This article will examine some of the issues concerned with the employment of children in the production of cheap textiles in the third world. Child labour is an emotive subject and a consequence of extreme poverty which creates hunger and homelessness. There are no simple solutions and legislation alone will only drive the practice further [...]

David Teather today reported in the Guardian Abel & Cole’s sale of a 25% stake in their ethical, organic online food delivery service to private equity firm, Phoenix for £7 million. The investment is certainly attractive. Organic food is one of the most profitable and fast growing markets in the UK.
Dionne Rooney, [...]

Now you can drive when and where you want, without the hassle of owning a car.
WhizzGo cars in London are exempt from the congestion charge so you don’t pay it.
Cheaper than car ownership - our charge includes fuel, insurance, cleaning, servicing, maintenance, repair, breakdown costs.
Quick and convenient - WhizzGo cars are no more [...]

A plastic bag is used on average for only 12 minutes, yets it’s legacy can last several lifetimes.
Every year in the UK we use 10 billion plastic bags a year- that is 167 per person - most of which are thrown away after just one use.
Most bags will end up in landfill sites, but [...]

From beautifully soft clothes made from handpicked organic cotton to fairly traded wooden toys, from the Ergo Baby Carrier to gentle, natural Soothing Salve, from special gifts to cloth nappies, you will find a everything you need for a wonderful start to your baby’s life.
www.naturalnursery.co.uk

We are a UK based online Fairtrade clothing & gift company with two adjoining retail shops on the Norfolk / Suffolk border in the lovely little market town of Bungay.
We sell a wide range of Fair Trade and Alternative clothing from names such as Nomads, Namaste, and Gringo.
Our Fairtrade gifts and furnishings are supplied by [...]

Ingle & Rhode offers the finest ethical jewellery available today.
Our gold is fairly traded and mined without mercury or cyanide.
Our diamonds are guaranteed conflict free (to a much more rigorous level of
proof than the Kimberley Process requires).
Our diamond cutters and polishers are well treated, and all our jewellery
is made by skilled craftsmen [...]

Local food hampers containing hand made food from small producers and other Devon produce provide a low carbon and ethical way to give a memorable and impressive gift. All hampers come with carbon offset delivery, recycled packaging and each is labelled with food miles. Most hampers have products with an food miles totalling [...]

Rathbone Greenbank Investments provides a personal and professional ethical investment service for those who want their investments to take account of their environmental, social and ethical concerns.
We work with private individuals, trusts, charities, pension funds and their professional advisers.
Rathbone Greenbank Investments is part of one of the UK’s largest and longest-established providers of investment [...]