At last the possibility of fairness for all, good design and the old-fashioned notion of ‘built-to-last’ are re-emerging as solutions.
Humanity has always adorned and embellished. From earliest times, we have painted ourselves and distinguished one tribe from the other by our clothes, jewellery and hair – it is an innate part of us. Yet More…
Posts Tagged ‘ethical’
Breaking the Tyranny of Trends • Charty Durrant
Monday, March 15th, 2010Ethical Marketing: A Service to Your Community
Friday, February 12th, 2010I have often struggled in my attempts to reframe the concept of “Marketing” for those who run small businesses based on their passions, but shy away from the “Business of business”. To be fair to me, what I seem to be up against is a collective wisdom that says that “marketing is that dodgy stuff More…
Christmas Eco Tips
Monday, November 30th, 2009Christmas is a wonderful time of year. You can spend good quality time with your family, enjoy festive food, express your love through the exchange of gifts, and enjoy the high spirits within your community.
We want you to enjoy all these marvellous things at Christmas, without having to worry about waste, so we’ve highlighted More…
Christmas Gift Wrapping Eco Tips
Monday, November 30th, 2009Wrapping presents at Christmas is part of the fun, and so is tearing open the paper! Here are some tips to help you enjoy this while being as green as can be:
WrappingTurn an old shoe box, into a beautiful gift box. You can use a mixture of last year’s wrapping paper (which you will of More…
Ethical Christmas Gifts from the Ooffoo Marketplace
Monday, November 30th, 2009The Ooffoo Marketplace is a collection of more than 100 ethical suppliers and their gorgeous products. And we’re pleased to tell you that we’ve had a surge of activity over the last month, giving us the confidence that many consumers are snubbing the high-street this year in favour of more sustainable alternatives.
To help you More…
What is Wider World Business?
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009What is Wider World Business?
Selling or surfing in the global wider world business economy means speaking to communities all over the world. The internet includes the World Wide Web but hitting your targets invariably requires “backyard” knowledge which goes much further than linguistic considerations. It really is “When in New York, LA, Rome, More…
Does Buying Fairtrade Make a Difference?
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Yes, absolutely!
Many people now buy some fairtrade goods during their normal supermarket shop meaning that those small producers are now receiving regular income. Fantastic! But there is a whole world of other products available with a Fairtrade Guarantee.
The artisans producing gift types of products are almost always marginalised or in small groups and unable to More…
What is Fair Trade?
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Essentially, fair trade is a business partnership between a producer or supplier of goods and a purchaser of those goods.
But it is much, much more than just a business contract. People not profit, trust & respect are the basis for a fair-trade partnership!
This partnership has set rules which both parties must adhere to to qualify More…
Why surviving the downturn using ethical principles is just like giving up smoking…
Thursday, May 28th, 2009I gave up smoking five years ago – I proudly handed my 20 pack of Marlboro Red over to my Mum announcing that she can “lock them in the safe as a memento of the smoker that I used to be.”
Needless to say they were all smoked by the next day…
Now, what that says More…
Ethical and CO2 Neutral Natural Paint
Thursday, February 26th, 2009Auro UK have been supplying natural paints for over twenty years, their new labels and CO2 neutral accreditation firmly puts them as leaders in true Natural Paint distribution.
Auro UK Natural Paints are pleased to announce the launch of their new look label that incorporates Ethical Consumer Magazine’s new ‘Best Buy” logo. Auro 321 emulsion paints More…
