App Users
I downloaded the app, why are there no businesses in my area?
Can I use Sustainable Life App in my area?
What happens when I nominate a business?
Are there any hidden fees?
How do I download the app?
How do I use the app?
Tell me about the app’s search feature!
What’s the difference between a Sustainable Business and a Sustainable Brand?
What about your podcast show and documentary series?
I love blogs. Do you have a blog?
Have you been in the press?
What are your social media handles?
I have some feedback, how do I submit it to you?
I want to report a business. How do I do that?
How do I update the app?
Quickly let us know if we missed a business here. As a startup, we may still be populating the businesses in your location.
Thank you for your continued support!
Can I use Sustainable Life App in my area?
Yes! Our app is available for global use! Use it at home or while you travel to help make sustainable living easy and convenient for you!
What happens when I nominate a business?
If you nominate a business, then we consider you a Community Eco-Ambassador.
An unverified ‘Community Eco Ambassador” listing appears in our app as soon as you submit it. We send an email to the business notifying them that they have been nominated and who nominated them (if you provide your instagram handle) just to give them the opportunity to DM you to thank you if they wish. The listing itself only shows the business name, address and your reason for nominating the business. Your Instagram handle DOES NOT appear publicly.
We suggest that when nominating, you mention exactly what you love about the business by mentioning any favourite products, menu items or exactly what business ethics related to sustainability other app users might appreciate.
An unverified ‘Community Eco Ambassador” listing appears in our app as soon as you submit it. We send an email to the business notifying them that they have been nominated and who nominated them (if you provide your instagram handle) just to give them the opportunity to DM you to thank you if they wish. The listing itself only shows the business name, address and your reason for nominating the business. Your Instagram handle DOES NOT appear publicly.
We suggest that when nominating, you mention exactly what you love about the business by mentioning any favourite products, menu items or exactly what business ethics related to sustainability other app users might appreciate.
Are there any hidden fees?
Nope! The Sustainable Life App is and will continue to be, a free directory for our users.
How do I download the app?
You can download our app on both the App Store and Google Play.
How do I use the app?
Our app is a map-based business and brand directory. You can adjust the filters and settings for your search at any time.
To learn more, you can click on the settings button in the app to view our how-to videos.
To learn more, you can click on the settings button in the app to view our how-to videos.
Tell me about the app’s search feature!
Our search feature is connected to a Google Maps interface.
Literally every word featured in listings is connected to our app’s search feature! So if you are looking to buy some corn from a local farmer, you just type corn in the search feature and voila! Cool, right?
For this reason we encourage you to search any sustainable brands that you love using our search feature. The online shopping section is great (especially the coupon codes you get) but to reduce your environmental impact further (caused from shipping), we encourage you to support local brick and mortar style sustainable businesses that sell sustainable brands.
You can also adjust how you want to view businesses (alphabetical order, closest to farthest, and even adjust distance in kilometers + miles: anywhere from 1km/mile away to 160km/100miles! It’s amazing! Some sections such as Hotel/Eco-Travel, Event Venues, etc. even have a search by country feature!
For this reason we encourage you to search any sustainable brands that you love using our search feature. The online shopping section is great (especially the coupon codes you get) but to reduce your environmental impact further (caused from shipping), we encourage you to support local brick and mortar style sustainable businesses that sell sustainable brands.
You can also adjust how you want to view businesses (alphabetical order, closest to farthest, and even adjust distance in kilometers + miles: anywhere from 1km/mile away to 160km/100miles! It’s amazing! Some sections such as Hotel/Eco-Travel, Event Venues, etc. even have a search by country feature!
What’s the difference between a Sustainable Business and a Sustainable Brand?
Sustainable Businesses are considered brick and mortar locations that you can find in your city and/or specific businesses who offer delivery and/or online services to local residents.
You can find these in the following sections of our app:
- Retail Shops/Boutiques
- Cafes/Restaurants
- Grocery/Farms
- Salons/Spas
- Hotels/Eco-Travel
- Event Venues
- Eco Service Providers
Sustainable Brands can be found in the online shopping section of our app or by typing them into the search feature under one of the shop local sections above. A Sustainable Brand to us = brands who ethically manufacture their own products and are verified by us.
We asses all brands on our app’s 5 Factors for Sustainable Consumption™ (Impact on Human Health, Environmental Impact, Respect for Human Rights, respect for Animal Rights, Socio-Economic Advantage) based on how:
a) Transparent they are.
b) Their shipping practices.
c) Whether their brand has practices that supports a circular economy.
