The Natural Works Company is currently offering FREE SHIPPING* on all orders until Sunday 17th July!

Stock up now on fabulous natural skin and hair care products to get you beach-ready & space-saving kits for travelling light.

*Applies to standard delivery only – orders must be placed by midnight 17 July 2011

Shop online @ www.naturalworkscompany.co.uk

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The property is situated in the village of Serravalle Pistoiese in the picturesque landscape of the Tuscan hills of Montalbano. It is surrounded by six hectares of land and thousands of aromatic plants. There’s a swimming pool with hydromassage stations and there are walking paths through the woods. The restaurant offers the typical tasty cuisine of Tuscan culinary tradition [available on reservation]. In the area there is a strong commitment for products obtained from organic farming. Il Podere di Toscana can also be rented exclusively as a private villa for fourteen people [€3600-€7500 per week]. Two hundred square metres of kitchen garden for the organic growing of small vegetables is available for you during your stay. http://www.organicholidays.co.uk/at/2977.htm

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The Olympics 2012 is in full countdown now, with just 400 days to go. With almost half a million foreigners expected to descend on London for the games, now is the time to start planning your marketing strategy to get your brand out there.

Smartbags founder, Leanne Dal Santo, recently attended a Merton Chamber of Commerce event at The All England Club, Wimbledon, and heard from two Olympic medallists on how to turn personal experience into business opportunity. Giles Long MBE, a former Paralympic swimmer, and Ray Stevens, an Olympic Judo champion, both now run successful ventures.

The Merton Chamber of Commerce event was well attended as the audience were keen to hear about the effect of the Olympics on business and commerce.

Official sponsor or not, make sure you reap the winning rewards from the 2012 Olympics. It is estimated that the retail sector alone will see up to £3bn spend during the games. Check your local Chambers and get involved in activities on how you can benefit as a business from the Games.

Going for Gold

Supporting the Games is great and can be fun with Smartbags’ new super-sturdy, super-fun and super-stylish metallic range of reusable bags.

Available in gold, silver and bronze, the laminated non-woven bags are lightweight, reusable, waterproof and frankly dazzling.

Let your ‘walking’ brand ambassadors do the work for you as you put your feet up and watch the hits to your website tot up.

Smartbags’ range of metallic bags come in all shades of glory.

A simple way to drive more customers to your website is by running a fun competition on the side of the bag. For example, ‘Are you a Gold, Silver or Bronze (insert brand name) shopper? If so, log on to (insert company website address) and take part in our competition to win a gold, silver or bronze watch / bar / necklace etc.’. This is also a good database-generating exercise.

It’s not just a bag…it’s a golden way to gain heaps of exposure.

Notes about the Olympics and Brand Guidelines

Please note that there are strict guidelines on using words and images associated with the Olympics. We are not experts but we would strongly advise that you avoid all obvious references to the 2012 Olympics on branded materials. Please read the official guide below:

- http://www.london2012.com/documents/brand-guidelines/guidelines-for-business-use.pdf

For more information on ordering reusable shopping bags, contact matt@smartabags.co.uk or visit www.smartbags.co.uk.

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Green Building Store’s new Ecoplus³ range of windows & doors launched today (Thursday 30th June 2011) aims to meet the energy efficiency requirements of 2050 and beyond and comes with ultra efficient triple glazing as standard. Ecoplus³ also aims to systematically address the environmental impact of window manufacture, through use of FSC Pure timber, natural timber finishes, boron preservatives and UK manufacture.

Ecoplus³ is the third evolution of Green Building Store’s Ecoplus range since its launch in 1995, and is the most energy efficient Ecoplus range yet, with whole window U values as low as 0.86 W/m2K. Not surprisingly, Ecoplus³ triple glazed windows have also achieved an ‘A’ energy-rating in the BFRC energy rating scheme. Ecoplus has been at the cutting edge of sustainable window design for over 15 years. In 1995 it pioneered the use of safer boron timber treatments and, in 2005, was the first UK manufactured range of windows to be made using FSC Pure 100% timber.

According to Chris Herring, Green Building Store Director and designer of the Ecoplus³ range:
“Ecoplus³ is one of the most energy efficient oak or pine timber window & door ranges made in the UK and offers a unique environmental specification. Ecoplus³’s elegant outward-opening window design also works well in either traditional or contemporary settings, offering a beautiful and sustainable solution for retrofitting homes to low energy standards.”

