We are EPO approved!

Boutiko has now been officially approved by the Ethical Products Organisation , a website whose aim is to “raise awareness of the ethical products available to shoppers and to enable shoppers to find online shops that are truly ethical with our organic directory.”
By ethical online shops they mean shops where all the products are either ethically sourced, traded or made. [...]

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The Story of Stuff

This is getting about a bit but I thought it was worth putting in because it’s such an accessible way to learn about what really happens between where stuff comes from and where it ends up.
The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard is one of those cartoons that has very pleasing  sound effects and simple animations which illustrate the [...]

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Coverage in the Evening Standard

Last week we were very pleased to be featured on Alison Cork’s ‘Really Useful Guide’ in the Evening Standard with our hand embroidered bee cushions. See the PDF on our press page.

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March – Lavender Soap and Poetry

You may be interested to know that from 5th – 11th March is Lavender Week, a campaign started by the Lavender Trust to raise awareness of issues facing younger women with breast cancer. It is also a fundraising campaign, to enable greater access to the support and information which Breast Cancer Care developed specifically for this age group. With this in [...]

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Ethical Junction

Boutiko is now a member of Ethical Junction! This is a long-standing directory which provides profiles on carefully (and manually) screened companies and organisations and enables people to find ethical and sustainable products and services. 
Being accepted as a member is great news for Boutiko as Ethical Junction is a respected organisation and careful about which businesses are included [...]

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