You can find these in the following sections of our app:
- Retail Shops/Boutiques
- Cafes/Restaurants
- Grocery/Farms
- Salons/Spas
- Hotels/Eco-Travel
- Event Venues
- Eco Service Providers
Sustainable Brands can be found in the online shopping section of our app or by typing them into the search feature under one of the shop local sections above. A Sustainable Brand to us = brands who ethically manufacture their own products and are verified by us.
We asses all brands on our app’s 5 Factors for Sustainable Consumption™ (Impact on Human Health, Environmental Impact, Respect for Human Rights, respect for Animal Rights, Socio-Economic Advantage) based on how:
a) Transparent they are.
b) Their shipping practices.
c) Whether their brand has practices that supports a circular economy.
What about your podcast show and documentary series?
The Sustainable Life Podcast is available on all major podcast platforms. We release regular episodes with the CEO/Founders of verified Sustainable Brand’s on our platform + interview inspiring thought leaders in the sustainability space regularly. To listen on your favourite podcast platform,
click here
The Sustainable Life Documentary Series (formerly called Shop with M) is currently in pre-production. We are expecting to have it available to view on our app and website in March 2022. To check out the documentary trailer, please click here.
The Sustainable Life Documentary Series (formerly called Shop with M) is currently in pre-production. We are expecting to have it available to view on our app and website in March 2022. To check out the documentary trailer, please click here.
I love blogs. Do you have a blog?
Have you been in the press?
We sure have! Please click here to check out who’s talking about us.
What are your social media handles?
I have some feedback, how do I submit it to you?
You can click Settings >> Submit Feedback Button and send us your feedback via our app.
I want to report a business. How do I do that?
There is a report listing button placed on the bottom of every listing on our app. Let us know if a business no longer exists, has had an address change, or if you feel the business does not sell the types of sustainable products and services that they claim to be selling.
How do I update the app?
Just go to the App Store or Google Play, search our app name,
and click update. You’ll be set.
Sustainable Brands
What do I get? What is the advantage?
What are the fees?
My brand isn’t vegan, does that matter?
Why do I have to provide a coupon code?
I want metrics - once I list my brand will you show me how many users click on my page and how many click to use the coupon code?
I sell to brick and mortar businesses. Will my brand only be featured in the online shopping section of the app?
How can I get my brand listed on your app?
Joining our global directory has many promotional perks. Click here to learn about all of them.
The link is the previous sentence sends you to a landing page full of easy to read details and images to give you a proper understanding - something a FAQs page can’t provide.
The link is the previous sentence sends you to a landing page full of easy to read details and images to give you a proper understanding - something a FAQs page can’t provide.
There is a flat, one-time ever fee of $97.
You are welcome to invest in our premium features once you are accepted to our platform. You can also participate in our social media giveaways, join us on our podcast show as our guest and/or get us to make create an exclusive CEO/Founder video interview to add to your listing (if you wish), but there is no requirement.
You are welcome to invest in our premium features once you are accepted to our platform. You can also participate in our social media giveaways, join us on our podcast show as our guest and/or get us to make create an exclusive CEO/Founder video interview to add to your listing (if you wish), but there is no requirement.
My brand isn’t vegan, does that matter?
We are a non judgemental platform and believe that any progress for human health, the earth and ALL living beings is just that: progress.
We do not support greenwashing practices. We do however value transparency and understand every brand may not be 100% sustainable but working towards it by explaining to our app users how you are hoping to grow and become better. So long as you fit this bill, and your application is open and honest, you are likely to be welcomed on our app.
We do not support greenwashing practices. We do however value transparency and understand every brand may not be 100% sustainable but working towards it by explaining to our app users how you are hoping to grow and become better. So long as you fit this bill, and your application is open and honest, you are likely to be welcomed on our app.
Why do I have to provide a coupon code?
We ask all brands to offer exclusive coupon codes to our app’s users to help incentivize them to support you - plain and simple. We want to help bring life-long customers to you.
The coupon code discount % can be determined by you. We have no minimum or maximum amount asked. What we do however ask is that you keep the amount fair. It’s a great way for you to track how many users you are getting from our platform.
The coupon code discount % can be determined by you. We have no minimum or maximum amount asked. What we do however ask is that you keep the amount fair. It’s a great way for you to track how many users you are getting from our platform.
I want metrics - once I list my brand will you show me how many users click on my page and how many click to use the coupon code?
Yup! We’ll be releasing this for you in the fall of 2021 via a premium feature model. Stay tuned!
I sell to brick and mortar businesses. Will my brand only be featured in the online shopping section of the app?
