Archive for June, 2009
EcoChic stocks MADE Jewellery
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EcoChic is delighted to be stocking our new range of MADE products. Here is the wonderful made story....About made made is about fabulous accessories made is about empowering developing communities made is there, from concept ...
The story of TRAID
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TRAID stands for Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development. We are a registered charity with three main objectives: •To protect the environment by diverting clothes and shoes from landfill; •To reduce ...
About Green Trading Luxury Organic Skincare
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At Green Trading, we believe that you do not have to sacrifice style or luxury when you switch to a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. You can still enjoy the finer things ...
Certifications & Standards Seminar at EFF
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Spotlight on Sourcing has invited you to the event 'CERTIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS SEMINAR' on Ethical Fashion Forum! Time: June 23, 2009 from 6pm to 8pm Location: The RichMix Organized By: Spotlight on Sourcing Event ...
EcoChic Shortlisted for Sussex Business Award
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Here at EcoChic we are delighted to announce that for the second year running EcoChic has been shortlisted for the University of Brighton Research and Innovation Awards. Each year the ...
World Day Against Child Labour
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June 12: World Day Against Child Labor by James Parks, June 12, 2009 Around the globe, workers and human rights activists are spending World Day Against Child Labor by focusing on this ...
Cotton On & Sustainable Design
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So what do we mean when we talk about sustainable design? Sustainability and Sustainable are words that are used in all manner of ways, oftern with little thought as to what ...
Natalie Imbruglia makes a splash with EcoCover
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Natalie Imbruglia makes a splash with the launch of her EcoCover and Wateraid podcast. As part of our commitment to spreading the word about water issues, EcoCover and Wateraid have joined forces with ...
Beyond Organic Skincare- a beautiful handmade story
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Beyond Organic Skincare are a small, family business, based in Cornwall in a heart-breakingly beautiful part of the Lizard Peninsula. We hand make all our products in our workshop overlooking St. ...
Getting smarter:Ethical Trading in the downturn
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Without having to remind you, as we all know (or perhaps ought to by now) we are in a gloomy global recession. What is interesting and positive, is that the working ...
La Jewellery, exquisite recycled & handmade
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EcoChic are delighted to be partnering with La Jewellery, designers and creators of the most elegant recycled silver jewellery in the heart of Wales. La's Jewellery's ethics are simple. They tread ...
Earthwatch Lectures: from Tsunami to drought
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Thursday 19th November, 7pm-9pm at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR Chaired by award winning broadcaster Andrea Catherwood. Three experts will be joined by an enterprising member of ...
Can you find us a heartfelt honeymoon?
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I have an urgent mission for you if you will accept it: to find the greenest or most life-changing honeymoon you can. If you’re anything like me, I bet the honeymoon ...
Celebrate World Environment Day today
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EcoChic is joining the celebration of World Environment Day today, with a look at fashion in 2009 and how we can all make a difference with the choices we make. World ...
Top Actors, Jewellers and the Eden Project all go nuts for Fairtrade!
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Leading actors including Alex Kingston, Saffron Burrows, Jane Horrocks and Orla Brady are joining a peanut farmer from Malawi and Brazil nut gatherer from Bolivia in a stunning photographic exhibition ...
People Tree Embraces Feel Good Fair Trade Fashion
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View Safia Minney in action in her latest video.... Feel Good Fashion People Tree Director Safia Minney discusses her inspirational business model and the reasons for bringing fair trade handicrafts to the UK. ...
Cotton On- a pure celebration
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Cotton On- calling for a new way for fashion. It was indeed a great pleasure to attend the Cotton On Conference at The Council House Bristol, on World Fairtrade Day, Saturday ...
Fashioning An Ethical Industry-An overview
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FEI: Low pay, lack of rights and poor working conditions are still the norm for millions of garments workers across the world. The way the fashion industry is managed can be changed ...
Cotton On-Is Fairtrade enough?
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Cotton On Conference, World Fairtrade Day 9th May 2009 : Is Fairtrade Enough? Vanessa Parr, from the Fairtrade Foundation opened with the following facts: * 100M rural households depend on cotton for ...
Organic Cotton-Myths and Realities
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Organic Cotton-myths and realities. Robin Maynard (Soil Association), Simon Ferrigno (Director Organic Exchange Farm Development Programme) Damien Sanfilippo (Pesticide Action Network) presented with passion and detail at the Cotton On Conference, held ...


