2011

The Green Expo

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The Green Expo is a consumer/trade expo aimed at marketing green and eco-friendly products and services to the Cape Town public. The expo will be held at the CTICC from 18-20 November 2011 and will attract a wide variety of exhibitors with energy and water saving products, eco friendly and organic p

Up and coming ethical designers

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The fashion industry is glamorous and beautiful – but it’s also cut-throat and hard. Especially for eco designers who are trying to get their collections noticed while simultaneously being conscious about the effect of the clothing industry on the planet. liveeco takes a look at some of the up-and-c

Hemp has never looked so cool

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Win with Hemporium and liveeco As you all know April is Fashion month at liveeco and we´ve got another awesome eco fashion giveaway lined up :-)TO ENTER: All you need to do is click over to Hemporium´s website here and name FIVE items made from hemp in the comments section on this page, be

Eco beauty lust-haves

Eco beauty lust-haves

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liveeco´s ed in chief fills us in on her latest ethical beauty buys The change in season is now starting to take its toll on my skin, leaving certain areas feeling very dry especially my hands. So at the moment I simply can´t get enough of Kalahari´s Soothing Hand Balm in Aromatic Dune Blend – a

Eco chic G-Shocks from Casio

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If you’re a fan of Casio G-Shock watches, and you’re a fan of the environment, there’s probably nothing better than being able to combine the two – and that’s what Casio did. They have just released the second line of Limited Edition Go Green Project watches – eco-friendly G-Shocks. Both watches are

Lily Cole says ethical fashion is an oxymoron. Is it?

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There are a number of members of the Hub working in fashion so it´s worth taking note when one of the fashion industry´s most famous names, supermodel Lily Cole, describes ´ethical fashion´ as ´oxymoronic´, particularly since she herself is the co-founder of an ethical fashion label, The North Circu

Environmental impact of golf courses

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Golf course developments and golf estates offer a number of benefits for a developing country such as South Africa. New firms are attracted to regions where golf courses are being built, they increase local property values and they also attract higher-spending social groups – which could mean a grea

Fashion Month Freebies

Fashion Month Freebies

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April is fashion month at liveeco and to kick off the celebrations we have an eco fabulous competition for you to enter and win one of four funky fashion hampers for kids valued at R250 each from HoneyBadger clothing.TO ENTER: All you need to do is click over to HoneyBadger´s website here and

A history of eco fashion

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Eco fashion isn’t a new phenomenon. Clothes are one of the ways that people express themselves and many responsible citizens pride themselves in wearing their values on their sleeves by purchasing environmentally-friendly clothes. What is now a topic of “environmental sustainability” used to revolve

Mandela launches ethical fashion line

Mandela launches ethical fashion line

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Nelson Mandela launches 46664 apparel to boost SA´s garment industry Named after Mandela’s inmate number at Robben Island, 46664 Apparel will debut in August not only as a means to fund the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s charitable efforts (particularly its 46664 AIDS awareness campaign) but also t