Tag Archives: sustainable consumption

Blog Update: Ethical consumption, organic living, sustainability, fashion & me!

Posted on 25/05/2013 by Emma

My blog started nearly three years now, and since then it feels like everyone has a blog. I’ve kept a diary on and off since I was nine, so I guess it’s just an extension of that, except if I … Continue reading →

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Record Numbers Swap Clothes as Part of M&S and Oxfam’s Latest Shwopping Event

Posted on 25/05/2013 by Emma

Swishing/swapping parties have taken off big time over the last couple of years. Giving the opportunity for people to swap clothes that they don’t wear for clothes that they do is a fab idea. It’s sustainable and quite often totally … Continue reading →

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Ethical/Sustainable Sale Bargains

Posted on 30/12/2012 by Emma

Have you been shopping the post-Christmas sales yet? I hope you weren’t one of those mad people who got up at 4am on Boxing Day to hit the shops . . . A common complaint for shopping ethically is that … Continue reading →

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New Shoes! Clarks are Comfy but are they Ethical?

Posted on 09/08/2012 by Emma

Fed up of getting wet feet, and of shoes with flimsy soles, I decided to invest in some ‘sensible’ shoes this week. And so the first place I thought of was Clarks. Having been brought up on Jones shoes before … Continue reading →

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Culture of Online Trading of Used Goods: Study of eBay Germany

Posted on 22/11/2011 by Emma

One of the sessions at the Sustainable Consumption Conference was focused on the culture of second hand trading and in particular a study on the buyers and sellers using eBay Germany. This was particularly relevant for me considering that my … Continue reading →

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Searching for Alternative Hedonism: Reflections from a presentation by Kate Soper

Posted on 18/11/2011 by Emma

Kate Soper, a professor in philosophy at the London Metropolitan University, presented twice during the Sustainable Consumption Conference – at the young researchers pre-conference and as a key note speaker in the main conference. She spoke about her concept of … Continue reading →

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