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The
Mantra of More
"It's
the most wonderful time of the year" sings
Andy
Williams. And it is. However the fact is that
excessive consumption
goes hand-in-hand with the festive season. "More
More More" is the message you'll hear.
More food, more gifts, more glitter. It's the daily
message of our consumer culture but amplified with
Festival Cheer! This avalanche of excess takes its
toll
on the planet,
but also on our state of mind. We come away believing
that contentment comes
in the things we have.
The true message of Christmas tells a different
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See
these great articles on simple Christmas >
Why
I’ve gone cold turkey on Christmas consumerism
>
Escaping
excessive consumerism
Did
you know that there is a new Barbie
doll
sold
in the world every 3 seconds?
That's
over 10.5 million per year.
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Go
Ethical this Christmas!
So
how can we make our Christmas less wasteful, less
stressful, and with less of the consumer-frenzy
we've come to expect?
Have
no fear - the answers are here... in our delicious
hot-and-ready Ethical
Christmas Guide! Jam packed with ways to buy
less and buy better this Christmas. |
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great resources abound. Check out Green
Village's Sustainable
Christmas Tips and Planet Ark's The
12 DOs of Christmas. |
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Great gift ideas
Four
great Christmas gift ideas. Quintessential stocking
fillers! Available from our online
shop. |
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A
comprehensive aisle by aisle listing of
products and brands found in the supermarket
with company and parent company information.
Easy-to-use icons to clearly identify company
ratings, Australian ownership, and outstanding
products. Includes information on related
issues such as food miles, palm oil, overfishing,
animal welfare, child labour and packaging.
Shop Ethical! has sold over 120,000 copies
and is in its seventh edition.
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Make
shopping completely free of disposable plastic
and paper bags. The Fregie Sack is a rewashable,
reusable, durable alternative to the common
plastic bags used at fruit and vegetable grocery
shops. Made in Australia from local and imported
materials. Comes
in pack of 5 assorted rainbow colours – 3
large (300x400mm) & 2 small (200x250mm).
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This
notebook is made from discarded letterhead
and salvaged folders collected from offices
around Melbourne. It takes 7.5kg of wood and
200 litres of water to make one ream of new
paper. Through choosing this ‘upcycled’ notebook
you are helping to reduce the consumption
of new raw materials, and the energy, water
and transportation involved in manufacturing.
Made locally by Green Collect, a social enterprise. |
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Go on a
fascinating journey across Victoria meeting
the people who produce our food and exploring
the challenges and joys of making a living off
the land. This book gives an insight into how
and where our food is grown, featuring some
of Victoria’s finest food producers and more
than 80 seasonal recipes created by celebrated
chefs and home cooks alike. Including farmers’
markets, small-scale growers, pick-your-own
farms, cellar doors, rare breed meat producers,
farm gates, heirloom fruit and vegetables and
more. |
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Upon
purchasing from our online store,
enter these coupon codes for special
Christmas discounts.
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'family'
for
$8 off our Shop Ethical! print guides
3-packs
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'friends'
for $10 off our print guides 5-packs
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'festive'
for 15% off your entire purchase
All
coupon codes offer free postage. Offer
ends 25th Dec 2014. |
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GIVE
A FRIEND OUR APP. If your friend
has an iPhone, you can GIFT them the Shop Ethical! iPhone
app. Find out how here.
(You can even schedule it to be sent to them
on Christmas Day!)
| You
can SUPPORT US by shopping
online at Shopnate. Hundreds of retailers
have agreed to give us a percentage of
the cost of your purchase. And it won’t
cost you a cent more. Visit Shopnate |
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... Quick bites ...
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Australian
Senate passes motion in support of ending animal
testing for cosmetics. (1/8/14) Cosmetic
Business
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ACCC
says free range egg standard unnecessary (1/8/14)
Food
and Drink Business
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Greenpeace
campaigns for Australia to follow the European Union
on seafood labelling laws (16/10/14) ABC
News
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Victoria
State Labor commits $2 million to Ethical Clothing
Australia (6/11/14) The
Age
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The
Foreign Investment Review Board approves sale of
Goodman
Fielder (brands include Meadow Lea, Praise,
Pampas and White Wings) to Wilmar,
the world’s biggest palm-oil producer, and First
Pacific through a 50-50 joint venture. (10/11/14)
AusFoodNews
- Black
Hawk Pet Care acquired by New Zealand EBOS Group.
(18/11/14) News.com.au
- Primo
Smallgoods, the largest ham, bacon and smallgoods
producer in Australia is likely to be sold to JBS,
the world's largest animal protein processor. (21/11/14)
Sbs.com.au
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The
Coca-Cola Company has made a deal with South African
multinational SABMiller to acquire its Appletiser
drinks brands (1/12/14) AusFoodNews
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Making
informed choices is the power you have to make change
in the world. How well do you understand the story
of your food, from farm to table and back to the
soil?
Find out at Nourish
Life's Food
Literacy Quiz.
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