Amazing question! Although you will primarily be featured in our online shopping section, brick and mortar locations who sell your product can list you as a sustainable brand that they sell. This means so long as your name appears on their listings, app users will be able to find where to buy your product locally using our search feature! All verified brands have green V’s next to them so that app users know they have been verified by us
We encourage you to get the brick and mortar retailers who sell your product to list you as a sustainable brand that they sell. OR just let us know and we can add it to their listings FOR YOU (after the verification process)!
We encourage you to get the brick and mortar retailers who sell your product to list you as a sustainable brand that they sell. OR just let us know and we can add it to their listings FOR YOU (after the verification process)!
How can I get my brand listed on your app?
Simply fill out this application. It takes anywhere from 20-30 minutes.
You can also download a microsoft word doc so that you can pre-fill out your answers and simply copy/paste them into the online application form.
You can also download a microsoft word doc so that you can pre-fill out your answers and simply copy/paste them into the online application form.
Sustainable Businesses
What do I get? What is the advantage?
What are the fees?
How can I get my business listed on your app?
My business has several locations, do you have an enterprise discount?
My business is not 100% sustainable although we make efforts towards it, can we still join?
I was nominated by a Community Eco Ambassador to be on the app. What does this mean?
Can I update my profile anytime?
Tell me about the app’s search & settings features!
Joining our global directory has many promotional perks. Click here to learn about all of them.
The link is the previous sentence sends you to a landing page full of easy to read details and images to give you a proper understanding - something a FAQs page can’t provide.
Hint: we will invest $20 of your one-time fee towards social media ads to help users know that you’re on our app!
The link is the previous sentence sends you to a landing page full of easy to read details and images to give you a proper understanding - something a FAQs page can’t provide.
Hint: we will invest $20 of your one-time fee towards social media ads to help users know that you’re on our app!
What are the fees?
There is a flat, one-time ever fee of $97.
You are welcome to invest in our premium features once they become available.
The most bang for your buck comes in the form of participating in giveaways with us. You can also be a guest on our podcast show and/or get an exclusive video CEO/Founder interview to make your listing stand out even further (if you wish), but there is no requirement to do this.
You are welcome to invest in our premium features once they become available.
The most bang for your buck comes in the form of participating in giveaways with us. You can also be a guest on our podcast show and/or get an exclusive video CEO/Founder interview to make your listing stand out even further (if you wish), but there is no requirement to do this.
How can I get my business listed on your app?
Simply fill out a quick application by clicking on the appropriate category below:
- Retail Shops/Boutiques
- Cafes/Restaurants
- Grocery/Farms
- Salons/Spas
- Hotels/Eco-Travel
- Event Venues
- Eco Service Providers
- Online Shopping/DTC Sustainable Brands
- Retail Shops/Boutiques
- Cafes/Restaurants
- Grocery/Farms
- Salons/Spas
- Hotels/Eco-Travel
- Event Venues
- Eco Service Providers
- Online Shopping/DTC Sustainable Brands
My business has several locations, do you have an enterprise discount?
Yes! Businesses with 5 or more locations are eligible for a discount. Email [email protected] to get started.
My business is not 100% sustainable although we make efforts towards it, can we still join?
We do not support greenwashing practices. We do however understand every business may not be 100% sustainable but working towards it by offering sustainable services and some ethically made products. So long as you fit this bill, you are welcome to be on our app.
I was nominated by a Community Eco Ambassador to be on the app. What does this mean?
The email sent to you has ALL of the details. But simply put, an eco ambassador in your community loves your business enough to have nominated it. When they did, an unverified listing with your business name, address and the eco ambassador’s reason for nominating you was added to our app in the categories that they feel represents your business (salon/spa, grocery store, local farm, etc.).
You are encouraged to claim your listing. The benefits are amazing! You can upload photos to make your profile STAND out, connect your website and social media pages, share a bit about your business and even list the sustainable brands that you sell (if you do).
Literally every word on your listing is connected to our app’s search feature. So if you are a local farm that sells corn, a local user looking for corn can find you. Cool, right?
You are encouraged to claim your listing. The benefits are amazing! You can upload photos to make your profile STAND out, connect your website and social media pages, share a bit about your business and even list the sustainable brands that you sell (if you do).
Literally every word on your listing is connected to our app’s search feature. So if you are a local farm that sells corn, a local user looking for corn can find you. Cool, right?
Can I update my profile anytime?
Of course! We encourage you to keep it up to date with the current products and services that you sell. You can change your photos too!
Literally every word on your listing is connected to our app’s search feature. So if you are a local farm that sells corn, a local user looking for corn can find you. Cool, right? For this reason we encourage you to be descriptive and list every sustainable brand that you sell + update it when you get new inventory so that local app users can find the products that they want through you! This also applies to local farms… tell users what’s in season!
