Sight-Seeing: Seven tips for ethical shopping this Christmas
SIMON OLDHAM and LAURA SPENCE, of Royal Holloway University of London, provide – in an article first published on The Conversation – some help for those wanting to make ethical choices when shopping…
Essay: Looking for the better ‘stuff’ this Christmas
Seasonal sales tempt the best of us. But, asks BONNIE GRAHAM, will consuming our way to Christmas really fill the void left in the wake of 2020?
Holiday shoppers are coming to town with health checklist – global survey
Reuters Holiday shoppers braving the coronavirus pandemic to buy gifts in person are checking which stores are naughty or nice in terms of public health, a worldwide survey released on Monday showed. About 79 per cent of respondents want to see masks being worn, 82 per cent demand visible cleaning efforts, and 76 per cent […]
Cheap or kind? Europeans say they want clothes with a conscience
Thomson Reuters Foundation Shoppers in western Europe care how clothes are made and want to be kind to workers and the environment when they update their wardrobe, according to a survey released on Wednesday that shows public pressure on fashion to clean up its act. Yet, the shoppers faced no questions about the cost of […]
NEW! A SUSTAINABLE LIFE: HERE’S HOW MANY TIMES YOU ACTUALLY NEED TO REUSE YOUR SHOPPING BAGS
As bans on single-use plastic bags become more commonplace, TREVOR THORNTON, lecturer in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Australia’s Deakin University, looks, in an article first published on The Conversation, at how many times shoppers need to use reusable bags to compensate for their larger environmental impact…
THIS LIFE: LET’S CHANGE THE FACE OF CHRISTMAS COMMERCIALISM
US columnist CAROL ROUND looks at alternatives to the commercialism of Christmas…