The say a girl can never have too many shoes... or reusable bags!

Founder and chief creative officer of Jimmy Choo Tamara Mellon OBE has designed an exclusive reusable bag to support The Body Shop and ECPAT's global Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People (SST) campaign.

The bag will be available in a limited edition from 6th October at The Body Shop nationwide.

The STOP bag is decorated with personalised handprints from Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman, Ab Fab actress, TV personality and animal rights campaigner Joanna Lumley (who is Absolutely lovely by the way!), formerly 'naked' chef Jamie Oliver, musician and producer extraordinaire Mark Ronson, Oscar winner and UN Goodwill Ambassador Mira Sorvino as well as CNN Piers Morgan who have all pledged their support for the campaign.

Tamara Mellon OBE says: "I am thrilled to have worked with The Body Shop to design The STOP bag and raise awareness of the SST campaign. I feel very strongly about prohibiting sex trafficking and knowing that the profits will help to end this modern day slavery and safeguard children makes the project even more worthwhile."

Retailing at £4.00, profits from the sale of The STOP bag will be used to combat and raise awareness of sex trafficking of children and young people.

The bag is made from raw 100% community fair trade cotton and feature a fuschia trim and shoulder strap which is certain to brighten up those shopping trips in the winter months!

On September 24 over 150 countries will join in on the Moving Planet day to help put the focus on the global climate crisis and spend a day without fossil fuels.

In Moving Planet's own words "for too long, our leaders have denied and delayed, compromised and caved," it is now time to call for the world to go beyond fossil fuels. It doesn't matter if you're marching, biking or skating, just get around in a sustainable way.

On Thursday, people all over the world are organising events that work locally but have a potential global impact: cycle to work, drum up a non-violent march against the use of fossil fuels, or to get your local community to hold a mini-festival with fun, food and talks about creating a sustainable future. The more people that join in the more effect our actions will have!

The global fossil fuel infrastructure is a threat to our planet's future; it is polluting our oceans, our lands, our communities , our air and our lungs. Don't be part of the things that will tip climate change into climate catastrophe - take action now!

If you live in or around London, UK, we found a couple of interesting events that might be worth joining in on:

Camden up Close: a treasure trail

Camden Friends of the Earth will host a treasure hunt that will link some excellent eco haunts, hidden green spaces, unique shops, pubs and cafes using sustainable transport to explore trendy Camden.

To take part, pick up your treasure trail map and instructions from our stall at Camden Lock (outside Lock 17), between 10am and 12 noon on Saturday 24 September.

Be part of London's biggest bike aerial photo - Haggerston Park, Hoxton

Bring yourself - and your bike if you want - to be part of a gigantic aerial art image to create London's biggest ever bike! With an aim to show how transport is a key part of reducing the use of fossil fuel this is a fun event that is certain to get much attention.

To take part, RSVP via their Facebook events page and get to Haggerston Park (nearest tube station is Hoxton) for 12 noon - 3pm on Saturday 24 September.

Check out the video below for more information about Moving Planet:

OK, so this particular skyscraper hasn't been built yet but the images we've seen of the Bionic Arch are very impressive.

Taichung in Taiwan is in dire need to reduce the city's carbon and as part of the 'Taichung Active Gateway City' Vincent Callebaut has put together a proposal that is an architectural gem - a green gem.

With its vertical gardens and living facades the Arch is almost like a vertical park, and will receive all of its electricity from bio, solar and wind energy sources. It will have zero emissions so will help towards achieving the city's carbon reduction plans.

To go with the Bionic Arch Callebaut has also proposed to create green living quarters nearby for sustainable urban communities to prosper in.

I love the Shard that is currently being built in London, but can we also get a Bionic Arch please?

Recently planted onto University of Bradford terrain is an ambitious, new eco-friendly student village, aptly set around a lovely central pond. Its opening will certainly claim a queue amid the more eco-oriented of the pupils but even for those not so keenly green, the village still has plenty of appeal. BBC News reports the £40m snazzy settlement's got 1,026 townhouse and apartment bedrooms with patios and gardens. Some even come complete with a built-in barbecue. Student accomodation? Who'd have guessed it?

