London Fashion week launches SCAP.

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Fast fashion Culture under change, the buzz words for London Fashion Week, with new signatories to the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP). London fashion week saw a ministerial address, from Environment Minister Dan ...

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Fairtrade Chocolate, another success story.

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Cocoa has served the whole of humankind well - not just the tens of thousands of Fairtrade cocoa farmers around the world. From the bitter frothy drink loved by the ...

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Fairtrade Fortnight Launch Event 2010

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Fairtrade is big in Britain, 6000 faith groups, 70 fairtrade universities & colleges, 490 town or cities, it is quite frankly a unique phenomenon in the UK. The launch event last ...

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What is Ethical Fashion?

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Ethical Fashion is an umbrella term to describe ethical fashion design, production, retail, and purchasing. It covers a range of issues such as working conditions, exploitation, fair trade, sustainable production, ...

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made - by the people for the people.

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Made jewellery, stunningly created designer accessories with an ecochic & Fair Trade edge. These dramatically unique and gorgeous products are designed by influential designers and hot guest celebs, sold at Topshop, ...

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Campaign against trafficking in the chocolate industry.

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As we are celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight, the EcoChic team are supporting a number of campaigns to raise awareness of the difference Fairtrade makes. Stop the Traffic have invited us all to ...

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The Big Swap Fortnight

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Put the kettle on! It's Fairtrade Fortnight 2010. For this year's Fairtrade Fortnight we're asking the nation to join us in The Big Swap. For two whole weeks we'll be asking ...

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The Perfect Handmade Gift of Teacup Candles

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These gorgeous Vintage Cup Candles make a unique gift as you receive not just a candle but a piece of history...... Handcrafted in Brighton & Hove, England a stones throw from ...

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EJF - Our Landscape in Flux

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INVITATION Our Landscape in Flux / the social impacts.   An informal evening hosted by the Environmental Justice Foundation with acclaimed photographer Stuart Franklin and the United Nations refugee agency to coincide with ...

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CRED Valentine’s Competition

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EcoChic Collection are delighted to be celebrating the work of CRED jewellery, the inspirational pioneers of beautiful fairtrade jewellery. View our CRED collection HERE. As love is in the air this Valentines, ...

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The Virtuous Jewellery Cycle

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Wishing all our readers a very special Valentine's Day. We have a special and  raptus treat for you all and that is the well known ethical and fair trade jeweller Greg ...

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Make love not war on Valentine’s Day

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If you're wondering what to get your love interest for Valentine's Day, it may be helpful to recall the legend of St. Valentine. As the story goes, Valentine was a ...

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Fall in Love with Ethical Jewellery

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Remembering Mrs Goldsmith

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Want to plan an ethical wedding? My best advice is: remember Mrs Goldsmith. "I chose my wife," writes Oliver Goldsmith in the 1700s, "as she did her wedding gown, not for ...

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The inspiration behind Ethical & Fairtrade Jewellery

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As the saying goes, "diamonds are a girl's best friend" and gold and silver are the most sought after precious metals in the world. View our gorgeous collections HERE Behind the finished ...

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Ethical Silver sourcing, a view from La.

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Silver sourcing, Ethics and Sustainable Development. EcoChic Collection are delighted to be partners with La Jewellery, designers of the most exquisite handmade jewellery. We asked La Jewellery Director, Lisa Anne for ...

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Tara’s Ethical Style Diaries

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This month we welcome our Ethical Stylist Tara Scott bringing her latest on Art, Beauty and Style.ART: Renowned fashion photographer, Rankin’s FROM CONGO WITH LOVE exhibition is on at the ...

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Celebrating Fashioning an Ethical Industry (FEI).

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Low pay, lack of rights and poor working conditions are still the norm for millions of garments workers across the world. At EcoChic Collection alongside many of our partner organisations ...

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Winds of change in Bangladesh

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Improving working conditions in Bangladesh. Eighteen months ago the BBC reported on the appalling conditions in one of Windy Group's factories in central Dhaka, Bangladesh. The company was supplying European brands ...

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People Tree, Free Gift, New Arrivals & Valentines

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The Fairtrade Fashion Pioneers at People Tree have so much news to share.  Just  announced is the forthcoming People Tree Spring collection, a new design-led kids range in a celebrity partnership with Emma Watson. Last ...

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The Greenshop Group gets greener

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The Greenshop Group was founded 25 years ago by Roger Budgeon. Within this time the business has evolved into separate, clearly focused companies that market environmental, technical and sustainable products ...

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Seeing Red - Free Greenland Ruby

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Conflict diamonds hit the headlines in a big way - with a little help from Hollywood blockbuster, Blood Diamond - and while few would claim the issues are now resolved ...

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