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Contents
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| ethicalconsumer |
- explores some of the
major achievements brought about by
consumer pressure over the years.
- has information on all
the latest consumer boycotts.
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| greenchoices |
- Excellent shopping
portal that relieves you of having to
search for ethical/ green companies as
the credentials of each company and all
there sites have been carefully screened.
- learn more about the
issues surrounding your purchases
- has introductory
articles on the issues of each shopping
category
- links to some of the
best ethical companies and organisations
on the web selling everything from food
to holidays.
- has a space for people
to share their experiences and to suggest
links to other green products -- or just
warn others against fake 'green' claims.
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| ethicalexchange |
- portal similar to
greenchoices but a lot less extensive
- offers a e-mail
mailing list
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| ethicaljunction |
- portal similar to
greenchoices but less extensive - a very
good site
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One
Stop Shopping
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| Spirit of Nature |
- Offers a full range of
environmental items
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| greenshop |
- The small indendent
Green Shop offers a mail order service.
- stocks a range of
essentials of its own and many well-known
ethical brands.
- very well designed
site
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| naturalcollection |
- probably the most
extensive one-stop ethical shop online.
- a trading partner for
Friends of the Earth.
- has a good
environmental approach and stocks
everything you could possibly need.
- food products are
organic and largely suitable for
vegetarians and vegans
- all wood is FSC
certified
- excellent site
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| getethical |
- site run by the Big
Issue and Red Pepper
- stocks products from a
wide range of ethical companies
- donates some of its
profits to charities.
- another site well
worth a look
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| ecotopia |
An Eco website for
socially responsible shopping offering a wide
selection of environmentally friendly, farily
traded and recycled products from gifts to
homeware, garden goods, baby accessories,
glassware, wind up gadgets, childrens toys to
books and eco friendly cleaning products. |
Helping
Good Causes
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| fish |
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| oxfam |
If workers' rights are
your priority, then you can get a range of fairly-traded
goods from |
| traidcraft |
As oxfam above but even
wider range |
Going
Greener
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| cat |
- This is the Centre for
Alternative Technology site.
- Contains details of
courses and books on how to make your
life more sustainable
- a range of energy-saving
products, such as radiator insulator
panels and solar battery-rechargers
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| greenfibres |
- sells clothes made
without exploitation from organic fabrics.
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| motherhemp |
- sells fabrics made of
hemp (the most ethical fabric at the
moment. It grows without the need for
pesticides, is biodegradable and is even
being used in plastics.
- sells hemp clothes
- sells hemp oils and
papers too.
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| viridian-nutrition. |
- Many vitamins are not
suitable for vegetarians or vegans and
are supplied by large multinationals.
- This company is the
first vitamin company to market itself as
'ethical'.
- The company donates 50%
of its profits to charities
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| Finally,
remember that being ethical doesn't mean being a
sour-faced killjoy. For a principled tipple,
visit vinceremos or vintageroots, which both sell organic wines and
spirits, or ecovin,
which sells organic british wines, juices and
ciders. |
