Check out the Fairtrade chocolate Dubble on the telly :)

The team from Dubble – the sister brand of Fairtrade leader Divine Chocolate were the expert judges featured on an episode of the ‘Election’ programme last week - 27th November. Two teams of young people were asked to create a new brand of Fairtrade chocolate and an advertising campaign to go with it. The programme was on BBC ONE and you can watch it on iPlayer!. /// For full story details click here

Harriet Lamb scoops Cosmopolitan's Eco Queen Award

Wednesday 5th November was the awards night for Cosmopolitian's Ultimate Women of the Year. Harriet received this award in recognition of all her work in promoting Fairtrade, in her role as Executive Director of The Fairtrade Foundation. We are delighted that yet again Harriet's work gets public recognition. Harriet received a CBE in 2006.

click here for the full story - click here to read Harriet in our Spotlight

Fairtrade bucks the trends & seems to be booming

It's good news that Fairtrade seems to be holding its own in terms of sales, as people seem to be remaining loyal to their Fairtrade purchases in the midst of our current "crunch".

check out a great review of Divine chocolate first 10 years from the Guardian's management guru Simon Caulkin

Check out the news - new Fairtrade smoothies & Harry Hill launches new Fairtrade nut snack packs

Plus read /// learn all about how to deal with moths /// read all about cruelty free cosmetics ///

Plus visit Kristol's blog - we follow her recycled school project

Energy Saving

We are keeping a beady eye on fuel prices, as its an important factor in taking little personal steps towards fighting climate change. We hear that the price of wholesale gas has crashed. There are the 1st whispers that gas and electricity rates will get reduced in Spring 09.

If the prices does go down, we are asking everyone to think about using green suppliers. As Ofgem have reported recently that consumers aren't taking advantage of the different offerings, its always good practice to check out suppliers on a regular basis.

If you haven't changed your suppliers - do think about it - and do think about your committment to green energy. We are with a green energy package and we aren't finding it extra expensive. Additionally we know that insulation & draft exclusion sounds boring, but hey it can say you money. reduce your energy requirements & cut your emmissions.

Get the lowdown on...

• How to grow your own veg - start planning now for the next season:)

• We tell you how to find out just what set of chemical ingredients are in your household products

PLUS

Find out what Abi of Gossupium thinks about the £3 Fairtrade T Shirts currently on the shelves of British retailers /// Sarah has also met some great Fairtrade companies at a recent press event.

Ethical Fashion

Check out the summer good news stories in fashion over the summer /// check out our Kuyichi collection in our shop & if you love the leading ethical fashion brand Kuyichi as much as we do, then sign up for our email news to make sure you get news of the Autumn/Winter collection 08 which is due in shortly.

Read on...

Lynoa Cattanach from BabyGROE has stepped Into the Spotlight - she co-founded with the natural parenting charity BabyGROE and as an interesting answer to the question - what is your favourite green activity :)

Alice reviews the cosmetic brand Lavera/// GreenEnergy360 who tell us the ins and outs of domestic renewable energy.

Sustainable Fish /// Wilma Finlay at Cream o'Galloway - they make deliciously tasty Fairtrade ice cream :)

What is sustainable interior design?/// plus recent articles on Harriet Lamb, Stuart Rose, Adair Turner and Jane Shepherdson /// Organic Fashion /// find out about ethical SEX TOYS /// a new ethical work space is launched in Edinburgh and much more...

We also regularly feature the latest green & ethical jobs and our event noticeboard

New Competition

Divine have given us 5 Dark chocolate Advent Calenders - enter here

Here at Ethics Girls

We love Eco friendly, Fairtrade, Organics, Recycled and Natural products with No Nasties. Check out our ethical search guides, we have background on our ethics and we have our handy links page guide to the best companies, doing all things ethical and green in the UK today.