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Strategy news and comment

Strategy news and comment

January 27, 2010 The news that the iconic Kit-Kat, on our shelves since before the Second World War, is to be certified Fairtrade has made headline news. Surely a positive step forwards by Nestlé who are taking responsibility for the welfare of their cocoa farmers on the Ivory Coast? Read more >
Environment and sustainability news and comment

Environment and sustainability news and comment

January 27, 2010

Orange’s move to introduce eco-labels for its handsets is another signpost that major consumer-facing brands are responding to consumer and political pressure to address the environmental impacts associated with their goods and services.

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Consumers news and comment

Consumers news and comment

January 26, 2010 2009 was a toughie, with the freak snow storms in February, the banking crisis, mass redundancies, right through to the closure of our local Woolies. Somehow I feel we have come out of it stronger - we have survived, granted some better than others, and consumers are still consuming. We see from one of the news items on the Co-op’s research this is even more prevalent in the ethical sector. Read more >
Common destiny, uncommon urgency

Common destiny, uncommon urgency

May 18, 2009 George Bernard Shaw famously quipped that England and America are two countries divided by a common language. Today sustainability should be uniting Europe and America in common endeavour, but is it really? Read more >