GoodOnYou app for fashion brands and accessories

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Oct 212016
 

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Hi everyone,

We’re more than half way through Buy Nothing New Month and a good time to take a look at the companies that make the fashion products we buy.

The Good On You App has been developed to help us make better choices. The App rates brands using the three categories of people, the planet and animals. The rating are based on a set of principles and independent date sources. So far the App has rating for almost 1000 . The aim is to provide a rating for every brand you can readily buy.

When we decide to buy something new (after this month) we can support companies doing the right thing for our people, our planet and our animals.

You can download the App from Apple App Store or Google Play.

For more information, go to: www.goodonyou.org.au/

Source: The Good On You app makes shopping fairer, Buy Nothing New Month email dated 17/10/2016, Good On You web site, www.goodonyou.org.au/

Get more informed about the companies that make your favourite brands and help to support the good ones.

Many thanks

Lila

Resource Management Specialist,

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The Shop Ethical! App – From Lila

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Aug 052016
 

Hi everyone,

Going to the supermarket is mind boggling these days. The shelves are packed full of so many choices. If you’re like me and want to choose products from companies that are socially responsible and doing the right thing for the environment then you’re going to love the Shop Ethical! App.

The App provides us with access to over 5000 products with related company information to help us make better choices in what we buy. It even covers fashion and gadget brands. Companies are rated based on information sourced from lots of areas including organisations such as Greenpeace, Choose Cruelty Free, WWF, Free2Work and Friends of the Earth. It’s regularly updated with data from the Shop Ethical! website. By shopping ethically you can help make change and support practices that make our world a better place.

The App is available for iPhone and Android at a cost of $4.94. This helps to fund the Ethical Consumer Group which is a not-for-profit community based organisation set up to help consumers like us make more sustainable purchases.

For more information, go to:

http://www.ethical.org.au/3.4.2/get-involved/resources/shop-ethical-app/

Source: Shop Ethical! App http://www.ethical.org.au/3.4.2/get-involved/resources/shop-ethical-app/

Making better choices and working towards being an ethical consumer is a good thing to do for our planet.

Many thanks

Lila

Resource Management Specialist,

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United Nations International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2012

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Aug 082012
 
United Nations International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2012
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Welcome to the official website on the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC). Here you will find information on events planned throughout the year, as well as suggestions on how to get involved and participate. International years are declared by the United Nations to draw attention to and encourage action on major issues.

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Personal Sustainability

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Jun 092012
 
What Happened to Downtime? The Extinction of Deep Thinking & Sacred Space
http://the99percent.com/articles/6947/what-happened-to-downtime-the-extinct…

Interruption-free space is sacred. Yet, in the digital era we live in, we are losing hold of the few sacred spaces that remain untouched by email, the internet, people, and other forms of distraction. Our cars now have mobile phone integration and a thousand satellite radio stations.

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Are you inclinded to underestimate ?

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May 272012
 

Sustainability is not just for the Environment or reducing our impact it includes social sustainability. Can we help others to live full and rewarding lives ?  Common Cause thinks so, and has the tools and resources to do so. If you visit there site now you can take the quick quiz  How well do you know your Sydney?

Many of us have lived in Sydney for all our lives but don’t really know what’s going on. Take the quick quiz to see whether you know the real Sydney.
After answering the correct answers will be displayed.

I was surprised how I underestimated things, what about you ?

Visit Now www.commoncause.com.au

You can also Access A summary of the Common Cause Report into Sydney’s key social issues or the summary report. Note the two reports are miss labeled on the website links.

When people lives are healthy they can then work with us to improve our lives and the environment.

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