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Adding ‘Responsibility’ to the Shopping List…

Here we are in the New Year (half way through January already!).  So how are those New Year’s resolutions coming along?  Many people concentrate on what they should be giving up for the New Year – alcohol, chocolate or biscuits.  A more positive approach might be to consider what changes we can take on board, …

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A Green Business with Transparent Aspirations …….

By Jo Salter, Founder of Where Does It Come From? (www.wheredoesitcomefrom.co.uk) created for ‘Green Aspirations’ (www.green-aspirations.co.uk) At Where Does It Come From? we definitely have Green Aspirations!  We have other aspirations too, all around offering ethical, traceable products made without detriment to people or planet and where the customer can actually find out how and …

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Beautiful and Practical – for Everyone Involved………

(Blog created for Yours Sustainably) People like to buy beautiful things, either for themselves or as gifts for the people they love. Beautiful things are often eye catching and unusual, or simple and well designed, but generally they must also fit the purpose for which they were intended.  What use would a beautiful vase be if …

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Can We Love Our Clothes Like We Love Our Carrots?

You might think that asking someone to have a better relationship with their clothes is a bit strange.  Well it’s actually more of a re-awakening of old values.  Do you remember being told to ‘treat your clothes with more respect’ when you chucked them on your bedroom floor?  Right now Fast Fashion means that it’s …

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