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December 10, 2007

Fairtrade clothing arrives at Clothes Show Live

Designs carrying the fairtrade cotton Mark are being profiled at in a new area of the show dedicated to ethical and eco-friendly fashion. Pieces made with Fairtrade cotton will also hit the catwalk as the finalists of a Fairtrade cotton t-shirt design competition profile their work
November 22, 2007

Consumers advised how to avoid Christmas charity card cons

The UK consumer watchdog group Which? has warned British consumers to look out for charity Christmas card cons in the high street, amid concerns that publishers and retailers are making excess profits out of cards which give a pittance to good causes.
November 8, 2007

Send fairtrade flowers - where to order fairtrade flowers online

Fairtrade flowers can be hard to find for birthdays, Christmas and anniversaries, but there are a couple of places that you can order them online quickly and easily for delivery including Virginia Hayward and John Lewis
November 6, 2007

Visit the fairtrade wine cellar - fairtrade wine online

You can order and buy a wide range of fairtrade wine quickly and easily online at Ethical Superstore Wine Cellar (click to go to the site)
November 4, 2007

Fairtrade Christmas hamper

Make it a fairtrade Christmas! Try this irresistible collection of Fair Trade Christmas goodies from Traidcraft and Divine. You can buy a whole range of fairtrade chocolate, including the fairtrade Christmas hamper here
November 4, 2007

Archbishop says only buy fairtrade chocolate

The Archbishop of York has called for a boycott of all chocolate that is not certified as Fairtrade, reports the Times newspaper. You can buy a whole range of fairtrade chocolate, and fairtrade chocolate gifts at the Ethical Superstore here
October 12, 2007

Campaign to 'shop local' gathers momentum

A campaign which started in rural Carmarthenshire to support farmers and other rural businesses under economic threat is spreading throughout churches in Wales and looks set to step over the border.
October 12, 2007

Global churches mobilize week of action on just trade and economy

Calling for alternatives to enforced free trade, churches and church-related organizations world-wide, along with other religious groups and community partners, are gearing up for a major Trade Week of Action, from 14-21 October 2007.
September 28, 2007

Trade should be about justice for the poor, say UK church leaders

Senior church leaders in Britain have joined their counterparts in Europe and Africa in urging the UK government to play its part in seeking to make trade negotiations between the EU and some of the world’s poorest countries about justice not greed.
September 11, 2007

Tributes pour in for ethical business pioneer Anita Roddick

Tributes have been pouring in for ethical business pioneer Anita Roddick, who died on 10 September 2007 aged 64 after a major brain haemorrhage. A supporter of numerous causes, she disliked institutional religion but loved the alternative Christian arts festival Greenbelt.

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