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2025’s Top Ecofriendly Companies


Let’s take a look at some of the top sustainability products for 2025 that can save the planet, and possibly save you some money too.

Top Alternative Financial Product: EcoWatt.Io

Invest & earn while combating climate change with the EcoWatt Token (EWX). If you are new to crypto, you will need a wallet from Coinbase first.

EWX is backed by renewable energy power plants, reforestation and energy efficiency projects. EcoWatt’s high-impact carbon removal projects are providing clean energy and safe water to communities that would otherwise rely on cutting down trees, releasing CO2 through wood burning for cooking, and using untreated water.

By purchasing EWX tokens, you’re not just supporting carbon removal projects—you’re also creating an opportunity to earn. It’s a true win-win.

The value of EWX tokens grows as more CO2 removal initiatives are backed and as the price of carbon credits rises. By holding EWX tokens, you’re offsetting your personal carbon footprint of 10.5 tons annually while investing in high-impact, long-term solar
energy installations and water purification systems for underserved
communities, meeting the most important UN SDG goals.

Top Banking Product: Aspiration

Aspiration is the climate-friendly banking alternative that's good for your wallet and the planet. Enjoy no mandatory fees while earning cash back, planting trees, and keeping your money from funding fossil fuels.

Maximize your money's impact with an account that reduces your car's emissions and can fund tree planting every time you swipe. So we can all breathe a little easier. You have access to the Green Marketplace, their new cash-back rewards program on leading climate-friendly brands.

Lastly, the Aspiration Redwood Fund analyzes companies’ environmental, workplace, and governance practices to find investments we believe are poised for growth. Our goal is to help you build value and honor your values – all at the same time.

Top Credit Card: Future

Future’s cashback card earns an unlimited 5% cash back on eco-friendly purchases, including EV charging, public transit ... and more. Redeem Future points for gift cards, travel, merchandise and more - the rewards you want, when you want them! In their marketplace you can also buy upcycled good to further reduce your footprint.

Top Investing Product: Acorns

Acorns is one of the most flexible investment tools out there and you can automatically invest from rounding up your bank account every month. This will help you fund some of your ecofriendly purchases. Acorns even lets you invest in ESG funds.

As a runner up is Interactive Brokers who lets you invest in penny stocks, many of which are ecofriendly companies. You can also take bets on what environmental events will happen using the Forecast Trader.

Top Renewable Energy Investing: Energea

Invest in low-carbon infrastructure, channeling capital towards a sustainable future. When you invest with Energea, you're purchasing equity shares in a handpicked portfolio of renewable energy projects. I have invested my first $100 in Energea solar projects and will let you know how it goes in a future post.

When you invest with Energea, you are purchasing a stake in renewable energy power plants, which is akin to acquiring a share of real estate. These investments inherently make your principal less liquid. Before deciding on the amount to invest with Energea, consider this illiquidity and ensure you have other, more liquid investments in your portfolio.

The primary way to access your funds is through the monthly dividends. These dividends can be withdrawn at any time, starting from the first month after your investment. The main goal of investing with Energea should be to secure long-term, inflation-adjusted passive income from these renewable energy projects.

Investors are required to hold their shares for a minimum of three years. Investors that wish to sell shares prior to the end of this 3-year period can do so by paying a 5% early exit penalty. After this period, if an investor wishes to sell their shares, the issuer may repurchase them in accordance with the terms outlined in the Reg A Offering Circular for each investment. This repurchase is subject to the condition that it does not negatively impact the returns of other investors.

Top Green Home Products: ZERO

ZERO is a sustainable lifestyle brand that aims to reduce waste and promote eco-friendliness. The brand offers a wide range of sustainable products, including reusable bags, water bottles, and food containers, made from high-quality, eco-friendly materials. They also offer a unique Zero Waste Box program, which provides customers with an easy and convenient way to dispose of hard-to-recycle items.

ZERO is committed to sustainability and environmental protection, and they strive to create a cleaner, greener future for everyone. Their products are designed to be both stylish and functional, making it easy for anyone to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle. By choosing ZERO products, customers can reduce their environmental impact and make a positive difference in the world.With a focus on innovation and sustainability, ZERO is dedicated to helping people live a more sustainable life.

