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Ethical shopping
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Think on This
See online retailers such as www.ethicalcommunity.com to source a wide range of ethical products.
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Think on This
Subscribe to Ethical Consumer magazine
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Repeating Challenge
Use your local shops, not the out-of-town stores. Friends of the Earth have more on this.
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Repeating Challenge
Buy organic cotton for your sheets, duvet covers, towels etc: see Natural Collection, Greenfibres and some of the companies mentioned above.
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Repeating Challenge
Only buy wooden products that are FSC certified.
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Repeating Challenge
When buying new white goods (e.g. fridge, freezer, washing machine, cooker), ensure they have the highest energy rating – AAA.
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Where possible buy products made from recycled material.
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Occasional
Tom Wright says, ‘If Lent is a time to give things up, Easter ought to be a time to take things up’, so use the Easter period to practice generosity and give someone a present that costs time or money or both!
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