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2010-09-01: Fairshare - Get Ready for Waste Reduction Month… read more»
2010-06-29: Fairshare - June Newsletter on Summer Events… read more»
2010-05-31: Join us at Sustainable Brands 2010… read more»
2010-03-31: Fairware featured in PPB Magazine… read more»
2010-03-26: We're Hiring...… read more»
2010-03-04: Fairshare - March Earth Month Newsletter is Up… read more»
2009-11-24: ROI: Why End Buyers Choose Promotional Products And Other Media… read more»
2009-11-23: David Suzuki Webstore Launched: Gifts with Purpose… read more»
2009-11-18: Product with Purpose Blog Launched!… read more»
2009-09-29: Get your Fairshare - Our most recent newsletter.… read more»
2009-09-02: Mountain Equipment Co-op Totes Hit the Shelves… read more»
2009-07-23: David Suzuki Digs My Garden -- I Dig This Shirt: Fairware T-shirts featured in funny contest video … read more»
2009-06-29: Environmental Impacts of Silkscreening - Think Before You Ink.… read more»
2009-06-03: Fairware: Marketing Edge Article on Eco-Pioneers… read more»
2009-05-14: Follow us on TWITTER… read more»
2009-04-21: Fairware Featured in Imprint News… read more»
2009-04-20: Fast Company on BPA in Plastics… read more»
2009-02-02: Greenwashing 101 - A Gut Check on Authenticity… read more»
2007-09-30: Fairware wins a $10,000 US business grant from Eileen Fisher… read more»

Learn more about ethical sourcing and sustainable products

Ethical Sourcing
Sustainable Products and Green Business Practices
- Environmental claims: A guide for industry and advertisers —
  Reads like the Government report that it is... that said this is a useful primer on how to articulate your environmental claims in marketing and packaging materials.
- GreenBiz
- TreeHugger
- WorldChanging
- Centre for Sustainable Design
- Buy Smart BC
- Canadian Business For Social Responsibility
Green Meetings and Events Guides
Additional Resources and How To Guides
- 8 Steps to Ethical Sourcing for your Business —
  this brochure, published by the Maquila Solidarity Network, provides a good starting point for manufacturers and businesses interested in developing ethical sourcing policies.
- Business for Social Responsibility —
  this online resource provides an overview of the issues and responses to ethical sourcing in the business community.
- 2007 WBCSD Report on Status of Sustainable Purchasing —
  A good read on where companies are at in terms of implementing sustainability within their supply chains. Click through to the report for an excellent resource on sustainability and procurement.
Business Links
- Frogfile Office Essentials — Looking for green office supplies - check out Frogfile Office Essentials.
- Greenprint Events — Looking for help planning green events? Check out Greenprint Events.