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Shop Like You Give A Damn, the new online platform for vegan & fair shopping
Ethical Fashion / Ethical style / Featured Brands / Vegan Lifestyle

Shop Like You Give A Damn, the new online platform for vegan & fair shopping

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouDecember 21, 2020February 15, 2021

‘Shop Like You Give A Damn’ is a Dutch company established in 2018 that has recently launched in the UK. It is a vegan, fair, …

Best eco-friendly and useful gift ideas that keep giving
Seasonal / Sustainability for individuals

Best eco-friendly and useful gift ideas that keep giving

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouNovember 22, 2020February 18, 2021

In a world where consumer goods are becoming more accessible and disposable, gift-giving can be a painstaking task. People these days own everything they need …

Vegan Fashion Library, the new addition to the Vegan Fashion Week is the first of its kind in the world
Ethical style / Vegan Lifestyle

Vegan Fashion Library, the new addition to the Vegan Fashion Week is the first of its kind in the world

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouOctober 21, 2020February 15, 2021

The first fully vegan showroom in the world, Vegan Fashion Library, aims to inspire and support ethical designers as a creative answer to the issues …

Tesco sets target for 300% increase in sales of plant-based meat alternatives by 2025 to halve the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket
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Tesco sets target for 300% increase in sales of plant-based meat alternatives by 2025 to halve the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouSeptember 29, 2020December 27, 2020

The retailer has committed to a 300% increase in its sales of meat alternatives by 2025*, alongside a wider set of sustainability measures which it …

How not to buy new clothes
Ethical style

How not to buy new clothes

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouMay 29, 2020February 15, 2021

The relatively low prices and constant supply of new designs in the shops have made us lost our connection with the origin of our garments …

Fashion Revolution Week 2020
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Fashion Revolution Week 2020

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouApril 21, 2020February 15, 2021

Fashion Revolution Week happens every year during the week of the 24th of April to commemorate the anniversary of the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse. Rana …

New stylish sunglasses made from up-cycled denim
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New stylish sunglasses made from up-cycled denim

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouMarch 2, 2020March 8, 2020

After eight years and 436 prototypes, an inventor from Cornwall England has perfected his technique of up-cycling denim waste into luxury sunglasses. In a world …

Featured Brand: NerdDNA, sustainable experiences that promote healthier ways of living
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Featured Brand: NerdDNA, sustainable experiences that promote healthier ways of living

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouOctober 9, 2019December 29, 2020

Gina Williams founded the NerdDNA back in 2012 with the view to raise awareness on sustainable lifestyle alternatives including fashion, home, eating and more. “NerdDNA …

Small UK retail businesses revenue drops as shoppers avoid plastic packaging
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Small UK retail businesses revenue drops as shoppers avoid plastic packaging

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouOctober 1, 2019October 7, 2019

Consumers vote with their money and the proof of that is in the results of a new research* from Paymentsense. It reveals that over half (54%) …

New reusable Christmas gift wrap made from 100% waste plastic bottles
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New reusable Christmas gift wrap made from 100% waste plastic bottles

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouSeptember 28, 2019March 4, 2020

Wrag Wrap is a Devon based company owned by two women Nicky and Louise who aim to revolutionize the gift wrapping market! In a bid …

VegfestUK returns to Olympia West on October 26th – 27th 2019
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VegfestUK returns to Olympia West on October 26th – 27th 2019

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouSeptember 17, 2019August 22, 2020

One of the UK’s biggest annual vegan festivals – VegfestUK – makes its return to Olympia London. With around 370 stalls including many new vegan …

Brits Buy 972 Items of Clothing in Their Lifetime That They Never Wear
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Brits Buy 972 Items of Clothing in Their Lifetime That They Never Wear

Elena Daniilidouby Elena DaniilidouSeptember 11, 2019October 7, 2019

New sustainability research from Thought reveals UK shoppers will buy 28 items of clothing on average this year, but will only wear just over half …

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