Student can easily track their energy and water usage on displays and 'even receive low-usage rebates on thir bills.' With not a rubbish bin in sight, seperating and recycling waste will be pretty much mandatory for residents and for those new to the sustainability trade, a team of ambassadors will stay handy around the area to help them help the environment. Now here's the best part - residents wlll be significantly reliant on solar energy to partially supply them with hot water and much more. Ah, and the central pond? Aside from serving as a thing to marvel at perhaps, it'll have its uses collecting rainwater. Sounds a bit like a greengoer's paradise (I may consider transferring to this here university!)

Maybe eco-friendly initiatives are soon to be prevalent on the academic front, for Queen Emma Primary School, Cambridgeshire's 'greenest' school, is scheduled to fully open its gates a month from now. Intriguing eco features include 'harvesting rainwater to flush lavatories' (so British downpour you're not totally tactless), a water drainage system in wetland, a scented garden, and an outdoor classroom (again, just watch that sporadic downpour.)

What better place to inspire eco-friendliness than academic institutions, hotbeds of wisdom and new ways of thinking?

Plastic bottles and the seemingly thoughtless discarding of them in this country has been a topic we've looked at many times before. One big brand that has come under fire from environmentalists for using plastic bottles - adding to landfill contribution - has announced it is finally rolling out its partially recycled bottles in the UK.

A move that is certainly going to improve its eco creds, PlantBottle bottles are made from 22.5% plan- based materials and up to 25% recycled plastics and more than 200 million are due to hit the shelves this year. This type of packaging has already been introduced in the US and carries a PlantBottle logo and on-pack messaging to explain about plastic bottles and the harm they do to thirsty consumers.

It is good that one of the biggest brands in the soft drink sector is finally taking measures to reduce its contribution to landfill. Let's hope Coco-Cola's aim to have all of its bottles made from a combination of plant based materials and recycled plastics by 2020 comes true.

The company has also enlisted Wayne Hemingway to create a limited edition umbrella that is made entirely from five plastic bottles. If you'd like to get your hands on one for the rainy season, the limited edition umbrellas are being sold exclusively at Harvey Nichols.

London has been found to be among the worst European cities for air pollution according to a major air quality study published Wednesday.

The Big Smoke as the English capital is also known ranks 'below average' on a soot pollution league table by German environment and consumer groups. Berlin is judged to be the cleanest city in Europe when it comes to air and only Rome, Milan and Düsseldorf are ranked below London.

Living and working in London I knew it was bad, but perhaps not as bad as this. The home of the 2012 Olympics has apparently faired so badly because the 'backward steps' it has taken to address air pollution since 2005. London has never really had a 'clean' image, but it is quite shameful that such a vibrant and forward-thinking city doesn't do enough to ensure its inhabitants can breathe cleaner air.

Looks like you have to do more than introduce a few bikes Boris...

The Government's Climate Change act has committed Britain to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to an 80% reduction by 2050, with the aim of a 34% cut by 2030. While buying organic was a massive trend in the late 90s, the movement has in more recent years been pushed aside for other green ways of living such as growing your own and buying locally. But organic is not gone and forgotten and September is Organic Month.

To hit the governments targets we must all make fundamental changes to the way we farm, process, distribute prepare and eat our food over the next twenty years says the Soil Association. We all have to think about how we can encourage climate-friendly food production that is less dependent on oil-based fertilisers and pesticides

Organic farmers adhere to a strict set of standards that define what they can and can't do, and that really takes wildlife and environment protection into consideration. Check out the Soil Association website for the rules and regulations of organic farming.

But buying organic is not just about the farming, it also trickles into health and beauty products; it is about food and products that are good for you, good for animals and good for the environment - it is a way of life. Throughout September we'll bring you stories to tie in with living an organic lifestyle and what you can do to get involved. So keep checking in!

The summer might have washed away; the rain stopping us from bringing our wine and cheese filled picnic hampers to the flowery meadows. But just because we can't enjoy them right now that doesn't mean we should stop thinking about our beautiful British wildflowers.

