Natural, organic, refillable make-up

French cosmetic label, Elysambre, is a refillable, natural and organic make-up and skincare range. The make-up line includes natural foundation, mascara, eyeshadow, lipstick, lipgloss and a nail care range. All ingredients, except for the nail care, are natural and organic. If you go to their websit

COP15 – Day 8 Roundup

Informal talks between the COP presidency and developing countries ended a daylong boycott of negotiations Monday, which was triggered by controversy over the Kyoto Protocol Poor countries agree to resume climate talks Poor countries ended a temporary boycott of the UN climate talks Monday

Copenhagen hosts Fashion Summit

On December 9th 2009, the global fashion industry, CSR experts and politicians gathered at the Copenhagen Opera House in Denmark to kick-start the ambitious initiative Nordic Initiative Clean and Ethical- NICE. NICE – and this event – focused on social responsibility and sustainability in the fashio

AND THE LUCKY WINNER OF THE ECO HAMPER IS…

The lucky winner of the liveeco eco Chritmas hamper is DEZ MYNHARDT!Dez has won herself the following:Hamper includes the following items:From earthnlove:200ml Contouring Creme200ml Cape Chamomile Room and BodyMist250ml Citrus Body Wash250ml Cape Chamomile Body Lotion.From Soylites:1 x Harmony Moist

Climate Talks Suspended

Copenhagen – UN climate talks were thrown into disarray on Monday as developing countries blocked negotiations, demanding that rich countries raise their pledges for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Representatives from developing countries said they refused to participate in any working groups at

Green Apparel

American Apparel is the best when it comes to the basics such as leggings, vests and tees, not to mention all the funky, vibrant colours available. Their Organic Collection is a selection of the most popular styles made from 100% USDA Certified Organic and pesticide-free cotton. A low-impact dyeing

Backwards step for forest deal

A proposal aimed at saving the world´s tropical forests suffered a setback Sunday, when negotiators at the UN climate talks ditched plans for faster action on the problem because of concerns that rich countries aren´t willing to finance it Destruction of forests — burning or cutting trees to

COP15 – Day 7 Roundup

Danish police stopped an unauthorized demonstration on a second day of street protests over climate change, as environment ministers met for informal talks to advance negotiations on a new pact More than 200 activists detained Sunday Hundreds of demonstrators were outnumbered by polic

Is it really Fair Trade…?

I recently read a really interesting article in TIME magazine which talked about the Fair Trade coffee industry and highlighted that Fair Trade practices were created to help small farmers but that they may have now hit their limit.Here is an excerpt from the article by Ezra Fieser entitled “What Pr