Brands With A Benefit
By Annabel Wickham
While bindl’s main mission is to provide you with products to enhance your coastal lifestyle, our product selection process goes much deeper than that! In our eyes, a product cannot truly be coastal unless it’s sustainable.
In our search to bring you all things coastal and aesthetic, we are always keeping our eye out for those brands that strive to make a difference. Whether it is your new favorite shirt, your morning coffee, or some cool home decor, our products attempt to impact both you and the Earth in a positive way.
Sustainability of Surf Locos:
Surf Locos doesn’t just make crazy soft and stylish clothing, they’re also loco(s) about the environment! Surf Locos is a California-based brand curated for ocean goers and adventure seekers. These salt-lovers offer an entirely inclusive approach to surfing, and all pieces are ethically sourced to reduce environmental impact.
In fact, Surf Locos is so committed to the environment that a portion of each sale is donated to ocean conservancy organizations that aim to protect, clean, and preserve the beaches that we all enjoy so much. The Slow Lane Tee and Beach Day Retro Tee make for the perfect pieces for those days out surfing or hanging on the beach.
Consciousness of Everyday California:
No matter where you live, Everyday California (EDCA) brings a slice of the West Coast to your home while also focusing on protecting what’s important to us all – the ocean and our planet. On their journey to design fashionable beach essentials, our friends at EDCA consciously chose to leverage sustainable fibers like hemp, organic cotton, recycled polyester, and more of their own trademarked production methods.
Additionally, EDCA is involved in other unique ways to give back, such as its commitment to donate a portion of each purchase to organizations like Urban Surf 4 Kids.
See below for how some of our other brands are doing their part and why we are proud to carry them:
1% For The Planet - For those unfamiliar, 1% Percent for the Planet is an international organization whose members have committed to contribute at least one percent of their annual revenue to environmental causes to protect the environment. See below for Bindl brands on that list:
Everyday California - Waterbird Tee & Matador Crushable Hat
Petaluma (Certified B-Corp) - Sweet Potato Jerky Chews
Woosah Outfitters - Bird Nerd Playing Cards & Camp Playing Cards
Materials & Ingredients - Donations to the environment are amazing but check out these brands that have also made a commitment to only using the best, safest, and cruelty-free ingredients or materials:
Broken Top Brands - Saguaro Cactus Candle, Lemon Citronella Candle, Saguaro Cactus Air Freshener, Sea Salt Surf Air Freshener, & Black Coral Tide Air Freshener
Bask Spray Sunscreen - SPF 30 Spray Sunscreen & SPF 50 Spray Sunscreen
Candylab Toys - Surf Wagon, Pioneer Wagon, Flamingo Wagon, & Olympic RV
All Better Co. - Don’t Scratch That Pen
At bindl, as we continue to grow what sits on our virtual shelf, you can count on us to keep an eye out for those products that bring an aesthetic punch while also leaving a positive mark on the world we live in (specifically the coastlines we all love)!