Wildflowers play a crucial role in the eco system by providing nectar and pollen for bees and butterflies. So it goes without saying that the meadows need a bit of TLC all year round to keep healthy - after all there is always next summer!

To mark their support of Natural England and to launch a bid to preserve 2,100 acres of British wildflower meadows, wine brand - and long-time eco-friend - Banrock Station has created the world's first living billboard made up of 800 native British plants from 14 species! The wine maker is also launching a special edition wine which will give Natural England £30,000 to help protect and enhance wildflower meadows.

Made with 80% post-industrial recycled material, the board is currently on display outside the Westfield Shopping Centre and aside from offering a colourful view it encourages shoppers to 'give nature a helping hand' and water the flowers to help them grow. If you want to test your green fingers you have to hurry though; it's only up until the end of the Bank Holiday weekend! Afterwards the flowers will be replanted in local communities to ensure they can flourish long after you have finished your bottle of wine.

Simon Huguet, Principal Adviser for National Nature Reserves at Natural England said; "We are delighted to work with Banrock Station and thrilled at their support for wildflower meadows on our National Nature Reserves. Home to many rare plants, traditional meadows provide vital habitat for birds, bees and small animals and are wonderful places to visit. In recent years they have become a rare sight across our countryside and it is great to see these special places getting a helping hand."

So there you go, now you can enjoy wine AND do good! And if you want to get some free seeds courtesy of Banrock Station to grow your own flowers for bees and butterflies check out their Facebook page. You can also see a video of how the flower wall was made by clicking here.

Don't worry, no flowers were harmed in the making of this article.

If you're looking for something to do the first weekend of September why not head to London for the Urban Green Fair?

Returning to Brockwell Park, Lambeth, South London, for its fifth year the great people of the Urban Green Fair Community Interest Company (CIC) are putting on an array of cool events on 4th September 2011. The free fair runs from 11am to 7pm and offers things like films, poetry recitals in the new Poetry Tent, workshops, speakers, children's activities, yummy food and BMX races, which all offer practical cost-effective solutions for a greener living.

Powered using only solar and wind energy this is set to be one great day out in the green.

Shane Collins, Urban Green Fair director said: "As well as being a fun day out, whatever your age, the Urban Green Fair is a chance to learn about the changes coming to our society and how best to navigate them together. Forewarned is forearmed. Whilst climate change is the reason we should make changes in our lives, peak oil will force us to make these changes. This collective action can be achieved through events like the Urban Green Fair, which help educate and stimulate public support for green initiatives. It brings together local people, and those from further afield, to share knowledge and skills that can help us live more sustainable lives."

So get the date in your diary and prepare for a day of learning more about how you can make a difference - and chill at the Solar Cinema with some delicious food.

Visit www.urbangreenfair.org for more information.

Recycling is an issue we really care about in Hippyshopper offices, especially the recycling of plastic bottles - a topic we've written on previously.

When working in central London it's far too easy to pick up a bottle of water or fizzy drink than attempting to drink the rather dubious tap water. And until bottles are 100% biodegradable we will continue to have a slight sense of guilt when picking up yet another bottle.

In modern society - with plastic bottled drinks having become such a commodity - it is difficult to really see how things will become better very soon...

To emphasise the growing issue bottle wastage, a giant plastic bottle family recently visited the capital. The 10ft sculpture, created by artist Bamber Hawes, is made out of 827 plastic bottles - the number of bottles the average family consumes each year.

The horrible truth is that only 100 of every 500 plastic bottles used in the UK are being recycled at present. So out of the 13 billion plastic bottles consumed only a meagre 20% reach a recycling plant to get a second lease of life.

New research by SodaStream also reveals that Brits hugely underestimate the amount of bottle waste they generate; with almost half of all adults believing their families use between 1-5 bottles a week when the actual figures is double that.

Perhaps the fact that ONE PET bottle takes around 450 years to break down will make you think twice about picking up unnecessary drinks from the shop in your lunch break...

