Vote with your spending. Don't spend your hard-earned dollars with companies that have rolled back their DEI initiatives. Every purchase you make is a choice - make it one that benefits the world and our communities. Small changes lead to big impacts & our shopping habits do make a difference.
I love researching great products, have discerning taste, & deeply value ethical standards. Say buh-bye to behemoth Amazon & howdy to the great companies on Tippy's List. Amazon may have trillions of Items, but at what cost? Their plastic waste creation & carbon emissions continue to rise, employees are treated terribly, and they've abandoned their promised eco initiatives. Do we really need a drone delivering our TP anyway? Not to mention Amazon/Washington Post owner is now censoring the WP opinion section. Let's keep it real and not support censorship, folks!
Instead, shop with smaller/independent businesses that prioritize ethical practices & companies that are maintaining their DEI practices. Conscious consumerism is where it's at. There are so many wonderful businesses to replace Amazon & other online megastores scrubbing their DEI initiatives.
Find my favorite ethical recommendations below for the things you need online below. Happy shopping & if you have some favorites not listed below, please let us know in the comments.
Also, scroll below for a list of companies to avoid due to their anti-DEI rollbacks. This is a living list and will be updated.
Tippy's List:
B = B-Corp,
D = Diverse Owned
S = Small Business
W = Women-Run/Owned
Bath/Body/Beauty:
Aramore (W) - Refillable Containers, NAD+
Aveda (B)
Credo Beauty (W)
e.l.f.
Goods that Matter (B, S, W) - Free Shipping, Orders $85 & up
Grove Collective (B)
Lush (W)
Mac
Osea (W)
Oxalis (S, W) - Free Shipping, Orders $75 & up
Smoke Perfume (S, W) - Free Shipping, Orders $100 & up
Tata Harper (S, W)
Ulta
Books:
Barnes & Noble
Better World Books (B)
Bookshop.org - Supports local, independent bookstores
Libro fm - Audiobooks, Social Purpose Corporation, 100% employee-owned company
Powell's Books (S, W) - Family/Women-Owned & Operated
Tubby & Coo's (D, S) - Queer-Owned, highlighting underrepresented authors
Cleaning Supplies:
Grove Collective (B)
Public Goods
Clothing:
Farm Rio (B,W)
Francesca’s
Patagonia (B)
Levi's
Electronics:
Apple Refurbished
Best Buy Refurbished
Gazelle - Refurbished phones & tablets
Electronics Accessories:
Kerf - Sustainably Sourced Wood
Nimble - E-Waste recycled with each order
Food & Snacks:
Ben & Jerry’s (B)
Costco
Imperfect Foods (D)
Misfits Market (D)
Patagonia (B)
Thrive Market (B, D)
Flights:
Delta
Furniture:
Etsy (B)
Goodee (B, D, S)
Humanscale (B)
Wayfair
Gardening Supplies:
Gardener’s Supply Co. (S) - 100% employee-owned business
Home Goods:
Etsy (B)
Goods that Matter (B, S, W) - Free Shipping, Orders $85 & up
Goodee (B, D, S)
Public Goods
Hotels:
Arlo
Hilton
Hyatt
Marriott
Wyndham
Home Improvement:
Harbor Freight
Office Supplies:
Grainger - Local Pickup available if in your city
Outdoor Gear:
Patagonia (B)
REI - Co-op Owned
Pet:
The Honest Kitchen (B, W) - Human Grade Pet Food that doesn't break the bank, ChaCha adores it!!
Shipping Materials:
Eco Enclose (W) - Family-Owned & Operated
Grainger - Local Pickup available if in your city
Vitamins/Supplements:
Costco
Grove Collective
Vitacost - Free Shipping, orders $50/up
Companies to avoid due to anti-DEI policies &/or Project 2025 Support (DEI is intended to include everyone - people of color, women, all ethnicities, religions, & backgrounds)
Amazon
Anthropologie
AT&T
Auto Zone
Bank of America
Chipoltle
Citigroup
Coca Cola
Dairy Queen
Deloitte
Disney
Exxon
Ford Motor Co
Geico
General Motors
Goldman Sachs
Google
Hanes Brands
Harley Davidson
Home Depot
John Deere
Keller Williams Realty
McDonalds
Meta
Molson Coors
Morgan Stanley
Paramount
Pepsi
Public Storage
Publix
Starbucks
Target
Tesla
Tito's Vodka
Uber
ULine
Victoria's Secret
Walmart
Wendy's
Wynn Resorts