September 17th, 2009 by Richard N Williams

Being eco friendly or living in an environmentally friendly way is often preached to us from the media, government, friends and colleagues. But eco friendly living can often be confusing with mixed messages coming from different quarters.

For instance some people claim bio-diesel is a green fuel as it produces les CO2 than conventional fuels. Others argue it takes up valuable arable land and that the fuel is essentially foodstuffs that could go to feeding people. So it becomes difficult to know who to believe.

And as being green is all about thinking about how individually we effect the environment – often what works for one person doesn’t necessarily work, or can be practical, to another.

However, there are a few things that many people agree can go a long way to helping the environment and most people can fit into their lives:=

Recycling. Recycling is perhaps the most important thing that we can do that directly help the environment. When you consider how much rubbish each of us throw away each year it soon becomes clear that reducing that amount will make an individual difference. Recycling bins go a long way to make things easier too.

Buy organic products where no harmful chemicals/pesticides have been used. Whilst they may be more expensive but anything we can do to help prevent pollution of our countryside and seas will benefit generations to come. Its not just about organic food either, organic clothing and other organic products are available.
Try and use natural alternatives. What was good for grandma is probably good for the planet too. Old fashioned methods such as drying clothes on an clothes airer will not only cut down on your carbon footprint but also reduce your energy bills.

Try different energy methods. Hybrid cars are one way of using new technology but replace some of the battery powered stuff with say solar powered gadgets. Even consider using solar powered chargers to recharge your laptop or ipod. Every little bit helps.

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Businesses are now taking environmental issues much more seriously than they used to.  It is no longer cool to give products away that are just going to be added to our already overstretched landfills.  This is why a lot of promotional products are being manufactured out of raw materials that are sustainable, recyclable, biodegradable and/or run off solar, dynamo or water power.  When considering promotional gifts for your clients, it is important to try to find products that serve a purpose so that they will be used and kept for a long time.   Do you see the added bonus here?  Gifts that are kept for a long time also promote your business for a long time.

It is worth noting that tying the gifts in somehow with what you do will help your customers remember you and your brand. Following are five product types you might like to consider for your top clients.  Although they may not all be ‘eco friendly’ there is a better chance that they will remain in your customers’ possession than a lot of the ‘eco friendly’ gifts on the market.

Organic Clothing:  The promotional gift industry follows trends.  Many of the products that are available for promoting your business were popular on the high street first.  There is a lot of certified organic clothing on the market for promotion.  These garments look trendy which means your customers are much more likely to wear them.  Look around and you will find everything for attractive pullovers to top quality organic cotton jackets.

Promotional Tools:  OK, it will be difficult to find an eco friendly tool but tools are normally kept and used for a long time.  By tools, I mean anything from a high quality screwdriver set to a wine set:  products that are a means to an end.  When purchasing good quality tools, think to yourself, will my customer be using this next year or is it too gimmicky?  Remember, ‘kept’ is good, landfill is bad!

Alternative Energy Products:  These are products that are charged by water, sunlight or a crank of some sort.  Alternative energy products are the in thing right now.  People love to show off a clock that runs on water or an MP4 player that is solar powered.  There are hundreds of such gifts available so have fun finding the best ones. Order early as the most popular are likely to sell out early.

Eco Desktop Products:  Whatever your budget, you should be able to find an eco friendly desk tidy or pen pot.  Again, just because a product is being sold as eco friendly does not mean it won’t find its way to your customer’s bin.  Look for useful products you know they will like and keep.

Promotional Bags:  Jute shopper bags are the bag of the moment.  They are inexpensive and a good eco friendly way of carrying the Christmas groceries.  But did you know there are also a lot of other eco friendly bags on the market that might be more appropriate depending on the business you are in?  There are good quality conference bags, laptop bags, suitcases etc that are manufactured in biodegradable and also organic materials.  Give your customers a quality bag and they will use it regularly.

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The summer is not only a great opportunity to recycle, help the environment and save money it is also a fantastic time to have some fun and there is no reason why you can’t enjoy the sunshine whilst helping the environment too. Here are ten great eco-gift ideas to help you make the most of the sunshine:

5. Preparing for winter. The summer is a great opportunity to begin preparing for an eco-friendly winter. Recycled paper can be turned into slow burning eco-fuel for open fires by using a log maker. These compact logs can then be kept dry until for the colder months and kept in a log store providing lots of free and green heating for the winter.