Buildings can lose 10-25% of their heat through windows but this can be considerably improved through use of energy efficient glazing. Green Building Store believes that only triple glazed windows and doors will be the correct specification to complement the necessary super insulation measures which the existing housing stock needs to address the threat of climate change.

As well as offering high thermal performance, the Ecoplus³ range combines a number of  sustainable features. Ecoplus³ is handmade in Green Building Store’s Yorkshire workshops to high standards of quality and durability, using FSC Pure engineered pine or oak. Ecoplus³ is also treated with inorganic boron-based mineral salts, widely recognised as the safest and most environmentally benign treatment available.  It is then finished with OSMO natural plant based finishes, which are so safe they have been deemed safe enough to use on children’s toys (safety standard EN71).

As a special introductory offer, Green Building Store is offering 10% off all Ecoplus³ orders placed before 15/08/11. For more information on Ecoplus³ or for a FREE quote,  contact Green Building Store’s Ecoplus³ department on 01484 463336 or email: emma@greenbuildingstore.co.uk.

As a special introductory offer, Green Building Store is offering 10% off all Ecoplus³ orders placed before 15/08/11.

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The course is designed for all who are interested in promoting health and wellbeing in the community: practitioners from conventional and complementary traditions keen to integrate their skills, members of the public who want to take charge of their own health, and those involved in academic delivery of integrated health programmes.

There is increasing interest in approaches that build Health and Wellbeing in a more sustainable way. A more sustainable health care will offer people the choices and the ability to take charge of their own health. However, there are challenges to face, not the least on how to assure that different approaches are as reliable, effective and safe as possible.

The course offers real pathways to meet these opportunities and challenges. It helps us understand where we have come from and where we may be going, and offers a framework for sustainable health care as an integral part of the system in the future.

Phillip Cottingham is a registered naturopath, herbalist and body therapist with over thirty years in professional practice. With many years of teaching experience in natural therapies, Phillip co-founded Wellpark College in New Zealand, which has become one of the largest institutions of its kind in Australasia.

Simon Mills is a Cambridge graduate in medical sciences and a herbal practitioner. He is Managing Director of SustainCare, a community interest company dedicated to developing new models of self-care. He is project lead on the Department of Health project ‘Integrating Self Care in Family Practice’.

To find out more about this course:

Email: admin@schumachercollege.org.uk

Visit http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/courses/sustainable-health-care-the-challenges-and-opportunities

Tel:+44 (0)1803 865934

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Dear Ethical Junction readers,

In this issue: Find out more about my Organic Marigold, Frankincense & Myrrh moisturiser, and enter to win some hand-made, organic goodness from MuLondon!

Marigold, Frankincense & Myrrh Moisturiser: An exclusive blend of organic Shea Butter and Jojoba oil, extracts of Marigold and Blue Chamomile and the essential oils of Frankincense and Myrrh – to calm, balance and repair.

I have created this moisturiser to bring these three gifts to your skin: Marigold, Frankincese & Myrrh. Together, they help repair cracked and inflamed skin, and bring a healthy glow to your face.

Marigold, or Calendula flower has been traditionally used for its anti-inflammatory properties and its healing effects on the skin.

Frankincense and Myrrh, used for millennia for their fragrant resins, produce oils that are astringent and calming.

This MuLondon face moisturiser is suited for dry & mature skin types, and will also benefit any skin in need of extra care and nutrients.

Contains no mineral oils, parabens, silicones, emulsifiers or other man-made chemicals.

This moisturiser is hand-made in London, UK.

EWG SkinDeep database hazard rating: 0 (best possible)

Here is what my customers are saying about the Organic Organic Marigold, Frankincense & Myrrh Moisturiser:

-”After trying these lotions I don’t think I can ever go back to anything else”
-”It absorbs quickly leaving your skin soft and supple. More Please!!!”
-”This is truly an outstanding product line”

Read more customer reviews for my Organic Organic Marigold, Frankincense & Myrrh moisturiser here »

Video reviews of MuLondon organic moisturisers are here and here.

GIVEAWAY: Win MuLondon organic skincare products! Head over to Witoxicity to enter. Available worldwide. Please share to let your friends know by retweeting this post or sharing it on Facebook.

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There will be 3 winners with each winning one jar of moisturiser of his/her choice.

Good luck!

Get MuLondon Organic Marigold, Frankincense & Myrrh Moisturiser in 60ml or 30ml trial size here:

http://www.mulondon.com/moisturisers/organic-marigold-frankincense-myrrh-moisturiser.html

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