Soul Economy

Soul Economy had the pleasure in speaking to Lisa about her business Global Conduct recently. This “little shop of fair trade for the conscious shopper” offers a range of gorgeous handcrafted products that are sourced from fair trade producer co-operatives and artisan groups from around the world including beautiful bags, silk & woollen scarves, silk [...]

Soul Economy had the absolute pleasure asking Mihiri some questions about her company Generation Wonder. Their range of products is for “little citizens of the world” from 0-12 years and include clothes, shoes, bags, accessories, bedding, toys, games & puzzles, baby food, books (including the gorgeous Wonder Year Journal) & magazines and more. Mihiri’s reason [...]

The corporate sustainability agenda - the social, economic and environmental impact of business often referred to as CSR (corporate social responsibility or in most recent days as ESG (environment, social and governance performance) - is increasingly moving into the board room due, in no small part, to the increasing awareness about climate change consequences and [...]

For the second year running Australian Ethical sponsored the Australian Ethical Art Prize with all entries exhibited at the TAP Gallery in Darlinghurst, Sydney. The winner of the 2008 Ethical Art Prize was Amanda Seddon.
After a week of exhibiting the entries at the TAP Gallery, the prize was awarded to Amanda last Saturday, 17 May. [...]

It was a great pleasure for Soul Economy to have the opportunity to ask Tracey from ibuTrade some questions recently. ibuTrade is an online gift shop for fairtrade and eco-friendly products with the added bonus of free extra gift services such as postage, gift wrapping and even writing on the gift tags.
1/ What inspired you [...]

What does City Council have in store for Sydney? Sustainability is high on the agenda it seems. See plans, listen to podcasts and check out the many visions for the Harbour City all here.
You can also visit the 2030 Exhibition at Customs House until 30 May 2008.

As part of this year’s National Volunteer Week (NVW), goodcompany is bringing together Australia’s leading corporates, charities and skilled professionals in a meaningful Exchange of ideas and aspirations.
To celebrate this year’s NVW theme — Volunteers Change Our World — this event will share vital information about the sector, some amazing success stories and open opportunities [...]