The Eco Friendly Directory is a comprehensive guide to all things green, organic and fair trade. We are a not-for-profit directory - we don't sell anything ourselves and we have no shareholders. Our aim is simply to encourage and empower more people to buy from ethical and sustainable sources.
The companies featured in our directory have been individually screened to ensure that they follow sustainable principles and operate ethically. Our directory is free and easy to use - providing a 'one-stop' shop for everything green under one roof! We also provide news, articles, tips and advice on a variety of green and environmental issues.
"In the long term, economic sustainability depends on ecological sustainability." - America’s Living Oceans
"Your site is very interesting and has a fantastic amount of information on it." - Olga, Green Box
All the companies listed in The Eco Friendly Directory adhere to fair trade principles, helping to alleviate global poverty, whilst treating and paying employees fairly.
"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure." - John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
Fair trade, ethical gifts Visit our gifts section to find unusual and different ideas not available in general shops! Remember, anything you buy will go towards helping fair trade workers and sustainable causes. Buy something different - make a difference.
Fair trade bags There are eco friendly, fair trade bags to cover every need - fashion bags, cotton bags, shopping bags, Jute bags, Fair Trade bags and recycled bags - all ethical, environmentally friendly and sustainable.
Did you know? Switching to a renewable energy provider is quick, easy and won't cost you a penny more than you already pay! Its also the biggest step you can take to reduce your own carbon footprint.
"Only when I saw the Earth from space, in all its ineffable beauty and fragility, did I realize that humankind's most urgent task is to cherish and preserve it for future generations." - Sigmund Jahn, German cosmonaut
"There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more." - George Gordon, Lord Byron from 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage'
Organic health & beauty products do not contain harmful chemicals, additives, genetic modification or pesticides. In contrast, many conventional skincare products contain synthetic chemicals whose long-term effects are uncertain. All the companies listed in The Eco Friendly Directory follow organic principles.
"The struggle to save the global environment is in one way much more difficult than the struggle to vanquish Hitler, for this time the war is with ourselves. We are the enemy, just as we have only ourselves as allies." - Al Gore
Organic clothing By buying organic cotton products that have been produced under fair trade principles we can improve the lives of many thousands of poorer workers, clean up the environment and reduce health impacts on consumers.
Fair trade furniture uses timber from well managed and sustainable forests - always look for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certificate.
Greener living saves money. Living more sustainably doesn't just help the planet - it also helps your pocket. Turn off that light, switch off the standby on your television set, turn down the heating a few degrees and make sure your home is well insulated.
Easy ways to save paper. Thousands of trees and tonnes of paper are used to produce telephone directories. You can now opt out of receiving Yellow Pages by calling 0800 671 444. Also, you can opt out of receiving 'junk mail' by registering with the Mailing Preference Service.
Energy saving devices If everyone boiled only the water they needed when 'filling' the kettle, we could save enough electricity to run practically all the street lights in the UK!
"To waste, to destroy, our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them." - Theodore Roosevelt
Eco friendly holidays Stunning scenery, fascinating monuments, parks and wildlife. Visit some of the most beautiful places in the world, offering an unforgettable experience, while also preserving nature and benefiting local communities. Experience an eco-friendly holiday, filled with fun and enjoyment!
Organic children's clothing, toys and accessories The cotton used in organic babywear and children’s clothing is grown and processed without the use of harmful chemicals. Socially and environmentally responsible products- free from toxins and pesticides. See our baby & children section for all your needs.
“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” - Chief Seattle, 1855
