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Money Makes the Arms Trade Go Round

Do you give money to the arms trade or to industries destroying our environment? Most of us would be shocked and indignant if accused of doing this. Read

By: Indiann Davinos | 26/06/2007 | News & Society

Why Buy Fairtrade And Ethical Bags?

Why were the quintessentially English clothing company Mulberry selling African Bags? And what part do bottle tops play in the battle against Aids? Bottle-top bags may sound like an idea straight from Blue Peter, but Mulberry's version is miles away from double-sided sticky tape and coat hangers. The bags, crafted in... Read

By: Indiann Davinos | 30/05/2007 | Women's Issues

Ethical Fashion Designers

During her London fashion week show in February 2003, Katherine Hamnett, the award winning British designer. sent models up the catwalk in T-shirts that read No War, Blair Out. Get Ethical found out more about her fashion crusade... How are you involved in ethical fashion? I have always been an environmentalist... Read

By: Indiann Davinos | 30/05/2007 | Women's Issues

War On Wardrobes

Question: How do you wear your ethics on your sleeve when your clothes and lifestyle go together like canal boats and high-heels? Ask The Busting Diva! The company which promises to take you shopping, recycle your old clothes and re-fit those almost perfect items you cant bear to part with.... Read

By: Indiann Davinos | 30/05/2007 | Women's Issues

Ethical Money Makes The World Go Round

Whatever your resources, socially responsible investment (SRI) can help you fulfil your dreams, and make the world a better place. SRI means you can channel your money away from industries that contribute to the destruction of the environment, companies employing sweatshop and child labour, business involved in animal experimentation and... Read

By: Indiann Davinos | 30/05/2007 | Finance

Why Buy Recycled Clothes?

Why buy new when you can get a designer outfit for 50 pounds or even dollars? Karen Powell explains second hand doesn't have to be second best. I meet friends for dinner wearing a classic linen shirt, Armani trousers and a vintage suede jacket. At one point during the evening,... Read

By: Indiann Davinos | 30/05/2007 | Women's Issues

Why Buy Hemp?

Hemp is a fantastic product. As a food source hemp is second to none offering a complete source of protein and one of the highest concentrations of polyunsaturated fats (helping to reduce cholesterol and heart disease), as well as the best balance of the Essential Fatty Acids. It is also... Read

By: Indiann Davinos | 21/05/2007 | Women's Issues

Consumer 101 Ethical Investment

Money Makes The Arms Go Round Do you give money to the arms trade or to industries destroying our environment? Most of us would be shocked and indignant if accused of doing this. But traditionally, when we invest we give up the right to decide where our money goes and our... Read

By: Indiann Davinos | 21/05/2007 | Business

Consumer 101 - Killing Beauty

Drop Dead Gorgeous How far would you go to be the fairest of them all? In Elizabethan times, women rubbed lead on their face and mercury in their lips to achieve beauty. The health problems were innumerable and serious. During the Italian Renaissance, a certain Signor Toffano created an arsenic-laced face... Read

By: Indiann Davinos | 16/05/2007 | Health

Banking Without A Face

Cash in the Community The faceless state of banking is taken for granted in our modern world. Cards are swiped, buttons pushed, funds transferred, WAP messages sent, web sites clicked. Remember the last time you spoke to a bank cashier? Just as we are detached from our banks, we are also... Read

By: Indiann Davinos | 16/05/2007 | Business