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Here's one pooch you'll want to take for a walk every time you visit the shops! Fairtrade streetwear gurus Tonic have come up with the new poodle motif, which appears not only on these calico tote bags, but also on women's organic cotton vests in black or white.
Both vests and totes are normally £12 each, but if you get on to Tonic's mailing list, you'll get a generous discount every time you order. And up until next weekend, that discount is 20% off single items and 30% off multiple orders. You'd be barking mad not to ('arf 'arf!)
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Here's one tasty treat that's unlikely to be keeping Britain's 4 million tonnes of food waste company! Divine's latest offering to chocoholics-with-a-concsience is a new strawberries and cream variety that's perfect for summer scoffing.
Creamy fairtrade cocoa blends with real, scrunchy strawberries in the new flavour, which celebrates Divine's 10th anniversary of producing high quality, fairtrade choc. Divine's scheme has proven so beneficial to farmers in Ghana that it scooped the Observer ethical business award earlier in the year. It's about as guilt-free as chocolate gets. £1.49 per bar at Ethical Superstore
Fashion & accessories
Tote bags have truly become the new t-shirts. As soon as a new slogan, pattern or logo gains popularity, you'll be sure to see it in a supermarket aisle near you soon.
Accessorize is one brand that has picked up the trend nicely, and has also had the foresight to make its hippy shopping bags from fairtrade cotton, which is more than can be said for many designers! Its current range, which included the lovely 'I heart bags' tote pictured left, is growing all the time, and I've included some items from its current range in my pick of the best fairtrade tote bags currently on sale.
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People Tree's designer collaborations just keep on getting stronger, with each name bringing new flavours to the UK's foremost fairtrade fashion label.
New Yor--based Thakoon, a fave of Sarah Jessica Parker and Demi Moore, has created some gorgeous pieces for People Tree this summer, but my favourite has got to be this sassy, silk babydoll dress. Hand screen printed all over, the dress would be perfect on a hot day, or worn over trousers as a flattering top. The dress is made by well-treated workers in Bangladesh and costs £145
Related: Matthew Langille's cute designs for People Tree | Bora Aksu designs capsule collection for People Tree
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I love Tonic's quirky t-shirt designs, and for a small company, its designers do a great job of churning out consistently strong new styles.
The latest is inspired by George Orwell's novel and so-hot-right-now 1980's fonts and graphics; it's available on 100% SKAL-certified organic cotton Fairtrade slate blue t-shirts. What's more, if you sign up to Tonic's mailing list, you'll get a 30% discount on your order, bringing down the cost of this £22 to just £16. Who said ethical fashion was expensive?
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After gaining fairtrade acreditation for all its retail products, sugar giant Tate & Lyle is looking to join forces with several large confectionary companies hoping to mass-produce fairtrade sweets.
This is great news for anyone with a sweet tooth who wants to support fair working conditions. A spokeswoman for the fairtrade foundation said of the potential deals (which are still shrouded in some secrecy) they are 'fantastic news' and that the size of Tate & Lyle's industrial sugar production meant it would have a very significant impact if it was converted.
[Via The Guardian]
Fashion & accessories
If you don't know Matthew Langille's work, think childlike line drawings, fun, colourful prints and playful indie style -- all attributes he'll soon be bringing to People Tree, with a limited edition t-shirt range.
The range includs 'You and Me' (pictured); a trendy oversized tee with a V-shaped back, pleat detailing and double layering at the sleeves.'Honey Bee' is also an oversized tee and comes in sunny yellow with a black graphic print. It has a rounded neck and unfinished edges. Both tees are made from 100% organic Fairtrade certified cotton and are on sale for £32 each from People Tree.
Here's one pooch you'll want to take for a walk every time you visit the shops! Fairtrade streetwear gurus Tonic have come up with the new poodle motif, which appears not only on these calico tote bags, but also on women's organic cotton vests in black or white.
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