Our latest product review (see Eco review for more) is of some great organic t-shirts that my husband and I have been trying out over the past couple of months. They’re from Ban T-shirts, are 100% organic cotton, and have some really cool environmental messages on them, I’m sure you’ll agree. We’ve been wearing them, …
armedangels is a new fashion label out of Germany that’s illustrates how style and ethics can be combined to create the finest street fashion made with an uncompromising rejection of child labour, wage exploitation and environmental pollution. All armedangels styles are made from 100% organic cotton and manufactured to Fairtrade guidelines. And for each garment …
Grandmother and former nurse Linda Sones sells organic cotton baby and children’s clothing and accessories, and natural, organic baby toiletries online at SonesUK. Her suppliers are all committed to various environmental and Fairtrade initiatives. In a survey conducted by MORI it was found that half of the British public recognized the Fairtrade mark, which is …
Have you ever thought about how many cheap, flimsy umbrellas are discarded every time they blow inside out or come adrift just when you need them? How many times have you seen an abandoned umbrella lying in a wet and crumpled heap in the gutter? It’s something that Pamela Zonsius pondered and then she decided …
A groundbreaking report from WWF-UK has been released today, entitled “Deeper Luxury – quality and style when the world matters”. The report analyses luxury brands’ social and environmental responsibilities, performance and opportunities. Jem Bendell and Anthony Kleanthous, the report’s authors, sent me a synopsis: “The issues facing luxury goods companies are numerous. They include concerns …
Although somewhat dubious, there is an argument for the ethical shopper to visit Primark: with the often stupid amounts of money saved on their goods, you can put more into your fund for the groundbreakingly green products that are inherently more expensive; things like Worn Again shoes. So it was with a sense of conflict …
Grandmother and former nurse Linda Sones sells organic cotton baby and children’s clothing and accessories, and natural, organic baby toiletries online at SonesUK. This post examines some of the issues concerned with the employment of children in the production of cheap textiles in the third world. Child labour is an emotive subject and a consequence …
Grandmother and former nurse Linda Sones sells organic cotton baby and children’s clothing and accessories, and natural, organic baby toiletries online at SonesUK. In the western world we have become a throwaway culture. But we need to ask some important questions rather than accepting this as part of modern life. Is it sustainable? On a …
Some of the UK’s top Fairtrade fashion brands will be available at Green Threads’ sample sale in Brighton from 16th -18th November 2007. You’ll find People Tree, howies, THTC, Ethletic, Tonic t-shirts, Terra Plana, Red Mutha and Enamore samples and last season’s fashions at up to 80% off. This is your chance to pick up …