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The Ecologist meets… Orsola de Castro
Ruth Styles
17th February, 2012
The designer and Estethica founder chats to Ruth Styles about upcycling, showcasing new green talent and why eco-design has earned its place at the top table of British fashion more...
Is there a future for carbon footprint labelling in the UK?
Bethany Hubbard
3rd February 2012
The media frenzy that erupted as Tesco admitted having second-thoughts on carbon footprint labels may have inflicted lasting damage on a once promising sector more...
Five of the best…organic veg box schemes
Ruth Styles
16th January, 2012
Whether you’re looking for seasonal veg or slaughter-free milk, Britain’s box schemes make avoiding the supermarket a cinch more...
TAKE ACTION: Five campaigns to make fashion more fair
Hannah Corr
2nd November, 2011
From supporting garment workers' rights, to ending harmful denim sandblasting, there are many campaigns to improve high street clothing retail practices. Take action and add your voice to the call to make fashion fair more...
TAKE ACTION to demand a strong supermarket watchdog
Ecologist
12th October, 2011
Join War on Want's campaign for a independent supermarket watchdog to help stop supplier bullying more...
UK fashion retailers struggle with 'bonded' girl labour in India
Rosie Spinks
15th September, 2011
As London fashion week kicks off, the problem of unfair labour practices tarnishing UK high street brands isn't going away. Rosie Spinks reports more...
Tesco and Starbucks feel the heat in battle against 'clone town Britain'
Eifion Rees
23rd August, 2011
David Cameron's appointment of a 'shops tsar', the controversial Localism Bill, and increasing opposition to supermarkets and other chain stores could mark a turning point in the struggle to save Britain's high streets more...
Supermarket rooftop gardens: an exercise in community building?
Eifion Rees
26th July, 2011
Eifion Rees reports on the group bringing the heart back to supermarkets with a rooftop vegetable garden more...
Sustainable food production and healthy eating strategies under threat
Nick Hughes
10th June, 2011
The Sustainable Development Commission has been axed, the Food Standards Agency has had its powers stripped and DEFRA appears to be stalling. Where then does this leave planning for a national sustainable food strategy - and healthy eating plan - asks Nick Hughes? more...
'Underhand tactics and smear campaign' alleged over controversial Tesco store
Robin Whitlock
19th May, 2011
Following the clashes in Bristol outside a newly opened Tesco store, Robin Whitlock investigates how a long-running campaign against the supermarket giant was tarnished by images of violence and destruction more...
Just how green is Climate Week?
Matilda Lee
15th March, 2011
From the 21st to 27th March thousands of people in the UK will be involved in a week of action on climate change. So why is Climate Week making some greens so angry? more...
Tesco teams up with Goodone to bring ethical fashion to the high street
The Ecologist
22nd February, 2011
Eco-label Goodone’s unique collaboration with the supermarket giant is finally bringing green fashion to the mass market more...
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Food Justice
Ruth Styles
13th January, 2011
In Food Justice, Robert Gottilieb and Anupama Josh make a compelling case for a more integrated approach to changing the way we eat, says Ruth Styles more...
Supermarkets misleading consumers over 'sustainably sourced' seafood
Tom Levitt
10th January, 2011
Claims such as 'responsibly farmed' are being used to boost supermarket sales but do not always mean an environmentally-friendly fish product more...
ASDA and Marks & Spencer lead assault on packaging waste crisis - but will it work?
Aimee Steen
9th November, 2010
As UK supermarkets scramble to reduce packaging in the face of growing legislation and consumer demand, Aimee Steen talks exclusively to those tackling the problem at high street stores and asks what role customers have to play more...
Tesco caught breaching EU rules on harmful chemicals
Tom Levitt
13th October, 2010
Tesco and Carrefour among those retailers and brands failing to meet their legal responsibilities to provide consumers with information on toxic or carcinogenic substances used in products they sell more...
Life without supermarkets: community action is the best way to beat them
Laura Laker
10th August, 2010
A hypermarket victory in Hackney demonstrates how local groups can help protect community shops... more...
Life without supermarkets: escaping choice overload
Laura Laker
14th June, 2010
Laura Laker discovers the joys of farmers' markets, the convenience of vegboxes, and the horror of plans for a nearby Tesco Metro that will threaten her local corner shop more...
Committing to a life without supermarkets
Laura Laker
14th May, 2010
No-one enjoys supermarket shopping. But kicking the habit requires conviction, as Laura Laker reveals in the first of a new series... more...
How to stop a supermarket opening in your area
Kete Eshelby
19th June, 2009
Battling superstore monopolies needn’t be a lone crusade. Kate Eshelby looks at some of the resources available more...
CASE STUDY: supporting local food
Kate Eshelby
19th June, 2009
A tireless crusader for rural revitalisation, Kate Eshelby meets the septuagenarian who beat Tesco out of town and is now at the heart of Suffolk’s local food revival more...
Bring back real markets
Tom Hodgkinson
11th September, 2009
Tom Hodgkinson lays out the case for the return of street markets. Wouldn't we all be better off living outside the box? more... Supermarkets face compulsory watchdog
Ecologist
4th August, 2009
Suppliers rejoice at calls for an independent Ombudsman but supermarkets already lobbying against the decision more...
Lucas: sustainability requires urgent planning reform
Ecologist
9th July, 2009
Green leader Caroline Lucas will today use a Campaign to Protect Rural England lecture to call for urgent action to resolve conflicting land use issues more...
Tesco 'trusts' cattle suppliers involved in Amazon deforestation
Ecologist
3rd July, 2009
Despite the lack of traceability in the supply chain, the assurances of cattle producers that they are not involved in the illegal deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is apparently enough for Tesco, a letter to the Guardian reveals more...Members
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