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Patagonia and eBay to Promote Sustainable Consumption in the UK
Patagonia and eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) have come together to encourage UK buyers to buy clothes responsibly and help preserve the environment. The leading outdoor clothing giant Patagonia believes that buying clothes one does not really need in the first place compromises the principles of ethical consumption. Patagonia strives to live up to its commitment to meet the four Rs of waste management: reduce, repair, reuse and recycle. Vincent Stanley, Patagonia's acting head of marketing, says: "If [a company is] recycling something that really shouldn't have been made in the first place, you're not doing your job. If you're making something tha...
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Starbucks Most Unethical Coffee Chain in the UK
Surprised to read that headline? Dan Welch from the Ethical Consumer magazine ranked brands on 19 different categor...
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Levi-Strauss Has a Leg Up on Sustainable Blue Jeans
In January 2011, Levi-Strauss introduced a new line of blue jeans called the WaterLess jeans, which are manufactured in...
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Ethical Fashion and the Conundrum for Small Brands
One of the biggest small clothing brands in Madras, India is Brass Tacks. They have made a name for themselves for t...
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Sustainable Apparel Coalition Sets Standards for Clothing and Footwear
Twenty-six big-name apparel companies have banded together with non-profit agencies such as the Environmental Protectio...
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'Local' Food May Not Be So Local in the UK
A recent report found that shoppers in England and Wales who bought local food may not be supporting local farmers a...
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iPad Helps Businesses 'Go Green', But How Green is Apple?
IPAD IS HELPING BUSINESSES GO GREEN... In the lead up to the launch of iPad 2, Mashable released an article stati...
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Costco Commits to Sustainable Seafood
The Costco corporation has released a new sustainable seafood policy that eliminates the sale of red list seafood speci...
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Firestone Union Recognized For Efforts to End Child Labor
The US Department of Labor has honored the Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia (FAWUL) with the Iqbal Masih...
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Major UK Supermarket Introduces Fair Trade Condoms
Waitrose supermarket announced in late February that it plans to stock a new brand of condoms made from ethically sourc...
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Green Living: Buy Good, Feel Great With Blissmo
CHANGING CONSUMER CHOICES WITH BLISSMO Awhile ago I wrote about MindBodyGreen, a website that caters exclusively to gre...
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Unilever Eliminates Animal Testing For Lipton Teas
Pressure from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has caused a major tea company to turn a new leaf. Te...
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California Legislation Takes a Bite Out of Shark Fin Trade
The controversy over the shark fin market is nothing new, but recent California legislation, introduced February 2011,...
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Organic Pet Food: Luxury or Ethical Necessity?
Organic pet food companies such as Paw Naturaw and Newman's Own are still a small portion of the pet food industry, but...
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UK's Government is 'Lazy' About Promoting Organic Food
The newest report shows that the UK government is not doing enough to promote organic food. The Soil Association sai...
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Greentings for Valentine's!
It was recently reported that approximately one billion Valentine cards are sent out each year worldwide. Almost all...
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CNBC Documentary Exposes Ethics of Pet Food Industry
_UPDATE_: This documentary is no longer scheduled to air, but can be viewed at Viddler.com by clicking here. An hour-...
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Behind the Valentine Bouquet: The Carbon Footprint of Cut Flowers
It may not be quite so obvious in the first instance but flowers come with a very high carbon footprint. Cut flowers ar...
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Five Companies That Sell Eco-Friendly Flowers
Finding organic or eco-friendly flowers is easy if you know what to look for, and these flowers do not necessarily cost...
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Which Beverage Companies Should You Choose from this Valentine's Day
What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than with a bottle of wine? With so many eco-bottles around picking one...
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