A new post for my Give Justly series which features ethically made items – either fair trade, made in the USA or confirmed ethical manufacturing standards. 

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Supplies:

• Check labels on pencils – many are made in the USA, like these 
• Crayola makes many of their products in the USA (but not all, so check!)
• Mead Notebooks – made in the USA 

Lunch boxes and Water Bottles:

• Bentology: lunch container with inner containers. Made in the USA. 
• Lunch Bots: stainless steel lunch containers. Ethically manufactured.
• MiiR: ethically made water bottles that support life-giving grants. (Do yourself a favor, too, and grab this mug for the drop-off and pick-up line.)
• Klean Kanteen: ethically made, stainless steel water bottles and insulated food canisters. (Certified B Corporation) Also, at Target.

Backpacks:

• Everlane: gender neutral adult sized ethically made backpacks. Good for older kids.
• ToughTraveler: Made in the USA kids backpacks – multiple styles and sizes.
• Terra Thread: Fair trade backpacks – SALE – buy a backpack, get a tote for free – code: FTSCHOOL19 + Free Shipping!
   

Clothing:

• American Adorn: a site filled with made in the USA kids clothing
• Primary: Simple, basic and affordable clothing. Now including jeans! Third-party inspected for compliance with ethical manufacturing. Use the code below for 20% off and free shipping!

• PLAE shoes: uses fair-labor factories to manufacture their shoes 
• Pact: Fairtrade and affordable clothing for your kids
• Tea Collection: ethically made clothing (Use code STOCKUP819 to receive 15% off any 3 items, 20% off any 4 items, or 25% off 5 or more items when purchased together.)