Ever heard of Groupon? This site negotiates mass discounts with popular businesses for its members, at between 50-90% off. Thousands of subscribers recieve great deals, and the businesses get a ton of new customers. A concept so successful that Google recently offered a$6 billion buyout offer, which Groupon refused. Now Green America, a network of [...]
Let me guess – you still haven’t done all your Christmas shopping and really aren’t tempted to spend the next few days among thousands of other desperate souls, having the holiday spirit slowly sucked out of you between endless queues, sharp elbows and non-stop playing Christmas carols? Never fear, enorm is here for you. Here [...]
Established in July 2009, Gundara is a small fair trade company that designs leather items handmade in Kabul, in an attempt to contribute to the process of reconstruction that
Edun is not only an interesting up-and-coming fashion brand, it is also an initiative by U2 front man Bono and his wife Alison Hewson to create sustainable trade and promote local economic opportunities in Africa. 80% of units manufactured for Edun Apparel clothing is made in Africa, while the remaining 20% is split between Peru [...]
As we are happy to see, more and more designers are proving that eco-fashion doesn’t have be dull. At the third season of GreenShows, New York Fashion Week’s eco-friendly,ethically sound, fair-trade fashion event, two brands who really proved this point were Samantha Pleet and Dress Reform. These two were among ten designers chosen to show [...]
If you see yourself as an eco-conscious person on every other given day, why not apply your responsible attitude on the most important day of your life: your wedding day. Green Weddings, Eco-beautiful Weddings and Recycled Bride are perfect places to
Do you really need all the clothes you own? Is it necessary to buy new things all the time to be fashionable? Is it possible to wear one and the same dress for a whole year and still look fantastic? Sheena Matheiken, New York, has the answers to these questions – and incidentally the answer [...]
In another chapter of our fair shopping series, we’d like to introduce to you lovethatstuff.co.uk, an online shop for fair trade clothing, jewellery and homeware. Started in 2002 by Barb Wilson, lovethatstuff works to sell at affordable and fair prices, to pay a fair and mutually agreed price to its producers, to use eco-friendly materials [...]
Each of the garments from fashion label Satara comes with a paper tag attached, bearing a sign in Hindi. The tags represent the women who have produced the garments, and on the Satara website, you can click on the matching signs and learn about the life and dreams of each of these women, such as [...]
People Tree is a british ethical online store which collaborates with seamstresses in developing countries, payingthem fairly and selling their goods on the internet. Young actress of Harry Potter fame, Emma Watson, has signed up for the first celebrity collaboration with People Tree, creating a youthful collection with a classically British vibe.