Literally every word on your listing is connected to our app’s search feature. So if you are a local farm that sells corn, a local user looking for corn can find you. Cool, right? For this reason we encourage you to be descriptive and list every sustainable brand that you sell + update it when you get new inventory so that local app users can find the products that they want through you! This also applies to local farms… tell users what’s in season!
Tell me about the app’s search & settings features!
Our search feature is connected to a Google Maps interface.
Literally every word on your listing is connected to our app’s search feature. So if you are a local farm that sells corn, a local user looking for corn can find you. Cool, right? For this reason we encourage you to be descriptive and list every sustainable brand that you sell so that local app users can find the products that they want through you!
App users can also adjust how they want to view businesses (alphabetical order, closest to farthest, and even adjust distance in kilometers and miles: anywhere from 1km/mile away to 160km/100miles! It’s amazing! Some sections such as Hotel/Eco-Travel, Event Venues, etc. even have a search by country feature!
Literally every word on your listing is connected to our app’s search feature. So if you are a local farm that sells corn, a local user looking for corn can find you. Cool, right? For this reason we encourage you to be descriptive and list every sustainable brand that you sell so that local app users can find the products that they want through you!
App users can also adjust how they want to view businesses (alphabetical order, closest to farthest, and even adjust distance in kilometers and miles: anywhere from 1km/mile away to 160km/100miles! It’s amazing! Some sections such as Hotel/Eco-Travel, Event Venues, etc. even have a search by country feature!
Learn more about Sustainable Life App
What is your company’s mission statement?
What is the problem that Sustainable Life App is solving?
I heard your app is a non-judgemental community? Tell me about that.
How do you prevent greenwashing?
What is the story behind the creation of the app?
What’s next for Sustainable Life App?
The mission of our app is to make Sustainable Living Easy and Convenient for our app’s users!
We are constantly growing and innovating - stay tuned and check our app regularly to see how we grow.
We are constantly growing and innovating - stay tuned and check our app regularly to see how we grow.
What is the problem that Sustainable Life App is solving?
We believe our collective human problem is: “I am busy. How the heck can I consume sustainably?”
Our solution to this problem is: Use Sustainable Life App! We exist to help make Sustainable Living Easy and Convenient FOR YOU! You can use our app at home or while to travel to live a life in-line with your core values.
Stay tuned! We have a lot of exciting new features coming your way soon too!
Our solution to this problem is: Use Sustainable Life App! We exist to help make Sustainable Living Easy and Convenient FOR YOU! You can use our app at home or while to travel to live a life in-line with your core values.
Stay tuned! We have a lot of exciting new features coming your way soon too!
I heard your app is a non-judgemental community? Tell me about that.
You heard right! We are a non-judgmental community and want to help users slowly and steadily get to a place in our existence in which sustainable consumption is the new forever norm! We know it’s a big hairy audacious goal, but we have full faith that we’ll get there!
Example users:
#1: Vegan but still occasionally buys fast fashion products and occasionally forgets their reusable shopping bag at home
#2: Living a almostly perfect plastic free lifestyle but still consumes non-vegan food that is clean-ish, BUT supports local whenever possible!
#3: Hunts their own game but does not support factory farming and is trying to lesson their plastic use and slowly exploring local zero waste/refill stores to learn more.
See what we mean? Our belief is that no one is perfect but so long as we are all making efforts live a more sustainable life, there will naturally be positive global ripple effects. As consumers put more focus on sustainable products and practices, successful businesses will naturally sell more ethically made, clean, non-toxic and quality products!
With regards to businesses on our app, we ask our app users to be open minded about the sustainability efforts of every business listed on this platform. We also ask consumers to acknowledge that so long as we each do our own part (no matter how big or small), we are deserving of being a part of this community.
Example users:
#1: Vegan but still occasionally buys fast fashion products and occasionally forgets their reusable shopping bag at home
#2: Living a almostly perfect plastic free lifestyle but still consumes non-vegan food that is clean-ish, BUT supports local whenever possible!
#3: Hunts their own game but does not support factory farming and is trying to lesson their plastic use and slowly exploring local zero waste/refill stores to learn more.
See what we mean? Our belief is that no one is perfect but so long as we are all making efforts live a more sustainable life, there will naturally be positive global ripple effects. As consumers put more focus on sustainable products and practices, successful businesses will naturally sell more ethically made, clean, non-toxic and quality products!
With regards to businesses on our app, we ask our app users to be open minded about the sustainability efforts of every business listed on this platform. We also ask consumers to acknowledge that so long as we each do our own part (no matter how big or small), we are deserving of being a part of this community.
How do you prevent greenwashing?