4. Composting. Keeping your garden fed and healthy can be both green and free when you start composting. Large wooden composters (choose one made from recycled wood) can be kept in the garden but those food scraps from the kitchen can be kept in a ceramic compost crock to save you running back and forth to the garden every five minutes.

3. Catching up with your recycling. While recycling bins can be used any time of year we tend to through more rubbish out in the warmer months. Specially adapted trio recycling bins are a great idea that divides a normal kitchen bin into three colour coded section  which makes recycling so much easier.

2. Clothes shopping. Everyone loves shopping for a new summer wardrobe and dressing fashionably doesn’t have to mean we can’t dress green. There are huge ranges of eco-fashions and organic clothing for women, men, children and babies available.

1. Drying clothes. The sunshine is a great opportunity to dry an air clothes completely free of charge. However, Mother Nature doesn’t always respect laundry day but there are plenty of eco clothes airers on the market that allow clothes to be dried indoors without turning on that wicked tumble dryer.

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I’ve purchased tops and blouses from sites like Soul-flower and Gypsy Rose, but I can’t buy any pants from those sites because they don’t have the option of a taller inseam. Are there any sites or companies out there that make such clothes in taller options?

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Eco-friendly fashion is a hot trend. And you don’t have to sacrifice style or pay an arm and a leg to get eco-friendly trendy clothes. In this article we will talk about what is eco-friendly fashion, some eco-friendly fashion trends and designers that are offering stylish and affordable eco-friendly fashion clothing.

Different people define eco-friendly fashion differently but some of the key elements to eco-friendly fashion are materials and processes used by designers and manufacturers that are friendly to you and the earth. This may include materials such as organic cotton, bamboo, flax and hemp, among others that are biodegradable. Or use of processes that are organically safe and eco-friendly. For example, organic cotton production processes do not use pesticides that can harm your health or the planet’s health. Eco-friendly fashion trends also include packaging that is eco-friendly.

The benefits of eco-friendly fashion are not only long term value to the environment but it could have short-term health value to the user. Conventional clothing dyes and garment finishes can cause a wide variety of health problems from skin rashes, headaches, nausea and fatigue. Symptoms could include red cheeks and ears, dark circles under the eye and learning or behavior problems.

What’s hot in eco-friendly fashion? Use of eco-friendly silk, organic cotton and bamboo is hot. Although what gets branded as organic and ethical for silk depends on the type of silkworm used, and whether the silk-worm is killed as a by-product of the harvesting. Increasingly eco-friendly fashion designers are using natural color cottons, wools and other material to create outfits or vegetable dyes that are safer to make and use. Bamboo organic fabric is becoming quite trendy. Clothing made of bamboo organic fibers are robust and durable as denim even as it is soft and smooth as fine silk. Bamboo organic clothing can provide other benefits such as removing moisture and bacteria from the skin.

Talking about eco-friendly designers, Shubrah Designs at shubrah.com is solely focused on eco-friendly fashions. Designer Shubhra Chandra seeks to blend east and west seamlessly into a trendy line of casual tees and evening looks. She believes in natural fabrics and responsible and sustainable business practices.

Natalie Portman has teamed up with Tony Shoe Line to create designer shoes made of alternative materials. As she says, “This collection offers a great selection without compromising quality or style”. Stella McCartney has created a collection called “Green Collection” using only organic materials. She also tries to use eco-friendly material and processes throughout her various collections.

All-in-all, eco-friendly fashion trends are becoming more mainstream with each passing day. Countless haute couture designers are already successfully incorporating eco-friendly designs into their catwalk shows and my bet is that this trend is here to stay.

To know more about various eco-friendly designers, please search for eco friendly fashion online! You can find more details on Shubrah Designs at www.shubrah.com and you can read her blog at http://shubrah.blogspot.com/.

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Going green is no longer a trendy fad but a needed action adopted by everyone from all walks of life and from all areas of industry. As more and more people the world over become eco-conscience a demand for eco-friendly goods are on the rise.

