School Uniform – take action

School’s back, but the issue of garment sweatshops never went away. School uniforms from Tesco, ASDA and Marks & Spencer sell for as little as £3.50, but at what cost to those who make them? War on Want is urging supporters to help those in the developing world who make our kids’ clothes by taking action [...]

The New Blacklist

It has been over a month since I wrote both to Asda/George and Adams to find out more about their ethical practices and how well they look after their employees working for them in developing countries.  I have heard nothing back from them so they are now on my blacklist! Take a look at their [...]

Letter to Coast

I have written to Coast about their ethical practices, they do not have an ethical policy on their website, nor are they signed up with the Ethical Trading Initiative.  In the ‘Lets Clean up Fashion 2007′ report written by Labour behind the Label they are in the category of having ‘nothing to show’.  There is a [...]

Letter to Boots

I have written to Boots about their ethical practices, they are rather odd in that they are signed up with ETI (The Ethical trading Initiative) yet make no mention of an ethical policy on their website – you’d think they’d want to make more of the work they are doing with ETI.  So I’ve told [...]

Letter to Boden

It has taken me a while but I have got round to writing another letter to a fashion retailer; this time it was the turn of Boden. They are already working with the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and have an ethical policy on their website.  My letter aims to encourage them in the efforts they [...]

Letter to Asda/George Clothing

In this letter I have asked pretty much the same questions as those I have already written to Next & Adams.  I have the feeling that Asda are trying to tick all the right boxes when it comes to ethical trading but aren’t really all that committed to it.  They seem to want to appear to [...]

Getting Started

So far I have researched and published my own list of high street retailers and how ethically aware they are.  See the ‘High Street’ link above to see this information and my ideas on what to do with it.  To follow up I hope to write to all, or at least some, of the retailers [...]