Exhibitors & Campaigns
Our fantastic exhibitors are:
Blue Mountain Water
As a company, the environment is at the heart of our business, we provide energy efficient water coolers and natural spring water sourced from the National Forest in Derbyshire. The National Forest is one of the country’s boldest environmental projects and won the inaugural sustainable development award in 2008.
www.onewater.co.uk
Ecotricity
We are not just Britain’s but the world’s first Green Electricity company. We kick-started the now global Green Electricity movement! Our mission was and remains to change the way electricity is made and used in Britain. We do all this in pursuit of our vision for a Green Britain – a place in which we all live more sustainable lives and where ethical business is the norm – pursuing outcomes other than profit. And we do it all with the support of our customers.
www.ecotricity.co.uk
Ecover
Find out how you can feel good with Ecover by not only doing your bit for our environment but also for you and your family. With no nasties, using only plant-based ingredients and a little clever science, Ecover gets the job done and cares for those around you. Be sure to pop by and say hi to the Ecover team, pick up your free sample and enter our fabulous Great Feel Good Giveaway too!
www.ecover.com
EcoSwitch
The UK’s comparison site that compares by both price and environmental/ethical criteria. For example, EcoSwitch only promotes 100% Renewable tariffs that are independently certified by the Green Energy Supply Certification scheme. EcoSwitch are launching other categories such as all-electric and hybrid cars so you can book a test-drive in your local postal code. Visit our stall to make the switch.
www.ecoswitch.com
JoJu Solar
We are one of the longest-standing MCS accredited solar PV installers in the country (the very first in London!) and we really know what we are doing. We try make your solar journey as simple and hassle free as possible. We really do love solar power. It is silent, efficient, simple to install, looks good (at least we think so) and, of course, it’s clean. Most of all though, solar power is just very effective at turning a limitless free energy resource into energy that we can use in our homes and businesses.
www.jojusolar.co.uk
Living Streets
Do you Love your streets? So do we. Living Streets is the national charity that stands up for pedestrians. We want to work with you to make the streets you live, work, shop and play in safe, attractive and enjoyable spaces, where walking is the natural choice for short, everyday journeys. Come and have a chat with us at the London Green Fair to find out how you can make your streets better places for people to walk and spend time in.
www.livingstreets.org.uk
RDA Organic & PIP Organic
We are an independent, London based company who produce organic juices and smoothies. We wholly believe in ethical and sustainable trading and our organic certification allows us to offer full traceability on all of our products. We aspire to minimise our carbon footprint, offer sustainable packaging and can even be found whizzing around London in our electric van!
www.RDAorganic.com and www.piporganic.com
Zipcar
Zipcar is the world’s largest pay-as-you-go car club, with over 9000 cars across the UK and North America. We provide a hassle-free alternative to car ownership in major urban environments. Zipcar is not only good for the planet, as each Zipcar takes around 20 personally-owned cars off the road, but our members report an average monthly saving of hundreds of pounds compared to car ownership!
www.zipcar.co.uk
The Land Trust
The Land Trust solves problems faced by commercial or public sector organisations who own pieces of land which are not suitable for development. We manage this land as high quality public open space such as country parks, wetlands, community woodlands and ecology parks.
For the festival we will give away 1,000 young trees to visitors to help offset the carbon used by travelling to the festival and for the delivery of the event infrastructure. All trees are hardy, native species that are great for creepy crawlies to improve biodiversity too.
www.thelandtrust.org.uk
Lush
Lush will be selling a selection of our greenest products and we will be making products, so you can make your own fresh cosmetics there and then. And whatever product you make you will be able to take home for free! We can't wait to see you there in Regent’s Park!
www.lush.co.uk
DHL Envirosolutions & North London Waste Authority
DHL is a producer compliance scheme that provides waste management solutions. NLWA is the waste disposal authority of seven boroughs in North London. Together they have provided innovative projects and schemes to residents across the area to effectively and conveniently recycle or reuse their waste electrical and electronic equipment.
www.dhlenvirosolutions.com
Kinetic Natural Products Distributors
Kinetic Natural Product Distributors are suppliers of ethical, natural and organic body care brands, herbal and dietary supplements. Bringing five of their best brands to London Green Fair: JÄSÖN Natural Care - the trailblazing pioneers of natural beauty since 1959. Dr Bronner's Magic Liquid Soaps - unlike any other soaps you have ever used, certified organic and fair trade. Amazing Grass - Organic Green Superfoods. Nutiva - Organic Hemp, Coconut & Chia Superfoods. Organic Food Bar - The world's best selling organic food bar
www.kinetic4health.co.uk
Camden Council
Green Camden is a Camden Council initiative supporting residents take green action in their local community. This includes ways to reduce, reuse and recycle; minimising energy and water consumption; encouraging green travel and advice and tips on how to grow your own food.
www.camden.gov.uk/green
Riverford
Delivers award-winning organic food fresh from the farm straight to your door. There’s nothing Riverford doesn’t know about fruit and veg (they’ve been growing it for 25 years) but the farm has plenty more to offer. Choose from a range of weekly organic essentials like eggs, milk and meat, and even wine and chocolate when you need a treat.
