Ketan who is technical director of Ethical
Junction and Kate, who is EJ’s administrator, recently got married.
The couple are both vegans so they had an all vegan wedding (everyone
really liked the food!) and they set out to use as many Ethical Junction
companies as possible as part of their wedding. Kate and Ket would like
to give a big Thank You to all of the Ethical Junction companies that
they were able to make use of for their products and services as part
of their wedding.  

They gleaned tips, practical advice and
inspiration from both Green Union and Ethical Weddings. Their rings
were ethically sourced from Fifi Bijoux

Kate, the Bride made her own dress and
jacket using organic fabric from Greenfibres, and wore shoes from Beyond
Skin, her necklace was from Natural Collection, her handbag was from
Feel Good Handbags, her make up from Beauty Without Cruelty and Inika.
Both the bride and groom used skin care products from Green People and
Simply Soaps, hair care products used were from both Faith In Nature
and Daniel Field.

Ket, The Groom wore an organic linen
suit (unfortunately not from an EJ, a gap in the marketplace there people!).
Ket’s shoes were from Natural Collection. The beautiful faritrade
roses that were used for the buttonholes and the bride’s bouquet were
from Imogen Stone (Kate kept the fairtrade tags on the rose stems).  

Paper for the invites, place settings,
and table names was from the Exotic Paper Company and envelopes from
Eco-Craft. All the alcohol was from Vintage Roots (organic and vegan).
A Lot of Candles who is part of the company A Lot of Chocolates supplied
organic candles.

Ket’s band played to the guests as part of the evenings entertainment, and is currently having a bass guitar custom built by Simon Lee Guitars .

The couple used gift lists from Greenfibres,
Our Green Wedding List, Natural Collection and Bishopston Trading. The
honeymoon destination later in the year is to be at Bloomfield House. 

Kate and Ket would like to say, “Thank
you to you all 22 Ethical Junction members for making our day so wonderful and memorable.” 

8^th
June 2009

World
Ocean Day (http://www.theoceanproject.org/wod/wod_about.php) is an initiative used to celebrate and support
the protection of our world’s oceans through sustainable actions,
events and activities. Here at Article 13, we believe that natural resource
management, water governance and sustainable stewardship are hugely
important to protecting and conserving the world’s most important
natural resource for future generations. Through a collective response
to this day, we can move to a more sustainable management of the oceans
and its resources, which we rely on for our survival; it generates oxygen,
offers us a reliable food source and regulates our climate.

The world’s oceans
deserve our attention and support, and World Ocean Day can encourage
different action such as:

• Encourage individuals and
  organisations to think about what the ocean means to them and their
  livelihood.
• Deepen the understanding of
  the wealth of diverse and beautiful ocean creatures and habitats, how
  our daily actions affect them, and how we are all interconnected.
• Change our ways to greatly
  benefit our blue planet – Make small changes to everyday habits, e.g.
  purchase fish from sustainable fishing sources.

As part of Article 13’s United Nations Global Compact
(UNGC) commitment (http://www.article13.com/csr/ungc_iip_values.asp) we are supporting World Ocean Day in our efforts
to apply the precautionary approach to environmental challenges ( Principle
8 ). Below are some Article 13 resources which make up part of our advocacy
and information dissemination.

Tackling water consumption
as a core business issue

http://www.article13.com/A13_ContentList.asp?strAction=GetPublication&PNID=1239

Water risks and opportunities

http://www.article13.com/A13_ContentList.asp?strAction=GetPublication&PNID=1389

Article 13 case examples:

BAA http://www.article13.com/A13_ContentList.asp?strAction=GetPublication&PNID=1364

AWG http://www.article13.com/A13_ContentList.asp?strAction=GetPublication&PNID=1314

Aviva http://www.article13.com/A13_ContentList.asp?strAction=GetPublication&PNID=1376

For information on how
Article 13 can assist you in auditing your company’s practices, developing
water action plans, and reducing your businesses water use and related
impacts on the environment, contact Fiona Banyard on 020 8840 4450 or
mail fionab@article13.com