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Tell Velvet to Stop Wiping Away the Great Northern Forest

Posted by Charlotte Gill - 10th October 2017
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We’re papering Velvet’s Facebook page to tell them to stop wiping away forests, here’s how you can get involved.  Velvet are using trees from some of the most precious parts of the Great Northern Forests to make their toilet paper. Over 100,000 of us are calling on them… Read More

The Cosmetics Industry Try to Flush Microbeads Ban Down the Drain

Posted by Tisha Brown - 5th October 2017
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Products containing microbeads.

In July, we were pleased to announce that the government has decided to ban microbeads. In what will be the strongest microbeads ban in the world covering all rinse-off personal care products. From 1 January 2018, these products would no longer be manufactured with microbeads and from 30… Read More

Victory! Scotland is banning fracking

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 3rd October 2017

This is massive news. The Scottish Government has announced that it will be listening to the people of Scotland and saying “No!” to fracking. For years we have been calling on the SNP to take a stand against this uneconomic and unnecessary industry. Earlier this year 3,000 of you were part of a groundswell… Read More

Our Coke Campaign Goes Global!

Posted by Tisha Brown - 2nd October 2017
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Collection of coca cola bottles and caps found on Freedom Island, Philippines, during a cleanup activity.

For the past few months, we have been campaigning for Coke to stop choking our oceans. Coca Cola are the largest soft drinks company in the world. We estimated that globally they produce 100 billion single use plastic bottles every year, a figure that’s going up and up… Read More

In pictures: the Great Northern Forest – beauty and destruction

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 28th September 2017
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Brown bear in Swedish forest.
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We have just launched a campaign showing how Essity, a Swedish tissue producer of well-known brands like Velvet and Cushelle, is linked to the destruction of parts of the Great Northern Forest. The tissue giant uses pulp from mills that are supplied by logging companies which clearcut some of Sweden’s… Read More