Not that July has given Britain many sunny hours so far, but with the news of rising electricity prices many Brits are undoubtedly thinking about installing a solar panel or two on their roof to reduce their electricity consumption. A Suffolk company has gone a couple steps further though by installing 7,000 (!) solar panels.

The roof of Promens' warehouse in Beccles, Suffolk claims to be the UK's largest solar farm and will use almost 100% of the energy generated in the company's manufacturing process. Since the Government has dramatically reduced subsidies available for any solar scheme over 50KW after 1 August 2011, it is likely this is the largest roof-top installation we will ever see on the British Isles.

It is great to see that companies are doing more to make use of the great renewable energy source sunlight is and we hope more will follow. Developed by Lightsource, the 7,000 solar panels will give the site a capacity of 1.65MW.

If you are thinking about installing solar panels on your roof, you can find out more about the benefits here.

Still feeling the pinch of the recession and with increasing energy prices, it's understandable to want to invest in products that are eco-friendly and that help save pennies. However, as consumer group Which? now can reveal some of the products on the market might not be the best way to save money.

Which? has identified 10 eco products that it claims might not offer worthwhile savings for consumers. Published in the August issue of Which? magazine, the investigation claims that you can avoid wasting up to £535 by avoiding the products.

So what are the 10 eco products you don't need?

1. Freeloader Classic £40

2. Vphase Voltage Optimisation Device £300

3 & 4. Disposable Battery Chargers - Battery Wizard Deluxe and Battery Charger for Alkaline Disposable Batteries £30-£35

5. Ecotek Energy Wizard £25

6. TreeGreen energyEGG £40

7. Standby Saver £17

8. Mira Eco Shower Head £35

9. Nordic Galant Shower Head £40

10. Window Insulation Kit by Stormguard £8

Image from here.

Is asking for green gifts the new thing among celebs when they get married or welcome a new addition to their brood?

Kate and William famously asked for charitable donations instead of things for their wedding gifts ahead of their wedding in April this year. OK so the royal couple might have everything they need already, but still a very nice thought and we count is as 'green gifts'.

Now US actress Kate Hudson and her rocker fiancé Matt Bellamy of Muse have asked their famous friends to plant 'celebration trees' to mark the arrival of their baby boy. They are doing so because they want their son to grow up in a greener world.

If David and Victoria Beckham, who welcomed baby daughter Harper Seven only a couple of days ago, will choose to go the green route for still remains to be seen. However we've heard that Victoria has got Christian Louboutin to create specially made baby shoes for her much waited for daughter Harper.

Photo: Alex J. Berliner/AP/Press Association Images

We must admit that we haven't thought about which of Britain's most loved soap series is greenest... If you have, now you don't have to wonder any more!

Long-running soap Eastenders has beaten off its rivals to be named Britain's greenest soap in new research by London 2012 Olympics sustainability partner EDF Energy.

According to the study, the characters of the E20 post code - the same as the Olympic Park - are taking more action to reduce their on-screen carbon footprint than those in the other soap series analysed. And they say watching TV can't teach you anything!

Eastender character Shirley Carter was crowned the ultimate green soap queen, with the Mitchell family being named the greenest stars.

Apart from Eastenders, the researchers studied Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks. Each soap's characters were monitored for one month and judged against a set of green criteria. These included their use of public transport, how many times they used electrical appliances, remembering to switch lights off and using lower carbon forms of transport such as walking or cycling. Their positive and negative 'eco-activities' were measured and compared to reveal Britain's greenest soap family.

The top five green soap families and characters are:

1. The Mitchells/Shirley Carter - EastEnders
2. The Dingles/Zak Dingle - Emmerdale
3. The Websters/Rosie Webster - Coronation Street
4. The Mitchells/Ronnie Mitchell - EastEnders
5. The Barlows/Ken Barlow - Coronation Street

If you missed out on getting tickets to the now sold out Glastonbury Festival, here is a chance to get your hands on what are this season's hottest tickets and be part of the largest greenfield festival in the world!

Ecological cleaning brand Ecover has two tickets to Glastonbury to give away. But you need to hurry up: entry closes midnight tonight June 15!

Enter here and you could be heading to Glasto next week!