GirlsWithBeads

Info:  Rebecca Alderman started out by making little bags and things from found objects, recycled materials, plastic bags, old clothes, etc. Right from the beginning, recycling was a very important issue for gwb and she decided everything she produced would stick to a green ethos. This passion developed into a range of unique, handcrafted bags and accessories made from old clothes, including flat caps, suit jackets and ties.

There is a gallery of one-off creations that have been made over the last few years and the shop from which you can purchase the most recent designs.

GirlWithBeads is also part of a fashion collective of eco-friendly designers called Revamp and, as part of this group, exhibited at Esthetica @ London Fashion Week in Sept 08, and a group show at Time for Tea, Shoreditch for LFW in Feb 09.

greener by nature

Info:  Choose from a fabulous range of natural and organic, ethical and sustainably sourced, fairtrade and recycled products for you, your home and your family.

Each of our products has been carefully selected to ensure that the care of the environment and the welfare of those that made it have been considered. We actively source new designs from small producers to bring you your very own work of art, with many items being uniquely individual due to the nature of their manufacture, having been lovingly and beautifully handcrafted. Much of what we source comes from within the British Isles, helping to support local businesses at home as well as abroad. We make every effort to minimise our impact on the envrionment by using as little packaging as possible and trying to keep any transport emissions to a minimum. Any packaging we do use will be either recycled or recyclable and bio-degradable or compostible.

We are committed to providing contemporary eco-friendly and ethical gifts, clothing and home furnishings for the whole family, that are sourced from companies with a like vision and passion for beautiful quality merchandise that has sound sustainable, ethical and environmental credentials. We also want to encourage as many of you as possible to get creative and promote activities such as knitting, sewing and handicrafts as constructive pastimes using vintage, recycled and reclaimed or organic and natural materials.

Green Trading - eco conscious fashion

Info:  We believe that you do not have to sacrifice style or luxury when you switch to a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. You can still enjoy the finer things in life if you live responsibly.

The Green Trading sites offer fine organic and ethical fashion and beauty products. These include designer fair trade organic clothing for men and women as well as luxury skin care and beauty products. All products are of the highest quality and are fairly traded or ethically made. We are also fully committed to sourcing products made from organic or environmentally-friendly materials.

We use environmentally-friendly packaging where possible and do our best to keep our delivery charges competitive. We take customer service very seriously. We do care that you are happy with your shopping experience and the goods that you buy from us.

Hatti Trading

Info:  All the bags have been handmade by survivors of human trafficking or disadvantaged women in Nepal, under fair trade conditions. We use natural materials and have sourced locally wherever possible, to reduce carbon footprint.

Indigo Ocean Trading

Info:  Is an online fair trade shop dedicated to bringing you stunning hand crafted fair trade jewellery, gifts, bags, candles, homeware and children's novelties. All the products we supply have been exchanged for a fair wage and have been finely created by skilled people from India and Indonesia.

Jungle Berry

Info:  Is the leading online retailer of ethical jewellery, accessories, homewares and gifts.

JuteBag

Info:  Every year, more and more customers are choosing retailers who are committed to eco-friendly practices. More retailers, too, are making the decision to switch to bags that have a lower impact on the environment and global economy.

We have been established since 2004, to provide an environmentally responsible alternative to the conventional plastic bag.

Letsbeegreener Shopping Bags

Info:  Our aim is to encourage people to reduce their use of plastic bags, as almost 10 billion of these bags are used in the UK alone every year. Plastic bags are environmentally unfriendly in the extreme, filling up landfills and taking an incredibly long time to decompose. They also block drains, litter the landscape, oceans and seas and have a devastating effect on some wildlife.

The bags LetsBeeGreener offers are made of 100% natural, 180gsm cotton, the strongest cotton fabric available below canvas. We have chosen this grade of fabric so that you not only have strong bags, but they are soft enough to fold up small, making them easy to carry, canvas and jute bags being really too bulky and a hassle to carry around.