Disclosure

Sustainly is part of the Sustainable Jungle Network and this disclosure applies to all network sites. 

Our Guiding Principle For Reviewing and Featuring Brands & Products: Progress Over Perfection

At Sustainly we believe that sustainability is for the masses and should be embedded into the very fabric of our society. 

However, it is unachievable for most brands or products to be 100% sustainable and ethical within the current constraints of the capitalist system where transparency and accountability is just not where it should be.

We believe the best way that we can help to steer the ship towards a better future is to encourage as many people, organizations and businesses to get on board as possible. 

What this means in practice is that we serve to educate our readers and the brands we work with on what “better” looks like. 

We celebrate small actions towards a better future. And we believe that genuine efforts to do better should be highlighted and used to inspire more positive change. 

What You Can Expect From Us

• We will celebrate genuine positive actions taken by brands, organizations and individuals. 
• In our content, we will encourage readers to support brands creating products that are better from a sustainability and ethics perspective.
• We will take great care to avoid greenwashing in any form. And any brands, organizations or individuals featured who are found to be greenwashing will be immediately removed. Please contact us here if you believe we have a feature that supports a greenwashing agenda.
• We acknowledge that what makes something “sustainable” or “ethical” can be subjective and is on a spectrum. To ensure we have a balanced approach to how we present and feature brands, organizations and individuals, we will listen to feedback from our readers and our community. We will make adjustments to our approach as the bar for what “better” looks like continues to improve. 

What You Can’t Expect From Us 

• We will not rebuke a brand, organization or individual for not being “perfect” if there are genuine sustainability and ethical efforts being made on their part.
• As we lack the capacity, we will not audit brands, organizations or individuals to confirm the veracity of their sustainability and ethics claims.
• We will assume honesty as a baseline, and rely on third party certifications as well as community and reader input. 

Brand & Product Reviews

Everything we recommend to you on Sustainly is independently researched and checked. For all new content where we recommend brands, we will directly ask all brands to confirm their claims and the accuracy of our content. 

To avoid waste, we test products on an as needed basis. 

Affiliate Links

Sustainly’s posts will sometimes contain affiliate links to other third party sites (for example to a marketplace/retailer like Etsy or EarthHero).

We will clearly denote any content that contains affiliate links.

If you purchase something through one of these third party sites we may earn a small commission.  Importantly, this does not increase the price of the product to you as the customer, however it is an important source of income for us as it enables us to pay our writers, editors and ourselves for the countless hours of love and hard work that go into creating Sustainly.

Sustainly is not responsible for the content or the privacy practices of third party sites and expressly disclaims any liability, damages or detriment arising out of such content or practices.

Sustainly is also a participant in the Amazon Affiliate Program. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. We realize Amazon is not an ideal partner for a site focused on ethics and sustainability and will always look for an alternative retailer ahead of including Amazon.

Sponsored Posts

Occasionally we will allow sponsored content. We will always denote any sponsored content as follows: *Sponsored content or *Sponsored inclusion.

Our sponsorship agreements clearly state that we will only present our honest opinion of a product or brand. We have and will turn down sponsorship deals where we feel uncomfortable advocating for a brand’s sustainability claims.

Sustainly is not responsible for the content or the privacy practices of third party sites and expressly disclaims any liability, damages or detriment arising out of such content or practices.

Giving Back

Sustainly believes in giving back which is why we are members of 1% for the Planet (via our parent site Sustainable Jungle). This means that we are committed to giving away 1% of any revenue we earn directly to highly vetted environmental nonprofit organizations.

Join the movement: better.onepercentfortheplanet.org 

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