Useful Resources
One of the nicest things about working at By Hand is being able to cooperate with other like-minded people also looking to make a difference.
There are a number of small, UK-based companies that are similarly motivated by
making a positive difference and that provide ethical alternatives to mainstream products
and companies.
In the By Hand resources page we offer you a directory of companies that offer products and services, which are fair trade, ethical and/or environmentally friendly, as well as ethical magazines and directories. We hope that these sites will be of interest to you.
Ethical Shops:
www.arkadash.co.uk
Arkadash, named after the Turkish word for "friend",
is a shop based in Chorlton, near Manchester, and an
online store specialising in fair trade clothing. The
co-founder was inspired to set up the shop after her
own personal frustration at the lack of fair trade clothing
available to try on in shops. Arkadash is now the place to
get stocked up on ethical clothes in the Manchester area.
www.bambooclothing.co.uk
Bamboo is the ethical clothing alternative.
Bamboo is 100% naturally grown, 100%
sustainable and 100% biodegradable.
It also has many other properties that
make it an ideal alternative to more
traditional materials.
www.fromthesource.co.uk
From The Source sells a great range of high quality,
fairly traded, handmade textile products sourced
directly from producers in Laos and Afghanistan.
www.getethical.com
Get Ethical brings together a whole host of fair trade
and ethical suppliers. The result: A fabulous collection of
ethical products, from bags to bedding!
www.greenstat.co.uk
The number one supplier of green stationery
in the UK, offering a range of environmentally
friendly and recycled stationery products.
www.indigooceantrading.co.uk
Indigo Ocean have an elegant range of
fair trade jewellery hand made in India
crafted from silver, inlaid with semi precious gemstones.
All of the products have been exchanged
for a fair wage supporting the fair trade ethos.
www.naturalbagcompany.co.uk
The Natural Bag Company is a family-run
company based in Scotland, which sells a
range of natural jute bags.
www.yourtomorrow.co.uk
Sells Ethical Gifts to people who care
about creating a better world for the future.
Each product is identified as to why it helps
the world using Eco-Icons, educational,
environmental, recycled, natural, fair trade
or just helping small local artisans. 5%
of the purchase price is given to charity
and visitors to the site vote for the
recipient charity.
About Ethical Living and Fair Trade:
www.wfto.com
The World Fair Trade Organisation website.
www.fairtrade.org.uk
Home of the UK Fairtrade Foundation.
Fairtrade Leeds
The official website of the Leeds fair trade
steering committee.
Fair's Fair
Blogging all things fair trade.
www.newconsumer.com
New Consumer is a website and magazine
focusing on living ethically.
www.leedstidal.org
TIDAL stands for Trade Injustice and Debt
Action Leeds and is a group of grassroot
campaigners fighting climate change, unfair
debt payments and unjust trade rules.
Sustainable Blog
Join the Sustainable Blog at ActionSpark
that provides a space to connect, express,
debate, exchange information, plus pick up valuable tips
and advice on earth friendly products and living.
Fair Trade and Green Directories:
www.ecostreet.com/directory
A blog and directory for all things green.
www.ethical-junction.org
A community of ethical organisations, featuring a blog and a directory.
www.greendirectory.net
The Green Directory is a directory listing
a collection of green companies.
www.bestfairtrade.com
an online guide to all aspects
of the Fair Trade industry,
from producers to end-retailers,
and everywhere in between!
www.hitfix.co.uk
The Green Directory is a directory of
eco-friendly, green and fair trade businesses.
www.livingethically.co.uk
Living Ethically is a UK organic,
ecological, ethical directory.
www.onegreenearth.com
By Hand is proud to be a member of
the One Green Earth directory of
environmentally friendly businesses.
Sustainability Store
Directory of socially and environmentally
responsible products and services
for creating a sustainable future.
Business and General Directories:
Search Engines
Business Galore
Shobby Safe Shopping
UK web directory
LiveUrls.Net
Directory World
Dmegs Web Directory