As we rush to calculate our carbon foot print we look at our homes and our cars for ways to become more environmentally aware. Hybrid cars, solar panels, and personal gardens are just some ways that are being adopted in an effort to be kind to Mother Earth. But what about making our clothes environmentally friendly? Many people just do not understand how synthetic our clothing is and how much resources it takes to outfit an entire family let alone the world. With this in mind, many high fashion retailers are beginning to offer “green” alternatives. The business community is following suit with many professionals switching to eco-friendly clothing as a way not to just make a positive impact on the environment but with their clients as well.

It takes a keen and savvy eye to find environmentally friendly clothing that lives up to the name. Ideally, eco-fashion as it is commonly referred to as is any clothing that takes into consideration the well being of the environment, the workers that created the clothing or product, and the impact that it has on the environment.

The key to finding environmentally friendly clothing is to read the labels. Most of us are unaccustomed to reading anything beyond the price tag. Most labels will tell you everything that you need to know about the piece of clothing you are going to buy.

Organic clothing is popular and is usually your best bet when shopping for that new suit. Anything that boosts the word organic must meet the USDA’s strict criteria and definition of the word. When you see on the label that those pair of slacks is made from “certified organic” it means that the fiber used was grown in an area that has been chemically free for at least three years. Without the use of pesticides and other chemicals so the negative impact of the fiber is very small.

Whether the article of clothing is organic or not is just one part of the process. One other aspect that many of us fail to take into consideration when shopping green are the dyes used in the clothing; believe it or not, but that purple tie is not made from naturally occurring purple material. Most of the dyes used in the clothing industry are toxic to humans, animals, and the environment as a whole. To date there are no uniformed guidelines dictating how much dye should be used in the manufacturing process and just because the labels says low impact dyes does not necessarily mean that its safe for the environment. Many professionals advise that consumers buy items that are naturally colored like wool but if this does not prove to be a suitable solution then strive to find clothing that use water or soy based dyes.

A popular material for eco friendly clothing is hemp. Growing hemp is illegal in certain countries like the United States and in certain parts of Australia, but there are plenty of manufacturers in other countries that are making really great styles with it including business wear for both men and women. Hemp is pretty resilient to pests and disease which decreases its need for pesticides and it is exceptionally durable. When shopping for something made from Hemp you will want to take special care to ensure that the clothing was made by companies that treat their employees with respect and pay wages that are fair. An easy way to find this out is by looking for the Fair Trade logo on the label. If, however, you can not find anything on the label that states if it is made using fair methods then information should be available online. Just because something is low impact on the environment does not meant that it is OK to use exploited workers.

Recycled material for clothing has been around for several years and is becoming all the more popular. With recycling many items find new lives and stay out of the landfills reducing the amount of waste.

Eco friendly fashion is becoming a big hit and for business men and women who work long and hard to shape the world, these clothes produce a sense of doing well. Not only great for your confidence but for the environment, eco fashion in the work place is a great way to help solve a problem that effects us all.

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Promotional gifts, such as promotional keyrings, note pads, promotional clothing and various other promotional items are effective branding tools and are a great way to increase awareness of your company or organization. Small promotional items that are cost-effective and easy to transport are perfect for trade shows or to provide as small giveaways to get your company’s name and contact information into the hands of your potential customers and clients.

With the explosion of the green revolution, companies are now searching for ways to meet their promotional product needs and continue this effective mode of marketing while lowering their carbon footprint and showing their customers that they care about the world we live in just as much as they care about acquiring new clients. Fortunately, promotional products providers have anticipated this need and now offer eco friendly and recycled promotional gifts, such as eco friendly clothing, recycled promotional keyrings, recycled note pads and eco bags.

It is now very easy for companies to find eco friendly versions of all of their favorite promotional items, which allows them to transition to green marketing methods and makes a positive statement to their target audience. By giving away recycled bags, organic clothing, recycled keyrings and eco friendly recycled note pads, companies can make a strong environmental statement and show their commitment to limiting their impact on the environment.

Naturally it is a great idea for companies to consider ways to lower their environmental impact, but it is also important to keep in mind that consumers are far more concerned with using eco friendly recycled products and going green than ever before. Because of this, seeking out eco friendly recycled promotional products is an essential component to any marketing campaign trying to reach these consumers.

Promote your business or organization with recycled keyrings, eco friendly recycled note pads, recycled bags and eco friendly clothing and you will not only be partaking in environmentally responsible marketing, but also letting your potential customers and clients know that your business cares about them and the environment.

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