Ethical Pulse

Start 2009 with a new image and gain new customers

Zodshop is now offering a special rate on a selection of design and print services.

Zodshop is an award winning graphic design company specialising in environment friendly design and print. 

Win £250 and have your design in the launch of reconstyle

Freedom Clothing Project, the ethical clothing think-and-do tank has recently launched previews of its Spring-Summer 2009 range called 'reconstyle' 

The basis of the range is that it is produced from waste clothing materials, which in the UK represents a major disposal problem.

Market leader ENJO UK has opportunities to set up your own business now!

ENJO is a range of patented fibre technology products that are made in Austria and distributed in over 25 countries worldwide. We have vacancies all over the UK for motivated people who want a business that offers the following:

Tree2mydoor.com - the online tree gifts company is celebrating its 5th Birthday during National Tree Week 2008.

Celebrate Tree2mydoor's 5th Birthday, save money and plant native trees in your local area with this excellent HALF PRICE TREES OFFER!

The award winning tree gifts company is offering customers a massive 50% discount for all native tree gift orders placed on Wednesday the 26th of November through to Sunday the 30th of November. Saving you over £12 per native tree!

May Day Urgency to Tackle Climate Change

Wimborne based recruitment company re-pledge alongside 831 UK companies in the “May Day Network” for the third year, committed to combating climate change.

Allen & York, market leading recruitment specialists in the Natural and Built Environment sectors, have supported the HRH Prince of Wales May Day Business Summit on Climate Change since its launch in 2007.

Neo has branded Global Climate Network a new initiative launched by the think tank ippr, to address climate change policy issues.

The Brighton-based communications agency was commissioned to create a new visual identity for the international network of independent, progressive research and policy organisations.

Our Eco Shop opens for ethical Christmas shopping in London

You are warmly invited to join us for organic drinks and vegan canapés to celebrate this fantastic adventure at the launch party on the 19th November 2008 between 6pm and 8pm, at the shop 303 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2QA. 

For the first time, eco friendly designers and makers are showcasing their innovative and ethical products together in a single shop, providing Christmas shoppers with truly eco-friendly gifts for family, friends and colleagues. Launching on the 19th November and opening this weekend, Our Eco Shop on Westbourne Grove in London, will be open to the public for the next six weeks until Christmas Eve.

26 November - 7 December 2008

National Tree Week is a great chance for communities to do something positive for their local treescape. Each year, Tree Council member organisations such as voluntary bodies and local authorities, up to 200 schools and community groups, 8,000 Tree Wardens and many others, support the initiative by setting up fun, worthwhile and accessible events, inspiring upward of a quarter of a million people to get their hands dirty and together plant around million trees.

To see what events are taking place around the country visit the Tree Council's website.

Launch of first ever totally eco party ware brand

Eco My Party, home of totally eco party supplies, is soon to launch the first ever brand of eco-friendly party ware which will be available to both shoppers and stockists. The launch of the range should mark the beginning of the long-awaited end of polystyrene cups and plastic forks.

The unique 100% biodegradable range includes a wide variety of party essentials, from compostable tableware to fairly-traded rubber balloons and eco party games and decorations, all packaged in easily recognisable packaging with great shelf-appeal.

London, Wednesday 3 December

Oxford Street's first ethical Christmas marketplace is being held on Wednesday 3 December 2008. Thousands of ethically minded consumers are expected to attend the event where they can purchase ethically traded gifts, Fair Trade Christmas pudding and recycled fashion from a variety of stalls.

Retailers at the event at The Salvation Army Regent Hall, 275 Oxford Street, include Soho's Fair Share shop, reused and handmade London fashion designer Flawless, and international company Freeset that sell bags crafted by former prostitutes in India. 

Beautiful and stylish fair trade homeware, jewellery and fashion accessories.

Gorgeous new fair trade jewellery in semi-precious stones, beads and shells with a large selection of designs to choose from.

Our popular fair trade homeware and accessories are hand crafted from unique and unusual environmentally friendly natural raw material sources that are renewable and not endangered, and individually handcrafted by skilled and talented artisans using traditional methods, which has less impact on the environment.

Wimborne based Recruitment Company helps to save 200,000 trees by sending e-Christmas cards this year

Allen & York are specialists in the Natural and Built environment sectors, focusing heavily on supporting sustainability by initially turning their offices into a green building at the beginning of 2008.

This year Allen & York have decided to send green Christmas e-cards to stakeholders and have also dedicated 20 new trees in collaboration with the Woodland Trust, as part of their corporate social responsibility within the local community. 

Organisations who have already chosen to benefit and confirmed there presence include: Friends of the Earth, The Fairtrade Foundation, The Soil Association, The Ecologist, Charity Bank, Hubcap Creatures, National Ethical Investment Week, The Recycle Warehouse, Green Row, Neo, Greenfinder, WWOOF,  Morsbag, Alternate Style and Incognito.

So, if you want to join these heroic and illustrious champions in the great 2009 pageant of all things ethical and sustainable then contact Jodie or Danny at UK AWARE whilst early bird prices remain as low as they are . . . but not for long.

The Energy Bill gives cause for hope but it has:

• No deadline
• No guarantee

Though it could be a vital tool in the fight against climate change it must commit the UK to feed-in tariffs and renewable heat within one year. Friends of the Earth are calling on you to ask your MP, before Tuesday 18 November, to green the Energy Bill. You can do this in seconds at the Friends of the Earth website.