Australian Gourmet Traveller - (02)February 2020 (1)

Samplethe goods

A morningcupofcoffeeis oneoflife’ssimpleluxuries.

SampleCoffeein Sydney’sSurryHillsandStPetersroast

anddeliverexcellentcoffeewitha focusonsustainability,

andhavedeliberatelyremainedsmalltoensurethatthey

maintainrespectfulenvironmentalandsocialpractices.

TheB Corp-certifiedbusinessis transparentinwhere

it sourcesitscoffee,offersa 50percentdiscountfor

customerswhousereusablecups,andconductsa yearly

impactreporttomonitorandmeasureitschangesand

progressinthesustainabilityspace.samplecoffee.com.au

The natural way

VapourOrganicBeautyis

committedtoenhancing

beautyacrossthespectrum

ofage,raceandgender

byensuringthepurity

andperformanceofits

ingredients,allwhile

remainingtransparentand

sustainable.Alongwith

beingcompletelycruelty

free,allofVapour’slabs,

officesandwarehousesuse

solar-andwind-powered

energy,andit onlysources

packagingfrommindfully

managedforests.The

productsareavailablevia

BondCleanBeauty,anonline

storethatstocksbeauty

brandsthatmakeorganic,

chemical-freeandFairtrade

make-upandskincare.

bondcleanbeauty.com

GO GLOBAL,

ACT LOCAL

LuxurytravelcompanyAbercrombie

& Kenttakesresponsibletourismto

thenextlevel.With 42 projectsset

upinmorethan 20 countries,its

missionis topositivelyimpactlives

andlivelihoodsinthecommunities

whereitsgueststravel.Take,for

example,theSishemobeadstudio

inZambia,Africa,whereit supports

localartisanswhocreatejewellery

outofglassrecycledfromdiscarded

bottles.AndinTanzania,Botswana

andUganda,thecompanyhas

helpedempowerlocalcommunities

throughmobility,byprovidingthem

withshipmentsofsecond-hand

bikes.abercrombiekent.com.au

SLOW GEAR

TheSocialOutfitoffersfashion-

forwardpieces,adornedwith

archivalRomanceWasBornand

LindaJacksonprints,custom

KenDonecollaborations,and

patternsdesignedbycommunity

centres.Giveneachline’s

smallrunanddeepcommunity

connections(thebusiness

employspeoplefromrefugee

andnewmigrantcommunities,

andtrainsthemin clothing

production,retail,designand

marketing),thispeople-first,

sustainablymindedenterprise

is theantithesisoffastfashion.

thesocialoutfit.org

Local wildlife,

Tanzania.

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PHOTOGRAPHY NOAH WARD (UNICO ZELO) & GETTY IMAGES (TANZANIA).