The Green in Karla Courtney

‘The Green in…‘ Is a series of interviews with people who are nurturing green ideas within their daily lives, without giving up their day jobs.

The Green in Itee Soni & FINCH

‘The Green in…‘ Is a series of interviews with people who are nurturing green ideas within their daily lives, without giving up their day jobs.

Work in Progress – Artecnica

There is nothing better after a week of red pollution suns and bureaucracy in Beijing to sit down with a beer and trawl through designs from startups like Artecnica.

Why I can start buying Cadbury’s again

Last week I was wandering the aisles of the local supermarket in Shanghai and came across a packet of  Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Fair Trade buttons. I followed up this discovery with some further research into Cadbury’s Fair Trade and CSR

Things are different here – CSR in China

Foreign companies implementing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in China often face an uphill battle. A quote from an individual working in the textiles industry in China highlights: “One of the biggest problems with ethical manufacturing guidelines in China is that

A Fair Trade kinda girl

The concept of Fair Trade (products that are grown/made/processed/bought ethically) has sky rocketed in the past 5 years. Oxfam, has capitalised on the concept through their Fair Trade stores and the number of brands selling Fair Trade coffee and chocolate