Article: style ethics; Adam Smith, CEO of online ethical retailer Ascension, lifts the lid on the new wave of on trend, high fashion brands that don't compromise on environmental and ethical issues.(Features)

Article: UK organic sector divided over poultry standards.(Soil ...
Agra Europe;  January 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Senior members of the UK's Soil Association are threatening to break ranks ... body. In a workshop at the Soil Association's national conference last ... Elm Farm Research Centre, Soil Association member and a leading organic ...

Article: Soil Association to test for GM.(Farming Life)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  April 9, 2003 ;     507 words ...THE Soil Association is to introduce a rigorous GM testing ... that is free from GM inputs. The Soil Association will now consult its affected licensees ... proposals, all companies licensed to Soil Association organic standards who sell organic ...

Article: Unite and Soil Association Sign Recognition ...
PR Newswire Europe;  June 27, 2008 ;     693 words ... ... single union recognition agreement with the Soil Association. Staff at the Soil Association voted overwhelmingly in favour of being ... respectful negotiations between Unite and Soil Association representatives. Jerry Pickford, Unite ...

Article: Soil Association welcome for organic strategy ...
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  October 31, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... strategy has been welcomed by the Soil Association. The move was one of a number of ... Green Alliance. Patrick Holden, Soil Association director, said: "We welcome the ... environment and public health." The Soil Association has developed an outline action plan ...

Article: Fury as UK farmers eye Fairtrade logo; Soil ...
The Sunday Herald;  March 30, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... and has led to accusations that the Soil Association, the leading certification body for ... mounting a "hostile takeover". The Soil Association argues that many small-scale British ... he said. "The only reason why the Soil Association wants the Fairtrade brand is because ...

Article: Research shows organically-grown food is safer and healthier, ...
The Independent - London;  August 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... healthier than conventional food. The Soil Association, which certifies organic food and ... healthier. Research commissioned by the Soil Association into more than 400 studies published ... support those claims," he said. The Soil Association report, compiled by Shane Heaton ...

Article: Soil Association first to ban nanoparticles
International News on Fats, Oils and Related Materials : INFORM;  January 1, 2008 ;     580 words ... ... January 2008, the U.K.'s Soil Association has banned the use of man-made nanomaterials from all Soil Association certified organic products ... threat to human health." The Soil Association said that it did recognize that ...