Top Air Purifiers: Vitesy

Do you want to help fight food waste and improve air quality in your home? Try out Vitesy’s sustainable products. Shelfy is the fridge purifier that eliminates bacteria and odors, breaking down pollutants that accelerate the ripening of fruits and vegetables. Natede is a natural air purifier that uses the power of plants and technology to remove viruses, bacteria, fine dust, VOCs, and odors from indoor air.

Top Education Program: Factory45

Factory45 is a self-paced program that takes sustainable fashion entrepreneurs from idea to launch. Through action-based modules, vetted supply chain databases, templates and virtual training, Factory45 entrepreneurs are equipped to build a sustainable fashion business from idea to launch.

The Factory45 program was created for people who only have an idea. You don’t need to have sketches or a business plan or fabric… all you need is an internet connection and a hefty dose of determination.

Top Mobility Tool: WeWard

Get paid for walking with WeWard’s app. Receive Wards for walking every day and convert them directly into cash, gifts or charity donations. Access special offers from leading sports, beauty and nutrition brands. Receive Wards for every dollar you spend.

WeWard offers you a unique way to discover new places, events, and more during your daily walks. Collect WeCards, complete chapters to earn rewards, and try to finish them before your friends.

If you want to try another app, sweatcoin allows you to get rewarded by competing in challenges, collect badges, and join a community of movers that turn their steps into gadgets, digital subscriptions, travel vouchers, or even crypto.

Top Energy Saver: Ohm Connect

With OhmConnect, it’s easy to get rewarded for saving energy. You get rewarded for taking advantage of OhmHour. It’s a brief window of time (usually on weeknight evenings) when demand on the energy grid is so high that utility companies would rather pay their customers to reduce our collective usage than the alternative - firing up a dirty, expensive “peaker” plant.

The grid lets us know that a time of intense demand is coming up and we notify you about it via an email or SMS. OhmConnect members reduce our energy usage by automatically powering down smart devices and saving our laundry loads for another time.

If you allow your connected devices to remain off for the hour, you’ll get credit and will be one step closer to your monthly payment. You’ll earn Watts that you can withdraw for cash or use to score smart home tech in our Rewards Marketplace. Plus, active users can win additional prizes!

Top Paper Products: SaveTrees.co

Not actually paper, but better, SaveTrees.co is made from 100% bamboo paper products that are soft, strong, and sustainable. Their packaging is plastic-free, recyclable and compostable, and delivered to your door carbon-neutral. Their paper is free of PFAS, inks, dyes, and scents. Safe for the planet and safe for your body. Save $10 off your order and get 10 extra trees planted with this link.

Their mission is to save one billion trees, and every person that makes the switch to bamboo helps get us there. As of this post they have saved over 131,000 tress. Help them reach a million or more.

Top Mattress: Avocado Green Mattress

Avocado mattresses are designed in Hoboken and handmade in their factory in California, with domestic and imported certified organic materials. Their mission is to be the most respected source for organic mattresses, pillows, and bedding at affordable prices — while maintaining environmentally conscious, ethical, and sustainable business practices across our entire supply chain.

They are a certified B Corp and Climate Neutral certified. Plus, they donate 1% of revenues to vetted nonprofits through our commitment to 1% For the Planet. Their products are GOTS-certified organic. Their factories divert 78% of our waste from the landfill. And the journey has just begun.

Top Webhosting Service: GreenGeeks

GreenGeeks has been recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency since 2009 as a Green Power Partner, and is a partner with One Tree Planted to plant one tree for every new hosting account which is created. GreenGeeks also works with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) in Portland, Oregon ("BEF" is a Green-e Partner). BEF helps calculate their yearly energy consumption, and it purchases three times as many energy offsets (RECs - or renewable energy certificates) as it consumes, a feature it calls 300% Green Website. It's a strong demonstration of the company's commitment to the environment, since that's not a cheap proposition.