Ethical Pulse

A Schumacher College course
24 November - 5 December, 2008

Learn from leaders in the field, build your networks and develop essential skills to start your enterprise and help it thrive.

Get a great 10% discount at The Natural Store NOW on over 3500 high-quality ethical, organic and vegan products.

The Natural Store - home to the world's finest ethical brands - offers a wonderful selection of over 3500 organic and ethical products from unique artisans, designers and well-known brands.

Dial Green is now well established and looking to help all businesses reduce their environmental impact, save them money on their telephone bills and at the same time green their supply chain by changing to Green Minutes - our carbon neutral telecoms solution.

As an introductory offer to Ethical Junction business members we are offering £100 worth of calls to new customers who join Dial Green for our green telecoms solution*

With rising food and fuel costs pushing UK inflation up to an 11-year high*, a quick trip to www.BigGreenSmile.com could help ease monthly outgoings. The new eco online store sells a wide range of green, recycled and eco-friendly products that actually allow you to save on the amount of energy and water you consume - helping you reduce your monthly outgoings.

First Recycle Bin Made From Recycled Materials

A new innovation has been launched to help increase recycling of the 30 million tonnes of rubbish generated in UK streets each year1. Of this, it is estimated that at least 50% is recyclable and currently less than 10 % is being recycled.  TV Producer Matthew Bird often reached home with a drink can, plastic bottle or free newspapers before finding somewhere to recycle them, this frustration led him to develop his own solution - The Greenie.

This week two groundbreaking Brits will start their attempt to break a new speed record in the most advanced wind powered vehicle ever produced.

Dale Vince, Ecotricity MD, and engineer, Richard Jenkins, will attempt to break the 116.7mph land speed record for a wind-powered vehicle (WPV), held currently by an American team, on Australia's Lake Lefroy.

6 to 21 September 2008

During Soil Association Organic Fortnight, people across Britain will be celebrating all things organic. From 6-21 September, individuals, businesses and communities will be hosting events to raise awareness of the environmental, health and social benefits of organic production.

9 May 2009 

WFTD 09 presents the only day in the calendar for global mobilization of significant activity, to impact poverty, climate change, world health and the imbalance in trade.

Over the last few weeks the national press, radio and TV news has been full of stories about the effects of rising fuel prices for vulnerable householders. The debate has mainly focused on increased fuel payments and how much they should be and how such money should be paid. However, Island charity the Footprint Trust says that the issue of poorly insulated homes has been overlooked.

Fishing Experts Fish4Ever and Marine Connection Join Call for Supermarkets to Add Sustainable Fish to Canned Range

Fish4Ever, the UK's leading sustainability experts for canned fish, welcomes Greenpeace's ranking of the major canned tuna brands and urges supermarkets to now address the issue comprehensively.

KittySoaps was launched as an online shop in 2008, providing ethical, organic skin and body care with a holistic twist! Owner, Cat MacGillivray, describes how the company came about.

A suggestion by the government that councils should increase the cost of parking in town centres has been welcomed by the Environmental Transport Association (ETA), which points out that most British motorists are currently undercharged for parking their cars.

We are thrilled to announce a fair trade partnership with a very inspiring social enterprise in South Africa called Township Trades. All of the participant trainees in this enterprise have had their lives impacted in some way by HIV/AIDS and with unemployment levels at a staggering 70% in Khayelitsha township, this organisation has thrown them a life line.