A wedding is one of the best moments in one’s life. This occasion allows two people to unite in marriage. Moreover, a wedding may vary, depending on cultural tradition, social class, or country. Because weddings are such an important event, many people turn to wedding planners to help them get everything organised and take away […]
Even when you know that you want your business to prioritise sustainability, it’s easy to fall into the complacency of helplessness. There are numerous companies up or down your supply chain whose actions are beyond your control. Plus, you’re busy—you’ve got a business to run! Putting the Earth first can be an entirely manageable goal. […]
Sustainability plays an important role in business today. As well as helping reduce our impact on the planet, it also attracts eco-conscious consumers into the bargain. Packaging is a key part of environmental business practices. Non-recyclable or compostable packaging ends up in landfill, further damaging the planet. But this kind of wasteful packaging is rapidly […]
Why Should I Care About Sustainability? In modern life, particularly in western countries, it is nearly impossible to avoid the talk of sustainability. Even if you don’t choose to participate yourself, the conversation goes on around you with talk of banning plastic straws, the switch to renewable energy, and the removal of plastic carrier bags […]
So it started with ‘Fairtrade Friday’, however we’ve decided to expand a little, creating ‘Feel Good Friday’. We love everything Fairtrade has to offer, but we are also aware that there are numerous other bodies ensuring ethically and environmentally sound practices across the globe. As well as this in some product supply chains Fairtrade isn’t […]
So Fairtrade Friday is normally about promoting other Fairtrade brands we love, use or have discovered and feel are worth sharing. However this week we want to cover one of our own products, having found them to be really quite popular. This week we want to introduce you to our Fairtrade Onesie! Now this is […]
This Fairtrade Friday, we’re want to introduce you to People Tree, a brand that you have quite possibly heard of before, as a result of them being leaders in the Fair Trade movement, through fashion. The brand was founded by Sofia Minney who’s journey began in advertising, within this industry she got to see the […]
Friday has come round again and no doubt you are looking forward to the weekend! We’re here with some lunch time reading for you, introducing you to another Fairtrade brand, for our regular Fairtrade Friday post. This week, we want to introduce you to ‘Pants to Poverty’, a brilliant London based brand selling, (you guessed […]
On 24th April last year, a disaster occurred that struck many in the world by surprise. The collapse of the Rana Plaza factory complex. For those aware of the horrendous conditions in the fashion industry, we knew it was only a matter of time before something of this scale occurred, waking the world up to […]
The People and Planet league table regards Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) as the UK’s greenest university and they’re number one for a reason. They really pull out all the stops to be ahead of the rest when it comes to sustainability, being both innovative and practical across the board. So we were really keen to […]
