Vet brands at the door
Ask for certificates (B Corp, GOTS, Fairtrade, organic) as file uploads in your application form.
Build a sustainable marketplace with claims you can stand behind
Curate eco-brands, makers and second-hand sellers on one Shopify store. Check every brand's credentials, show what makes each product sustainable, and let customers filter by what matters to them.
Vegan America: 300+ plant-based brands · MyNextBike: second-hand bikes, GMV up 3.5x · Bazaa: vintage furniture, 5x revenue in 12 months
Two kinds of sustainable marketplace
Curated responsible brands. Organic, vegan, fair-trade, low-waste or locally made products from brands you vet. Vegan America runs 300+ brands this way.
Circular commerce. Second-hand, vintage, refurbished, consignment and rental, where the most sustainable product is the one that already exists. MyNextBike and Bazaa run this model.
Many marketplaces combine both. Garnet supports each model from the same store.
Turn sustainability claims into verified data
Customers of a sustainable marketplace trust you to check every seller. Garnet helps you collect evidence, not adjectives.
Structured product data
Fields for materials, origin, certifications, recycled content and repairability, required where it matters.
Filters customers use
Let shoppers filter by certification, material or country of making.
Review before publishing
Approve each listing and its claims before it goes live.
Lower-impact logistics
Fewer parcels
Garnet combines shipping rates from several sellers at checkout, and you can show free-shipping thresholds per seller to encourage fuller orders.
Local pickup
Let customers collect from nearby sellers.
Ship to a hub
Warehouse mode lets sellers send stock to your hub for consolidated shipping.
Sustainable marketplaces on Garnet
"We are glad to have found Garnet. The solution itself is super intuitive, and from a vendor's perspective, it's a no brainer."Jonathan Faran, CEO, Vegan America
Frequently Asked Questions
Got questions about sustainable marketplaces? We have answers.
Ask a QuestionWhat is a sustainable marketplace?
A sustainable marketplace is an online platform that only sells products meeting environmental or social criteria, such as organic, fair-trade, second-hand or refurbished goods, from vetted sellers.
How do I start a sustainable marketplace?
Write your criteria first and make them public, then recruit brands that can prove them. Collect the proof at onboarding, and add Garnet to a Shopify store to run sellers, commissions and payouts.
How do I verify sellers' sustainability claims?
Ask for certificates and documents in the seller application, require structured product fields, and approve listings before publication.
Can I sell both new and second-hand products?
Yes. Brands and individual sellers can sell on the same marketplace, with different commission rules.
Make the sustainable choice the easy one
Book a demo and bring your sourcing criteria. We'll show you how to turn them into an onboarding flow.
