create positive awareness around social and environmental issues and accelerate impactful change. Their mobile app makes it possible to …
Care2Rock offers one-on-one online music lessons through an award-winning video conference platform designed for learning music. For students, Care2Rock is an easy, affordable way to access vetted music teachers and learn music from …
Amplify is a climate donation tool that amplifies the good of spending with sustainable brands. Conscious consumers are able to quickly create an Amplify account, choose a high-impact climate charity to support, and connect an existing debit or …
Beyond Main uses technology to strengthen and enable local economies and helps consumers understand the economic benefits and positive impact they have when shopping locally. Their platform not only makes it easier for people to discover …
BuyChoice aims to make ethical shopping easier, so that people can align their spending with their values and help create a thriving planet. Their directory includes brands and products with recognized certifications like World Fair Trade …
ClimaJo is building a platform to help people act on climate change. They curate informative articles, podcasts, and other content, provide a community where people can connect and share experiences, highlight environmentally responsible …
GoodCarts is the first cross-promotion platform specifically built for social enterprises and impact businesses. They help mission-driven ecommerce stores acquire new customers, grow together, and expand the impact economy. Members are …
KindBuys simplifies conscious consumption by making it easier to find ethical and environmentally responsible products backed by third-party certifications and to understand what those certifications mean. Their free browser extension can be …
Online High Street supports local economies in the United Kingdom by offering an online ordering and delivery service that empowers independent stores without compromising the environment, local community, or employee welfare. Residents …
Producers Market is a direct sourcing marketplace that aims to create an agricultural system based on transparency and trust where producers earn a living income and develop resilient communities and ecosystems, buyers are able to connect …
Sharetribe is democratizing platform ownership by making it possible for anyone to build a successful marketplace business. They aim to foster an economy where resources are utilized efficiently, created value is distributed fairly, and …
Spare Harvest is a global online community of people who want to live a more sustainable life. Members connect with each other to share, swap, sell, or source spare resources. Marketplace categories include fresh food, homemade food, food …
SupplyCompass aims to transform the fashion industry by digitizing global supply chains and making sustainable sourcing the fastest, most efficient, and most cost effective option. Their cloud-based platform enables brands and manufacturers to …
Sustie aims to improve purchasing decisions and transform fashion through sustainable storytelling that is simple, honest, and impactful. Their online tool enables fashion brands to calculate and display the carbon footprint of their products and …
Sustify aims to revolutionize global supply chain management by educating production workers on topics like occupational health and safety and human rights. Their approach enables global companies to go beyond conventional audits, increase …
Tracified is a software company that works with agriculture, fisheries, poultry, and dairy supply chains to build trust through traceability. They integrate with food suppliers’ available data sources, verify the data using blockchain technology, and …
Tuzmo is an online platform that connects tourists and travelers with authentic artisans in a destination. They make it possible to support artisans at a time when travel disruptions have threatened millions of livelihoods around the world …
Wildkale is an online farmers market where sustainable farmers can create their own farm stand and sell food directly to local households within a 300 mile radius. Their mission is to create the largest online network of sustainable farms in the United …
Green Map System provides an award-winning iconography, adaptable framework, and social mapping platform that help people chart and promote sustainability in their own city. They support a locally-led community mapping movement …
Hedge Veg is a digital platform that makes it easier for people to find and support honesty boxes, farms stalls, and organic shops across the island of Jersey. They aim to provide additional income for farmers and hobbyists, introduce the diversity …
iDiscover is a not-for-profit initiative started by a Hong Kong social enterprise to keep heritage alive for a vibrant and viable urban future. They partner with local writers, photographers, designers, community members, and supporters in Asia’s …