Food and shopping - useful links

21st Century Health
www.21stcenturyhealth.co.uk
Provides green cleaning products.

Auro Organic Paints
www.auro.co.uk
Natural paints and wood finishes.

The Body Shop
www.thebodyshop.com
Naturally inspired skin and hair care products and cosmetics.

B&Q
www.b-and-q.com
Provides a good range of sustainable DIY products.

Boutique Ethique
www.boutique-ethique.co.uk
Range of organic, vegan t-shirts and dresses for woman.

British Association for Fair Trade Shops
www.bafts.org.uk
Find out where your nearest Fairtrade shop is.

Cafe Direct
www.cafedirect.co.uk
Manufacturers of Fairtrade teas and coffees.

Community Re-Paint
www.communityrepaint.org.uk
A network of paint reuse schemes across the UK. The purpose is to collect leftover reusable paint from householders and redistribute it to those who need paint but cannot afford it.

Echo Designs
www.echodesigns.co.uk
Provides natural and sustainable interiors and furniture.

Ecology Building Society, The
www.ecology.co.uk
A mutual building society dedicated to improving the environment by promoting sustainable housing and sustainable communities.

Ecos Organic Paints
www.ecospaints.com
Solvent-free paints and varnishes.

Ecover
www.ecover.com
Green cleaning products.

Ecozone
www.ecozone.co.uk
On-line catalogue selling sustainable products.

Ethical Consumer
www.ethicalconsumer.org
Alternative consumer organisation looking at the social and environmental records of the companies behind the brand names.

Ethical Corporation
www.ethicalcorp.com
Corporate responsibility news site.

Ethical Investment Research Service
www.eiris.org
Information about ethical investments, including companies that are committed to good environmental practices.

Ethical Junction
www.ethical-junction.org
Search engine for information on ethical organisations and issues.

Ethical Threads
www.ethicalthreads.co.uk
A good selection of plain t-shirts sourced from places with labour rights verified by free trade unions.

Equal Exchange
www.equalexchange.co.uk
Supplies Fairtrade products by mail order.

Farmers' Markets
www.farmersmarket.net
Provides information on where to find your local farmers' market.

Fairtrade
www.fairtradeonline.com
Ensures that small farmers in poor countries receive a fair share of the money you pay for their product.

Forest Stewardship Council
www.fsc-uk.org
Information on products made or derived from wood that has been grown and cut down in accordance with good environmental practices.

Fresh Food Company, The
www.freshfood.co.uk
Organic box scheme delivery company.

Freebee.co.uk
www.freebee.co.uk
An online swap shop that is currently donating the small registration fee to Global Action Plan. Post items you no longer want and search for items others are offering up to a new home.

Get Ethical.com
www.getethical.com
This site offers a wide range of products and services that are either ethical or promote fair trade.

The Good Shopping Guide
www.thegoodshoppingguide.co.uk/
This site looks at the ethical behaviour of the UK's biggest brands with regard to the environment, animal welfare and human rights.

Gossypium
www.gossypium.co.uk
A range of fairly-traded organic cotton t-shirts, trousers, skirts, underwear and bathrobes.

Green Guide Online
www.greenguideonline.com
Thousands of listings for sustainable and green goods, services and organisations.

Green Brands
www.greenbrands.co.uk
Provides green cleaning products.

Green Fibres
www.greenfibres.com
A large selection of organic clothing.

Green People
www.greenpeople.co.uk
Provides green cleaning products.

Gusto Guide
www.gustoguide.co.uk
A database of all UK organic food shops, restaurants and wines.

Hemp Trading Company
www.thtc.co.uk
THTC have a good range of t-shirts made from hemp. THTC sell a selection of suits and other items made from hemp.

Hug
www.hug.co.uk
Fairtrade, organic t-shirts and tops.

Natural Collection
www.naturalcollection.co.uk
Online catalogue of sustainable products.

Nature Watch
www.naturewatch.org
Provides green cleaning products.

People Tree
www.peopletree.co.uk
Faitrade clothes.

Potato Pak
www.potatoplates.com
Potatopak is a New Zealand based company that manufactures innovative 100% biodegradable food serving and packaging products out of potato starch, - guaranteed not to last!

Riverford Organic Vegetables
www.riverford.co.uk
Organic box scheme delivery company.

Soil Association
www.soilassociation.org
The Soil Association mark guarantees that the product is organic.

SEEcompanies.com
www.seecompanies.com
Find out which companies can answer 50 challenging questions on a range of social, environmental and ethical issues. Help them improve by rating and commenting on their policies.

Spirit of Nature
www.spiritofnature.co.uk
Selection of organic clothes.

Tectonic Global
www.tectonicglobal.com
Promotes and supplies recycled and environmentally sustainable products direct to the consumer.

Traidcraft plc
www.traidcraft.co.uk
Fairtrade products by mail order. Publicly traded company dedicated to the promotion of fair trade through the importation and distribution of goods produced in the third world.