London’s first plastic-free shop opens
A new 'pop-up' shop in Hackney has banished plastic in a bid to help Londoners shop more sustainably
UK’s first sharing festival launched
Share has grown from a single shop in Frome, to holidng the country's first festival dedicated to sharing
UK’s first ‘share shop’ opens for business
A new kind of shop is aiming to transform the future of retail by lending rather than selling items and fostering more meaningful connections with the things we use
Shop relying on customer integrity proves that honesty pays
London’s unique Honesty Shop bus conversion is bringing out the best in people and raising money for charity
When the Boat Comes In
Colmans, an award-winning Geordie chippy with a sustainable fish sourcing policy, sets the standard
Organic Co-operative is a Winner
The North West Organic Co-operative, in Derry, Northern Ireland,recently won a £2,000 award. The ceremony, which was held in London,was organised by internet service provider AOL UK along with [...]
Social Venture Network
The Walk Your Talk event was another initiative coming out of Social Venture Network (SVN), the international net-work of entrepreneurs, business leaders and NGOs dedicated to changing the way [...]
Fruitful Education
Children in South Gloucestershire schools are not only eating healthily; they are also helping to reinstate local orchards at the same time.
Royal Opening for Green Room
Prince Charles visited the Organic Farm Shop at Abbey Home Farm, near Cirencester in July 2003 to officially open their Green Room as an educational space, where children and adults can learn [...]