Our app is available for global use and includes community eco ambassador nominations. We can verify the sustainable brands that we approve on our platform but with regards to brick and mortar businesses, please remember to do your own research as consumers!
If you have any concerns about businesses on the app, report the listing to and and our team will contact the listing holder to inquire further.
If you have any concerns about businesses on the app, report the listing to and and our team will contact the listing holder to inquire further.
What is the story behind the creation of the app?
Our app’s founder is M (Mangla) Bansal, a TV Producer/Director turned tech entrepreneur.
It all started when M was filming a documentary in India about child labour in 2006. While filming, M met Sumedha Kailash
(the wife of Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi). During dinner one evening, Sumedha said to M (we are translating Hindi to English), “The corrupt people of the world are SO WELL organized. They have their systems down to a T.
Why are the good people not as organized? Why isn’t there anything out there to connect the good people?”
M consistently thought about her words every few years and it wasn’t until she decided to go back to finish making the documentary that she had started that she created the 5 Factors for Sustainable Consumption™.
M’s original goal was to create a documentary series about the 5 factors, but she knew that although documentaries can inspire change they don’t quite bring REAL measurable change. It was at that moment that she created the Sustainable Life App™ and as they say, the rest is history.
To learn more about M and the story behind Sustainable Life App, click here.
To learn more about our team, click here.
M consistently thought about her words every few years and it wasn’t until she decided to go back to finish making the documentary that she had started that she created the 5 Factors for Sustainable Consumption™.
M’s original goal was to create a documentary series about the 5 factors, but she knew that although documentaries can inspire change they don’t quite bring REAL measurable change. It was at that moment that she created the Sustainable Life App™ and as they say, the rest is history.
To learn more about M and the story behind Sustainable Life App, click here.
To learn more about our team, click here.
What’s next for Sustainable Life App?
We are growing constantly. Stay tuned for a bunch of new features coming to your fingertips! Our goal is to keep innovating until
sustainable consumption becomes the new FOREVER norm. Our mission is to help make Sustainable Living Easy and Convenient for you!
5 Factors for Sustainable Consumption™
What are the 5 Factors for Sustainable Consumption?
I’m interested! How do I learn more about the 5 Factors for Sustainable Consumption?
The 5 Factors for Sustainable Consumption™ are our core values.
1. Impact on Human Health
2. Environmental Impact
3. Respect for Human Rights
4. Respect for Animal Rights
5. Socio-Economic Advantage
2. Environmental Impact
3. Respect for Human Rights
4. Respect for Animal Rights
5. Socio-Economic Advantage
I’m interested! How do I learn more about the 5 Factors for Sustainable Consumption?
Yay! You make us so happy!
One easy way is to explore sustainable brands in the online shopping section of the app by seeing how we assess brands.
The other way is to read our free ebook titled, “5 Factors to Sustainability” full of juicy content and even case studies from some world renowned organizations doing amazing work + phenomenal sustainable brands who are setting the bar high! To read our ebook or to be emailed a copy to read on your favourite e-reader click here!
One easy way is to explore sustainable brands in the online shopping section of the app by seeing how we assess brands.
The other way is to read our free ebook titled, “5 Factors to Sustainability” full of juicy content and even case studies from some world renowned organizations doing amazing work + phenomenal sustainable brands who are setting the bar high! To read our ebook or to be emailed a copy to read on your favourite e-reader click here!
5 Factors to sustainability research report & E-book
What is your ebook about?
Our free ebook is titled, “5 Factors to Sustainability” and it was created to help all of our app users understand our 5 Factors for Sustainable Consumption™.
The 5 Factors for Sustainable Consumption™ are our core values.
1. Impact on Human Health
2. Environmental Impact
3. Respect for Human Rights
4. Respect for Animal Rights
5. Socio-Economic Advantage
Our ebook shares with you the past effects of each factor, present day circumstances and where the future could take us. The ebook is also full of juicy content and case studies from some world renowned organizations doing amazing work + phenomenal sustainable brands who are setting the bar high!
To read our ebook via our website or to be emailed a copy (to read on your favourite e-reader) click here!
The 5 Factors for Sustainable Consumption™ are our core values.
1. Impact on Human Health
2. Environmental Impact
3. Respect for Human Rights
4. Respect for Animal Rights
5. Socio-Economic Advantage
Our ebook shares with you the past effects of each factor, present day circumstances and where the future could take us. The ebook is also full of juicy content and case studies from some world renowned organizations doing amazing work + phenomenal sustainable brands who are setting the bar high!
To read our ebook via our website or to be emailed a copy (to read on your favourite e-reader) click here!
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What are the terms and conditions of using your platform?
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