Fashion & accessories
Life is Not Fair but my Knickers Are is the latest range of Fairtrade nightwear and underwear.
Beautifully designed and made from certified Fairtrade cotton, the UK label includes flirty lingerie, flattering loungewear and seriously luxurious pyjamas.
With Fairtrade Fortnight and Valentines just around the corner, there is no better time to show commitment to Fairtrade and share it with a loved one.
Now available from By Nature and Fashion-Conscience.com. Prices range from £10 to £25.
Galleries
Looking for a pretty ethical gift to buy your loved one (or yourself) for Valentine's Day? Yesterday we featured some vegan handbags from Fashion Conscience. Today they've given us some more really sexy gift ideas. There's everything from fair trade silk scarves in zebra, leopard and heart prints to chic fair trade brass, gold plated and silver jewellery courtesy of Mirabelle and Fifi Bijoux.
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Home & Garden
Here is "The UK's greenest refuse sack", despite it being...err....black. However, The Green Sack is made from 100% recycled materials, which is where the green bit comes in, so I suppose we'll let them off for the potentially misleading name. The sacks are made in the UK from recycled UK farm waste plastics which are otherwise used for absolutely nothing at all, and I can testify that they're strong enough to hold a week's worth of student waste produced by the six messiest people you have ever met.
Don't judge these black bags by their cover, they are definitely green.
Find out more about The Green Sack here
Or follow The Green Sack on Twitter
Fashion & accessories
Now available via Fashion Conscience is a more affordable line from Matt & Nat - all vegan and using recycled products for linings. Also available from Fashion-Conscience.com is a range of vegan purses.
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Fashion & accessories
TOMS, the ethical shoe company that gives a pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair bought by you, is expanding its basic collection with some more winter-friendly styles including women's boots, casual pumps and some unisex high tops .
With one of the comfiest modern-espadrille styles around, we can assume that the new styles follow suit. All of the shoes have heel and arch support and are a lot harder wearing that you might expect. With designs for men, women and kids, (and even a wedding range), there's no excuse not to run and pick a pair from the ever growing range.
A new pair of shoes and good karma for £29.99? Form an orderly queue please...
Soon to be available in the UK directly from www.toms.com, or you can find selected styles at House of Fraser, Office a nd Schuh now.
Click here to read more about the cause http://www.tomsshoes.com/content.asp?tid=227
By Kay Rodgers
Home & Garden
Call me prejudiced but I don't usually associate footballers with green issues. And with all respect to Gary, who I've heard is a lovely bloke, he is one of the least likely Premiership footballers I would have thought would be so environmentally friendly. Aren't they all supposed to be driving around in Ferraris when they are not getting in their 4x4s to escape to the country?
So it was something of a shock - albeit a pleasant one - to discover in the paper this morning that not only does Gary drive to the training ground in a hybrid Toyota Prius (yes honestly) he's also submitted plans to Bolton Council for an eco-home in the grounds of his £8 million estate.
Not only that, but the eco-home is a radical 'underground bunker' design that has been likened by critics to the Teletubbies home. Personally I think it looks fantastic with its petal structure. Certainly it is very discreet unlike some footballers' homes I can think of.
Apparently the structure is so advanced the government wants to use the scheme as a benchmark for all future zero-carbon developments. What's more, the Man United captain has already impressed planning chiefs with in-depth knowledge of issues and sustainable technology. Good on you Gary. Whatever next? David Beckham buys all of his clothes at Oxfam or Wayne Rooney to open a nature reserve.
Ethical & green gifts
Let someone know that you care about them on Valentine's Day with some organic heart lollipops.
Available from By Nature, they come either in a dark or milk chocolate (or a combination of both). They are sent on your behalf with the message of your choice on embossed card paper. The card and the packaging are made of recycled materials.
The gourmet cards retail for £6.99 for one Lollipop and £8.99 for 2 Lollipops (price includes postage). Last date of order for Valentine's Day delivery is February 11th 2010.
http://www.bynature.co.uk/organic-chocolate-heart-lollies-gourmet-card-17388-0.html
Life is Not Fair but my Knickers Are is the latest range of Fairtrade nightwear and underwear. 
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