If you want to shop with a clear conscience,here are just a few of the many sites that are worth looking at.
- Oxfam - lots of ethical products to help people in need
- By Nature - a great site promoting organic and ethical living
- Ebay - eco items on auction
- Olive Organic - The inspiration behind Olive Organic came from a desire to bring together a range of ethical, affordable, organic and natural products in keeping with their philosophy of a respect for life, nature and our shared planet. They are a small family business based in rural Northamptonshire and sell a range of home care and beauty products.
- Ecover - Environment friendly cleaning products
- Organic Ally- This is the only website in the UK that sells organic cotton hankies. They also sell other eco-friendly reusable products, such as organic cotton face cloths, table napkins, gift bags, wine bags and shopping bags – to counter the excessive consumption of single-use paper tissues, kitchen towels, gift wrapping paper and plastic carrier bags. They are founded upon the principle of trading in eco-friendly and ethically-sourced goods. The products are made by people who work under humane and fair labour conditions and emphasize the use of eco-friendly materials that do not have a harmful impact on the earth.
General Green Consumer Links
AECB - Association for Environment Conscious Building
A lot of Organics
By Nature - a great site promoting organic and ethical living
Bigbarn - search for local food by postcode
Borrowme.com - join the borrowers and save resources
Charity Gift Tokens
Clean Vehicles.com - low emission vehicles, equipment, fuel and the companies that supply them
Consumers Association
Eco – The online green newspaper
Energy efficient appliances
Ethical Consumer (EC)- rates companies and products on ethical criteria
Ethical Consumer Research Association
Ethical Investor Research Service- Find out which companies to choose, and which to avoid, for your ethical share holding, financial investments and pension funds.
Ethical Junction – an ethical shopping
Ethiscore - new online magazine from Ethical Consumer
4Ecotips.com - education and information on the environment
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) UK Product Selector
Freecycle – American site arranging the free recycling of good to people who want them
G.A.I.A – The Green Advice and Information Agency (G.A.I.A)
Getethical - ethical consumerism site
Good Gifts
Good Wood Guide –a Friends of the Earth guide to sustainable sourcing of wood
Gooshing UK – an ethical shopping tool from The Good Shopping Guide
GreenChoices - a resource for people wanting to take genuine green action in their everyday lives
Green Directory – a UK bi-annual directory of green products and services
Green electricity league table - Friends of the Earth's green energy supplier information
Green Guide Online – Regional guides to green products and services
Greenpeace Chemical Home – reveals the toxic cocktail of chemicals in our homes
Healthy Flooring Network Healthy Flooring Network is an n alliance of individuals and organisations concerned about health, asthma and allergies. The network aims to raise awareness of the links between fitted carpets, PVC flooring and health and to encourage and promote alternatives.
LETSLINK Homepage – the “headquarters” of the Local Trading and Employment Schemes (LETS)
Living - Friends of the Earth's lifestyle section
The Mailing Preference Service
National Association of Farmers' Markets
Natural Collection - on-line catalogue of environmentally-friendly products, including clothing, homeware, baby products and food.
Nature's Cooker - an ingenious idea to use less fuel when cooking
www.oliveorganic.com - The inspiration behind OliveOrganic came from a desire to bring together a range of ethical, affordable, organic and natural products in keeping with their philosophy of a respect for life, nature and our shared planet. They are a small family business based in rural Northamptonshire and sell a range of home care and beauty products.
Organic-Ally.co.uk -
This is the only website in the UK that sells organic cotton hankies. They also sell other eco-friendly reusable products, such as organic cotton face cloths, table napkins, gift bags, wine bags and shopping bags – to counter the excessive consumption of single-use paper tissues, kitchen towels, gift wrapping paper and plastic carrier bags. They are founded upon the principle of trading in eco-friendly and ethically-sourced goods. The products are made by people who work under humane and fair labour conditions and emphasize the use of eco-friendly materials that do not have a harmful impact on the earth.
Pitching green - green label information
Proeco – an online shop selling a good range of environmentally friendly products
Save cash & save the planet
Supermarket challenge - Friends of the Earth's pesticide residue league table
wasteconnect - recycling points by postcode
The Yellow House - how to turn an ordinary house into an environmentally friendly dream home
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