Akuaipa

Akuaipa is a premium, ethical seller of Wayuu bags in the UK. Wayuu bags are a vibrant embodiment of tradition and artistry of the indigenous Wayuu peoples from Colombia. They support Wayuu artisans by paying them a fair wage and ensuring that they can continue to produce their bags in the traditional way. They also dedicate 10% of their profits to projects that support the survival of the Wayuu’s culture, language and knowledge. Find the perfect handwoven luxury bag with a unique design that matches your personality. Enjoy the feel-good factor of knowing that your purchase supports a special cause.

Visit www.akuaipaartisans.com

Contact: info@akuaipaartisans.com

The Fair Trade Store

The Fair Trade Store is a UK-based online shop dedicated to bringing you Fair Trade products and gifts, bags, jewellery, fashion accessories, homeware and more – all handmade in the developing world. Trading since 2009 they now have thousands of happy customers. The products they sell are unique and not readily available in supermarkets or department stores, which allows you the opportunity to purchase something special. By shopping with The Fair Trade Store you are just a few steps away from artisans in some of the world`s poorest communities. Your purchase helps transform trade and change lives. How good is that?

Visit www.thefairtradestore.co.uk

Call 01704 569111

Email: enquiries@thefairtradestore.co.uk

Hippie Pants

Hippie-Pants is a fair-trade yoga and meditation brand. It produces pants, kimonos and shirts in small batches in Thailand from where it ships globally to its customers. Founded in 2015, the company began by offering the yoga market a comfortable and sustainable alternative to leggings, before branching out to menswear and accessories. The brand offers a fair trade guarantee to protect its local designers and collaborates with NGOs to support a socially responsible, environmentally conscious operation. Hippie Pants products are also vegan-friendly being made only from locally sourced cotton, bamboo rayon and wood.

Email: info@hippie-pants.com/
Website: www.hippie-pants.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thaihippiepants/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team.hippiepants/

Best Years

Best Years stock a wide range of handmade, fairtrade and organic toys from around the world. Includes the fabulous Pebble crochet toys, hats and blankets, the only crochet toys with WFTO status. Also Under the Nile organic and fairtrade toys and swaddle blankets. Handmade in Egypt from organic Egyptian cotton and perfect for babies. Friendly service guaranteed. www.bestyears.co.uk

The Fair Trade Store

The Fair Trade Store is a UK-based online shop dedicated to bringing you Fair Trade products and gifts, bags, jewellery, fashion accessories, homeware and more – all handmade in the developing world. Trading since 2009 they now have thousands of happy customers. The products they sell are unique and not readily available in supermarkets or department stores, which allows you the opportunity to purchase something special. By shopping with The Fair Trade Store you are just a few steps away from artisans in some of the world`s poorest communities. Your purchase helps transform trade and change lives. How good is that?

Visit www.thefairtradestore.co.uk, call 01704 569111 or email: enquiries@thefairtradestore.co.uk

SoFairSoGood

SoFairSoGood believe you can have the best of both worlds… beautiful, stylish products that have been fairly traded without exploitation. They sell Fair Trade, ethically sourced Bags, Purses, Scarves, Gloves, Brooches, Jewellery and gifts. They carefully select their suppliers to ensure that the original stylish items they offer have been made by local craftsmen and women who are fairly paid and work in decent conditions. Their ethos is that they sell fashionable, western style designed accessories that are nonetheless fairly traded, ethically sourced and made from natural, sustainable materials. So if you want to look good and feel good then SoFairSoGood is the site for you. www.sofairsogood.co.uk

Go Green with Style!

 

 

 

BasketBasket is a family run business based in Hampshire.

 

What started as a business offering a green alternative to the plastic bag has developed into a stylish range of baskets from handbags to beach baskets to household storage.

 

However, BasketBasket never forget their primary eco friendly objective to create a range of useful and beautiful baskets, paying fair trade prices direct to local suppliers.

 

Having lived in France, founder Virginia fell in love with baskets but could never find them in the UK, so launched BasketBasket in October 2008.

 

“We aim to offer something for all tastes - from lightweight couffin baskets to robust reed carriers - and now our baskets are appearing in hotels, delicatessens, garden centres and shops throughout the UK, as well as in homes around the world too. Neal's Yard Remedies are using one style for their own in-store shopping basket. They are handmade so each one is chic and unique!”

 

“The damage from plastic bags to animals and the environment is long lasting and horrific, so we hope that many people will continue to choose a reuseable bag or basket for all their shopping trips.”

 

Why choose BasketBasket?

• The baskets are made by talented artisans, ensuring these ancient skills are not lost for future generations
• By paying fair trade prices, this ensures the makers can provide a better lifestyle for their own families
• They are all made with natural products which will biodegrade at the end of their long working life
• To help offset the carbon in their transportation, BasketBasket are members of the Woodland Trust
• Environmentally friendly packaging - biodegradable bubblewrap and brown paper - is used for all posted orders

 

 

For more information and to view the range available visit www.basketbasket.co.uk

Enter the Doodle-Bag Competition!

For the month of December Doodle-Bag is running a great, festive competition to win three customised Doodle-Bags! All you have to do is share your favourite tip for being eco-friendly over the winter and Christmas period, and you could be the winner! Entries close on 31st December 2012, and the winner will be announced in early January - just in time to beat those New Year blues!

For your chance to win, just share your best eco-friendly tip for Christmas on their Twitter page, Facebook page, or via e-mail. They'll be sharing the best entries as well as their own tips for environmentally-friendly festive fun!

Plastic bags - shocking statistics!

Five trillion plastic bags are maunfactured globally each year. It takes around 1,000 years for a plastic bag to break down. In the process, toxic substances leak into the soil and enter the food chain. Approximately 1 billion seabirds and mammals die each year by ingesting plastic bags (source: Say No To Plastic Bags).