Browsing: Sustainability

For years now I’ve never worn a watch.  I don’t like the feeling of having a chunky timepiece strapped around my wrist, plus the same old designs bore me slightly; leather or metal?  So when I was first heard of and saw WeWood’s watches I was instantly intrigued.  Offering a healthy variety to choose from and each watch differing from the next keeping up the unique factor these watches possess, I can see why there’s been a lot of hype about them.

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He may have got it wrong for the South coast’s 1987 Hurricane but he’s back supporting our favourite Eco T-Shirt suppliers Rapanui as they launch their new range.

Michael Fish MBE, the iconic British TV weatherman, has completed a B.A.S.E. jump from a London tower block to raise awareness of climate change.

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It’s April 2009, and I’m saying goodbye to a cushy job as a creative marketing manager for a games firm; the recession having swung its deathly scythe at this industry, particularly anywhere more than a mile and a half outside London. So, having been given my marching orders, I hastily put together my portfolio and CV (or if you’re a recruiter reading this – painstakingly hand-crafted my portfolio and CV) and set sail on the seas of recruitment.

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Jeans are the nation’s favourite trousers.  Probably the world’s favourite trousers. Match them with anything. Dress them up, dress them down. Heels, trainers, flip flops, flats, hiking shoes and boots, t-shirts, jumpers, tunics, shirts and jackets – any will work!

I don’t know about you, but I find it a challenge to find a good pair of jeans that I like and that fit me well. Usually, about once every three years I find a winning pair that I cling to, wearing them whenever I can. Eventually they inevitably wear through and usually (for me) – in rather unfortunate places. I try to keep wearing them until they reach the officially ‘unwearable’ stage, but at some point you have to say goodbye.

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‘Hosepipe Ban’ can be a dreaded phrase when summer comes round. Those in the South will be more used to living under that threat than the rest of us up North (we’re not often short of rain!), but we’re all certainly used to talk of water shortages and restricted hose pipe usage. Many people think of this as a major hardship, and as gardener myself I can see the grief of not being able to go outside and water the plants. However, if hosepipe bans do come into play again this summer, perhaps we should think of it as a prompt to think about water shortages across the world, rather than just worrying, quite literally, about our own back yards.

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World Environment Day 2010

Scientists claim we are an estimated one in 5 – 100 million different species roaming our planet.  2 million different species of living creatures have been identified so far, with more all the time.  It’s a well known fact that human activity is the cause of some destruction in our planet.  Rainforest depletion, global warming issues and the extinction of animals are triggered by the choices our species has made and continues to make. 

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Plastic Bag Freedom?

A customer posted a review on our Degradable Swing Bin Liners this week, saying “We’ve just ordered these bags for the second time. They are really good. They are large and strong enough like a normal bin bag but they are degradable and don’t harm the environment as much. If everyone was using these, can you imagine what a difference it would make?” and it got me thinking, imagining.

Good point.

What would it be like?

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Here at the Ethical Superstore offices we always try to think eco. Our light bulbs are all energy saving, our staff kitchen boasts an Eco Kettle, and we recycle all of the paper and card that we can get our hands on.

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If you have ever thought about using real nappies for your baby, Real Nappy Week is the time to find out all about them. Held from the 26th April – 2nd May, it’s a great chance to get together with other like-minded parents, and find out a bit more. Our friends at the real nappy information service Go Real want to make this years’ event bigger and better than ever, and have shared their plans with us.

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I’m beginning to think that Spring may have sprung up up North, and it’s not just because the sun has started to shine. This week is a great week in my household, because after 4 years of waiting (4 YEARS!!!), we have eventually been awarded our very own allotment, and at last I can start flexing my green fingers.

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