Don't shop, swish it!
Expand your wardrobe the eco-friendly way
Swishing parties are being hailed as the new fun and free way to walk away with a new wardrobe while helping to save the planet. Pressureworks takes a peek at the new eco-fashionistas. more >>
No more needless purchases
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The New Year is often a time of resolutions. I could opt for the usual, do more exercise, eat more vegetables, but this year my resolutions are a little different. I am going to try to lead the most ethical existence I can. ... |
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Taking root
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As the fairtrade foundation announces record sales figures their much younger US equivalent is making progress but is a long way off becoming a household name. Kirsten Jellard reports. |
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The fashionable face of fair trade
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It’s easy to believe 'There’s nothing I can do' when unfair trade and climate change are such massive global problems. Safia Minney, founding director of fair trade and organic clothing company People Tree, is proof that one person can make a considerable difference. |
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Ethical and eco-friendly clothing
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It's often the case that first class fashion amounts to third class morals. Is it possible to be classy and have a conscience, or is dressing ethically still a case of tie dye tops and hemp sacks? |
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The telecoms industry
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Whilst the oil and energy industries bear the brunt of criticism when it comes to climate change, all companies need to change the way they work - from the boardroom down. Shelagh Young looks at what the telecoms industry is doing. |
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Cut down on hot air
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More than 50% of UK workers are office based. Judging by the clouds of greenhouse gases wafting over rooftop aircon units, not all of them are taking global warning seriously. Shelagh Young offers some subtle ways to prod your colleages in the right direction. |
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A truly ethical wedding
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It's hard being ethical. There are times in life when only the best will do – a wedding for instance. Is it possible though to have your dream wedding while still considering the impact it will have on the planet? Kirsten Jellard has recently done just that. |
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Enjoy a green Christmas with Pressureworks
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Tis the season to be jolly, and also a season that creates a jolly load of rubbish. Christmas is a time for goodwill, but can we still deck the halls and celebrate in harmony with the planet? Kirsten Jellard shows you how. |
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A sound financial investment
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Here’s a simple way to fight materialism while empathising with those living in poverty, and evening out the gross inequality of our world - decide to live on only 90% of your budget, giving the other 10% to somebody who really needs it. |
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Despatches from the frontline of the branding war
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Call it fighting fire with fire. A new breed of 'antipreneurial' companies are punting ethical products side by side with the big boys. And they're using every marketing and branding trick in the book to do it. We report from the frontlines of the branding war. |
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Freeness: where culture, politics and experminetation are still alive
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Modern soul music is strangely soulless. Turner prize Winner Chris Ofili, for one, is eager for something a little more challenging... |
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Is protest music dead?
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Political protest has always been about making a noise. But in 2004, despite the best efforts of some of the world's best musicians, protest music failed to make a difference in the places where it tried hardest - stopping war and preventing the re-election of George W. ... |
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Are the days of product diversity numbered?
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Shelf Life celebrates the unusual, the eccentric, the exotic and the erotic in product brands. |
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Marketing hell and the padded sell
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Hip hop has always prided itself on being fresh, on its exclusivity. Scratch the surface and it's the same old same old: stealth advertising wrapped up in the sounds of pseudo rebellion. |
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