ETHICAL ENVIRONMENTAL MARKET PLACE
OTHER GREEN LIVING SITES
CHARITIES AND ACTIVISTS
INFORMATION & RESEARCH
OUR CORPORATE CLIENTS - WITH GREEN FUNDS

A collective of UK businesses trading in ethical, fair trade and green (environmentally friendly) goods and services, of which Barchester Green is a member.

Ecology Building Society - The Ecology Building Society is a leading provider of ethical savings and mortgages. It is a mutual organisation dedicated to improving the environment by promoting sustainable housing

Graig Farm Organics - Now in it's 19th year, Graig Farm Organics is one of the pioneers of organic meats, fish and other organic foods in the UK

http://www.greenbuildingstore.co.uk/   For all your eco-friendly building supplies.

Green Baby - Alongside ranges of supersoft organic cotton clothing and nappies, they now offer wooden toys, toiletries, maternity wear and baby equipment

Green Books - An independent UK publishing company producing books on a wide range of environmental issues, including green lifestyle, ecological building and organic gardening.

Green Cuisine - At Penrhos Court, an old Herefordshire manor farm on the Welsh borders, Daphne Lambert runs Greencuisine organic food and cookery courses

Green People - Green People Mission provide high quality, truly organic, natural health and home care formulations.

Green Stationery Co - The Green Stationery Company is the UK's premier recycled paper and green office products supplier

Greenfibres - Greenfibres sells ethical, eco-friendly goods and garments, skin care and household cleaning products. Much of our range is certified organic, while the remainder is naturally produced.

Just Green - Eco-friendly products designed to promote natural solutions for use in the Home & Garden

Naturesave Policies - Naturesave Policies is an ethical insurance intermediary offering household and commercial policies.

The Green Shop - Stroud (Glos) based supplier of green household and building materials.

The Phone Co-op - Business and residential telecommunications services. The Phone Co-op is owned by its customers and run solely for their benefit - trust us to give you a fairer deal.

Trigonos - An inspiring conference and education venue in the Snowdonia National Park with magnificent views of Snowdon, the surrounding mountains and Nantlle Lake.

Vinceremos Wines - Vinceremos is the longest established organic wine specialist with one of the largest ranges in the UK. From everyday wines to wines for special occasions and champagnes for celebration

Vintage Roots - Vintage Roots is the UK's leading independent merchant of Organic and Biodynamic wines, beers, spirits, ciders, champagnes, juices and liqueurs.

Renewable Energy - We use the Good Energy company, the only electricity company to supply exclusively renewable energy and nothing else.   They have been our suppliers since 2001.   A bit more expensive, but you get a free planet with it - if we all use it!

OTHER GREEN LIVING SITES

Carbon Offsetting - follow the debate through the Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, or World Wildlife Fund websites.

Looking for a Green Car?  There are a number of sites to help, from the Gee-Whizz to hybrids and generally fuel-efficient - but otherwise vanilla - cars. 

If you would like to have an e-book on green cars, then you can buy a green car guide on line for just £4.95.  Just click here.

Fuel Consumption - Want to reduce your car's carbon-munching?   If its poor, consider a change. 

Ethical Junction - is a portal to lots of ‘green' commercial organisations, including Barchester Green.

Energy Saving Trust - helps you wise up on climate change  and the issues surrounding it and shows you how we all can make a difference in our own lives, by just doing the little things we do a little differently.

The National Energy Foundation has advice for households, local authorities, schools and businesses.   It offers a ‘Self Completion Home Energy Survey - click here to get started.

CHARITIES AND ACTIVISTS

ActionAid - An international development movement whose vision is: a world without poverty in which every person can exercise their right to a life of dignity.

Amnesty International  - Campaigns for internationally-recognised human rights world-wide.

Anti-Slavery International - Campaigns for millions of people worldwide who are trapped in situations of slavery or slave-like practices, such as bonded labour.

Campaign Against the Arms Trade - Campaigns for the progressive reduction and ultimate abolition of the international arms trade.

Centre for Alternative Technology -  Aims to inspire, inform and enable people to live more sustainably.

Charter 88 - Independent all-party campaign for constitutional reform in the UK.

Common Ground - is a charity focusing on positive investment people can make in their own communities, linking the arts and nature.

Christian Aid - Helping the developing world to grow out of poverty.  Meeting the need where it is greatest, regardless of race or religion.

Fairtrade Foundation - Gives a better deal to producers in the third world, circumventing the vagaries of commodity markets.  This enables communities to provide good medical and educational facilities through co-operatives and gives upcoming generations the opportunities to move from the peasant subsistence economy.

Free Burma - Campaigning for human rights for those living under this repressive military regime.

Free Tibet - Campaigning for human rights for those living under Chinese oppression.

Friends of the Earth - Aims to protect and improve the conditions for life on earth, now and into the future.

Greenpeace - The world's most effective environmental group, dedicated to issues of climate change, protecting ancient forests and marine reserves, etc.

Oxfam - a development, advocacy and relief agency, working to put an end to poverty worldwide.

UKSIF - The UK Social Investment Forum of which Barchester Green is a founder member.  They campaign for ethical investment issues and have many contacts in Parliament.  They celebrated their 15^th anniversary in 2006, so are just six years younger than us.

INFORMATION & RESEARCH

Ethical funds - Monitor the performance of ethical funds.  This page shows the underlying unit trusts and OEICs which connect to ethical ISAs, life and pension funds.  You can sort alphabetically or by 1, 3 or 5 year performance figures.

CORPORATE PENSION CLIENTS - WITH ETHICAL FUNDS

Abel & Cole - Leading suppliers of organic fruit and vegetables - and much more - delivered to your home.

Alabare Christian Care Centres - Charity helping vulnerable people to thrive and not just survive,    (Founded by Revd John Proctor, a Roman Catholic deacon and former national sales manager for Friends' Provident.)

Infinity Foods - The First Macrobiotic Shop in the UK, Infinity has retail and co-operative arms in their Brighton headquarters and restaurants.

IT Lab - IT support company providing computer and network support for companies in London and Birmingham.

Spring Digital - A London design agency working for a range of clients from start-ups to big business.  A subsidiary of the ‘Big Idea Group'.

Structuretone - International reconstruction firm.  Ranks number 118 on The Largest Private Private Companies 2006 list in Forbes Magazine.

Labour Research Group

Nordoff-Robbins - Helping children with autism and learning difficulties to relate to the world through music.  "Music therapy is grounded in the belief that everyone can respond to music, no matter how ill, disabled or traumatised."

Women in Prison - Most women in prison (70%) have mental health problems.  20% were in the care system as children.  Nearly a third of women who go to prison lose their homes.   Most common crimes are theft and receiving of stolen goods.  WIP provides a support  system to help reduce the re-offending rate of around 65%. 

OTHER PEOPLE WE LIKE TO RECOMMEND

Networking - The site of Will Kintish, the UK's leading networking guru.