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Show your mum how much you love her with skincare from a brand conscious of its social and environmental impact
scintilla products
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Show your mum how much you love her with skincare from a brand conscious of its social and environmental impact

Scintilla is a vendor available on the Big Issue shop, which sources ethical and socially conscious products for all your needs.
Looking for a Mother's Day gift? Why not buy them from a brand that transforms rescued materials into luxury goods
Elvis & Kresse
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Looking for a Mother's Day gift? Why not buy them from a brand that transforms rescued materials into luxury goods

Celebrate the women in your life this International Women's Day with jewellery designed with sustainability and social impact in mind
Doron Shaltiel, Quazi Design founder
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Celebrate the women in your life this International Women's Day with jewellery designed with sustainability and social impact in mind

No matter the occasion, a gift made by artisans living with mental health conditions won't disappoint
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No matter the occasion, a gift made by artisans living with mental health conditions won't disappoint

How Daughters of the Ganges is bringing female artisans to the forefront
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How Daughters of the Ganges is bringing female artisans to the forefront

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Looking for a gift hamper that makes a difference? Meet Social Stories Club
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Looking for a gift hamper that makes a difference? Meet Social Stories Club

These Christmas decorations are made in hostel bedrooms by people experiencing homelessness
Pivot, Meet the Maker
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These Christmas decorations are made in hostel bedrooms by people experiencing homelessness

Looking for ethical decorations? Why not buy them from the birthplace of Christmas
Bethlehem Baubles
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Looking for ethical decorations? Why not buy them from the birthplace of Christmas

Need a gift for children? Check out these crochet toys made by a fair trade co-op in Bangladesh
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Need a gift for children? Check out these crochet toys made by a fair trade co-op in Bangladesh

Meet the London creative studio helping people with their mental health
Studio 306 Collective
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Meet the London creative studio helping people with their mental health

Meet the authors teaching children about the everyday magic and diversity of London
London Folk Tales for Children
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Meet the authors teaching children about the everyday magic and diversity of London

The water bottles and socks helping raise money for homeless people and refugees
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The water bottles and socks helping raise money for homeless people and refugees

The tartan clothing designers helping to tackle homelessness
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The tartan clothing designers helping to tackle homelessness

This company makes luxury bags out of old fire hoses and parachutes
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This company makes luxury bags out of old fire hoses and parachutes

Do your socks protect orangutans? These ones do
Bare Kind socks protect oragutans
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Do your socks protect orangutans? These ones do

Meet the makers serving Britain’s disadvantaged communities
Mini Stitches
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Meet the makers serving Britain’s disadvantaged communities

WAWWA clothing puts people and planet before profit
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WAWWA clothing puts people and planet before profit