If the sight of racks and racks of cheap, sparkly dresses failed to put you in the party mood this festive season, you’re not alone. Britons buy more new clothes than any country in Europe, and the amount is rising. UK shoppers spent about £3.5bn on clothing for […]
Greggs’ new quorn ‘sausage’ roll may have offended Piers Morgan last month, but for others it signalled a new era. The Vegan Society reports a fourfold increase in the number of UK vegans since 2014, from 150,000 to 600,000. 42% of those switched in 2018. In November, Waitrose […]
Is your jewellery as good as gold? If you’re a responsible fashionista, no doubt you are all over the issues around animal products, and wouldn’t be caught out, for example, by real, cruelly-sourced fur masquerading as faux fur. But how much do you think about who made your […]
The EU may impose tougher restrictions on bee-harming pesticides in May 2018. A February report by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has confirmed the risk commonly-used neonicotinoid pesticides pose to our key pollinators. A discussion on 23 March did not result in a vote, and […]
Whether you’ve just resolved to give up meat for the 2018 new year, or have been avoiding all animal products for years now, it does no harm to review the benefits of veganism, both to you and the planet. Four million people in the UK, 7.3 million in the US, […]
Responsible fashionistas are already cutting back on dry cleaning and washing their everyday clothes at 30°C. We thought it worth taking a closer look at the ethics of that washday. Choosing the best available detergent, and reconsidering how you use it, can make a huge difference. A […]