There are now a plethora of
websites dedicated to eco-friendly products and we have listed
a few good examples. Inevitably some businesses will simply jump
on the bandwagon, so there are some organisations that set standards
to be met when labelling products.
The Soil
Association are the body responsible for setting the standard
for organic food , while the Fair
Trade Foundation sets the UK standard for fairtrade -approved
products bear their logos as illustrated below:
Bishopston Trading -Bristol based outlet importing goods made with
fairtrade organic cotton from the partner factory in the district
of Kuppam in Southern India.
Co-operative Bank
-the high street bank with a strong ethical and moral agenda.
Ecobaby -natural and organic baby products.
They even do biodegradable disposable nappies.
Ecohip -natural and organic products -bodycare,
babies and children, eco gadgets.
ECOutlet -shop for environmental goods online
-all sorts of excellent ideas for your home and garden.
Ecostreet -a web directory and blog for eco
friendly and sustainable living.
Ethical Junction
-provides information on positively screened companies and organisations
and links you through to ethical and sustainable products and
services provided by their members.
Ethical Superstore -fair trade, organic, and eco-friendly shopping
-they sell anything from organic grocery to energy efficient
gadgets.
Natural Collection -online eco department store formed in 1999
with a vision to create a distribution platform to support sustainable
innovation and ideas.
Sheep
Poo Paper -Creative
Paper Wales the only craft paper mill in Wales, makers of beautiful
handcrafted papers and paper products including the unique Sheep
Poo Paper™. All their papers are made from recycled materials
and processes are designed to live up to the highest environmental
and quality standards possible.
If you need building supplies,
then you should look at our page on green
materials, and for natural and organic paints, please refer
to our decorating page.
Nigel's
Eco Store
