Fair Trade Fluffy Alpaca Slippers
These gorgeous Fluffy Alpaca Slippers will keep your feet warm and cosy as you snuggle up at home this winter.
Traditionally handmade by Peruvian craftsman, who have been producing these eco-friendly slippers for almost 25 years, ensuring the highest quality available.
Due to the nature of the fur each pair of slippers will differ slightly to the photo shown. Please note: the Alpacas are not bred for their fur and die of natural causes.
Available in Extra Small (35-36), Small (37-38), Medium (39-40), Large (41-42) and Extra Large (43-44) – European sizes.
Price: £30.00
Saturday is Buy Nothing Day (UK)!
Saturday 28th November is Buy Nothing Day in the UK. It’s a day where you challenge yourself, your family and friends to switch off from shopping and tune into life. The rules are simple, for 24 hours you will detox from shopping and anyone can take part provided they spend a day without spending!
Everything we buy has an impact on the environment. Buy Nothing Day highlights the environmental and ethical consequences of shopping. The developed countries – only 20% of the world population are consuming over 80% of the earth’s natural resources, causing a disproportionate level of environmental damage and an unfair distribution of wealth.
As consumers we need to question the products we buy and challenge the companies who produce them. What are the true risks to the environment and developing countries? The argument is infinite – while it continues we should be looking for simple solutions and Buy Nothing Day is a good place to start.
Find out more about Buy Nothing Day
No Sweat Black & White Trainers
These No Sweat Black & White Trainers are a sweatshop-free, fashionable alternative to the big brands, that don’t cost the earth.
The trainers are made from black canvas with rubber soles. The No Sweat solidarity logo appears on the tongue.
No Sweat is the brand name of a manufacturer of union made footwear. The trainers are produced by independent trade union members in the USA, Canada, and the developing world.
No Sweat defines the market for goods that support independent trade unions – the only historically proven solution to sweatshops. In doing so they create a great product and a living wage for the workers who make them.
Sizes 12-5 (UK sizes).
Price: £35.00
Simple Toest Knitted Hemp Boots
These Simple Toest Knitted Hemp Boots are practical, durable and stylish, but above all they’re comfortable. Perfect for when the weather gets colder.
Made from beeswax-coated hemp (the layer of beeswax on top of the hemp gives it a touch more water resistance), these boots have a cosy organic cotton and hemp blend knitted leg for pull up or fold down, making them look good and feel great.
Hemp is a great material for footwear because it is one the strongest, most durable and breathable fibres available. It grows quickly, and it’s a very sustainable crop, helping to ensure that the production of these boots is low impact.
Available in Black only. Sizes 3-8 (UK sizes).
Price: £135.00
1001 Ways You Can Save The Planet
Do my shopping and eating habits really affect the health of the planet? What is biodiversity and what can I do to support it? What are greenhouse gases and are they affecting our climate? Can I conserve enery around the home and save money at the same time?
These questions and countless more are answered in the helpful suggestions presented in 1001 Ways You Can Save The Planet by Joanna Yarrow.
A decade ago recycling was a mystery to many but today a new “three Rs” (reduce, reuse, recycle) is mainstream wisdom. A truly modern lifestyle means that you consider the most environmentally sound option before you clean, shop, cook, eat, relax, travel, and more.
Whether it be in your home and garden, your workplace or community, the ultra-concise explanations, amazing facts and everyday nuggets of sage advice offered in this compact companion will capture your imagination and increase your desire to make a real contribution.
Price: £7.99
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by Joanna Yarrow is the ultimate guide to helping you make real changes that can help to stem the advance of climate change.
Packed full of realistic, achievable ideas for transforming our lives so that we can all contribute to halting global warming, it gives a wealth of information and practical advice on the major lifestyle issues of our time.
Eco-guru Joanna Yarrow offers up 365 new energy-saving ideas for living a low-carbon lifestyle without reducing your quality of life.
Whether it be a simple change of habit, or a home improvement project, you’ll find plenty of suggestions that relate to you, proving that sustainable living is not only good for the planet but for your health and your bank balance too.
Price: £4.99
Eco-logical! by Joanna Yarrow
More than just a how-to guide to a green lifestyle, Eco-logical! by Joanna Yarrow goes to the heart of the environmental debate and equips you to make up your own mind about the hotly debated issues.
Eco-Logical! casts an objective eye over today’s most controversial environmental issues including:
- Will building more nuclear power stations solve our energy problems?
- Which should we prioritize, greener cars or more efficient public transport?
- How can we support growing economies while curbing carbon emissions?
With this expert companion to hand, you will always have a compelling opinion on any “green” subject from biodiversity and bio-fuels to global warming and responsible shopping.
About the Author
Joanna Yarrow is an eco-expert and media personality who provides green advice for shows including Tonight with Trevor MacDonald, GMTV and The Sunday Surgery on Radio 1. She is also a director of environmental consultancy Beyond Green and the author of 1001 Ways You Can Save the Planet.
Price: £7.99
H2O Maxi Water Powered Clock
This H2O Maxi Water Powered Clock uses the latest long-life H2O technology to power the large LCD digital display.
Simply add water to the body of the clock to activate it, and enjoy free energy – as if by magic! Add water when required, typically every 6 to 12 months.
Features include a high contrast LCD display showing the time and date, housed in a stylish transparent blue sphere.
Price: £9.99
Primark’s dirty laundry
Things are looking peachy for Primark. The UK’s top retailer recently announced £2.3 billion in annual sales, and is opening new stores across the UK and Europe. So how has Primark managed to prosper during the economic meltdown?
The answer is simple – and totally unacceptable. The company, like many other retailers, cuts down production costs by sourcing its clothing from sweatshop labour overseas.
On Thursday 12th November, War On Want will be at Wood Green in London for the opening of Primark’s latest store, staging a protest against the company’s exploitative labour practices. The protest outside the store will include a washing line full of dirty laundry to remind Primark how their unethical practices harm workers around the world.
If you’re in London on Thursday, join War On Want in letting Primark know that their labour practices are totally unacceptable. If you can’t make it, take a moment to let Primark know exactly how you feel by writing a short message, which will be displayed at the protest. Don’t let Primark get away with it, make your voice heard!
Find out more about the Primark protest and the Love Fashion Hate Sweatshops campaign.
