Set the perfect ambiance at your Christmas dinner with a set of five Voyager Life candles! Hand poured in Melbourne, Voyager candles will take you around the world with their perfumed scents inspired by gardens around the globe. Using pure cotton wicks, and a special blend of soy, coconut and beeswax, you can rest assured…
After a busy festive season, rest your weary head on your very own Bettina Kaiser Australiana cushion, with thanks to Miss Molly. The first in our special Minty Christmas giveaway series for 2013, these lovely print cushions are made with eco-lux flax linen and come with green energy PET inserts. If you’d like Santa to…
Homegrown ethical underwear label Nico turned two over the weekend, but also had another reason to celebrate! Just last week, the label picked up a global award for sustainable fashion when it took out the SOURCE Award for best Lingerie or Swimwear label, beating out two UK-based lines, Augustine London and Marion May, in the…
It’s that time of year again: the bells are ringing, the carols are carolling, and giant bedazzled trees pop up on every conceivable surface. And while it all might signal the peak of overcrowded parking lots and rushed and reckless consumerism, it’s also the perfect time to get outdoors and get social while supporting…
All that glitters is not always gold – especially when you consider issues of exploitation, labour inequality and environmental degradation that unfortunately almost always go hand-in-hand with mining the precious metals. Originally from the UK and now based in Sydney, jeweller Zoe Pook is the first in Australia to use Fairtrade Certified white, yellow and…
A holistic community health centre in Alice Springs has taken out the Inaugural Ethical Enterprise Award, recognising innovative, positive and ethical practice. A non-Government, Indigenous-owned health organisation, Western Desert provides care and support for people needing renal dialysis, while also offering social support through housing assistance and education. “[It] not only benefits the wider communities…
Brisbane locals: stop what you’re doing. Back away from that mega shopping centre and do not proceed to checkout on that overseas website you’re looking at. Christmas shopping is so much more enjoyable and better for our community, the environment and your wallets if you shop local, fair trade and handmade and this weekend you…
Craving a natural beauty fix but struggling to decide which product is for you? We don’t need to tell you there is a wealth of fantastic cosmetic and beauty brands out there using natural and organic ingredients, but if you’d rather sample a range hand-picked to suit each season, Nature’s Beauty Bag might be what you’re searching…
Apart from being ridiculously cute (seriously, just look at those faces!), orangutans are critical in the lifecycle of South East Asian rainforests – and critically endangered. There are less than 50,000 Bornean Orangutans and just 7,000 Sumatran Orangutans left in the wild, because of practices such as deforestation, poaching and illegal pet trade. It’s possible…
We love seeing Australian eco fashion pioneers doing big things overseas – and better still when it’s a fellow Queenslander in the limelight! Emily Kate Symes and her online blog and boutique EKOLUV has just been announced as one of three award finalists for the 2013 Source Awards hosted by The Ethical Fashion Forum. Rewarding businesses and…
This week, some of Australia’s best emerging fashion designers will be strutting their stuff on the runway for the first time. After Darkly, QUT’s Graduate Fashion Show, will see 22 fresh designers reveal their collections to the public over three nights of parades. “The student fashion collections are sophisticated and playful,” says QUT Design lecturer,…
Fair@Square is lighting up Melbourne’s Federation Square again this year with a long weekend packed full of events, markets and product showcases. Learn everything you need to know about all facets of sustainable living – from your super fund to your coffee beans! Kicking things off is a VIP evening and Ethical Enterprise Award Presentations Night…