www.riverford.co.uk
Green Roof Options Ltd
Green Roof Options is the product of a vision and passion for a more sustainable future. Robin Oakey (Director) has been involved in the design and construction of bespoke building and landscaping for many years, he has extended this vision to green roofing. Our green roofs are unique! and use a patented growing medium derived from UK industry waste making our system of roofing 100% recycled. We can provide affordable sustainable green roofing, which creates a wonderful habitat for wildlife and insects and is suitable for many different plants. We can also apply these same principles to green walling! At our stand we shall also display some of the latest energy saving products, lighting and appliances used in our construction.
www.greenroofoptions.com
| Company | Description | Website |
|---|---|---|
| War on Want | War on Want fights poverty in developing countries in partnership with people affected by globalisation. We campaign for human rights and against the root causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice. | www.waronwant.org |
| Action Village India | Action Village India (AVI) is a UK based charity working for non-violent change in rural India. This year, 2012, is a very special year for AVI because one of our partners is organising a big Land Rights march or ‘March for Justice’ to Delhi in October. | www.actionvillageindia.org.uk |
| Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament | CND campaigns non-violently to achieve British nuclear disarmament – for scrapping the Trident nuclear weapons system and preventing its replacement. | www.cnduk.org |
| CCC | CCC brings people together to push for urgent action to prevent the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate. Come and see what we can do together to push governments to act - on simply the biggest threat to humanity and all life on the planet, ever. |
www.campaigncc.org |
| House of Hodge | We are a small grass-roots charity supporting animal welfare with a small shop that’s renowned for its excellent stock. So, as well as helping animals in need, we offer the public an opportunity to acquire good books at great prices. | doreenrolph@yahoo.co.uk |
| Earth Education Project (EEP) | We are a UK charity teaching a group of women from La Chureca in Nicaragua, Central America's largest rubbish dump, to recycle scrap paper by hand and create artisan paper products. We sell these products with 100% of sales going to provide fair wages, food, education and a learning centre in the community. | www.eartheducationproject.org |
| The Biodynamic Agricultural College | Offers full time accredited training in Biodynamic/organic Horticulture and Agriculture, short courses and a distance learning programme in Biodynamics. The college's unique method of learning through head, heart and hands provides a holistic approach to farming and gardening. | www.bdacollege.org.uk |
| The Ramblers | The Ramblers is Britain's walking charity, working to safeguard the footpaths, the countryside and other places we go walking and to encourage more people to take up walking. Our stall will be promoting walking as a great way to get healthy and active as well as educating people on how we can all help safeguard Britain's foothpaths. | www.ramblers.org.uk |
| London Farmers' Markets | We run certified weekly farmers' markets throughout London, and every farm comes from within 100 miles of city and some within. All of our markets are certified by FARMA the farmers' retail and markets association and we check out every farmer, fisherman and preserve maker before they can sell to you. | www.lfm.org.uk |
| Greenpeace | Greenpeace campaigns globally for a greener and more peaceful world. We defend the natural world and promote peace by investigating, exposing and confronting environmental abuse, and championing environmentally responsible solutions. |
www.greenpeace.org.uk |
| Just Change | Part of a global network of producers, consumers and social innovators who aim to connect producer communities in India directly to consumers and communities in the UK. JCUK aims to support organisations and groups in disadvantaged UK communities, as well guaranteeing a fair return to Indian producers. | www.justchangeuk.org/ |
| ActionAidUK: | An international anti-poverty organisation working in over 40 countries around the world. We help people fight for the basic rights they’re denied; such as food and education. We campaign to tackle the root causes of poverty, including the tax dodging by multinationals that costs developing countries more every year than they ever receive in aid. | www.actionaid.org.uk/ |
| Seed:Ball Store | Selling a range of hand-crafted seed balls that offer a more effective way of planting native wildflower seeds & boosting local biodiversity. Each seed ball contains a mini-ecosystem, simply scatter on the ground and the flowers will grow when the right conditions come along. Easy! | www.seedball.co.uk |
| London Wildlife Trust & Wild London Inclusive London | The foremost charity working to protect the wildlife and natural environment of the capital. WLIL is an outreach project that will target over 25,000 people living in London communities that are traditionally under-represented in their usage of green space or involvement in conservation work. |
www.wildlondon.org.uk |
| Capital Growth | A partnership initiative between London Food Link, the Mayor of London and the Big Lottery's Local Food Fund - to create 2012 new community food growing spaces across London by the end of 2012. Offering practical help, grants, training and support to groups wanting to establish community food growing projects as well as advice to landowners. | www.capitalgrowth.org |
| Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association | Promotes awareness of the human rights situation in Abu Dis, Palestine. We organise visits between Abu Dis and London for teachers, health professionals, students, children and women’s groups, as well as regular campaigns on human rights issues. Offering a sample a range of Palestinian culinary delights at the festival! | www.cadfa.net |
| The World Development Movement (WDM) | An anti-poverty campaigning organisation that tackles the underlying causes of poverty. We lobby decision makers to change the policies that keep people poor. We research and promote positive alternatives. We work alongside people in the developing world who are standing up to injustice. |
www.wdm.org.uk |
the Eco-Zones
