Premier online ethical retailer the Natural Collection stock a range of organic and fairly traded bed linens. This choice range of linens, like everything in the Natural Collection, conforms to strict ethical principles.

The Fairtrade Foundation has appointed Mike Gidney to the role of Deputy Executive Director in a move that will help the organisation deliver its ambitious objectives for 2012.

Below is a short guide with a few links and sources of information that we've found useful for those who would like to have a more ethical valentines day.

There are now a great range of fairtrade clothes including fairtrade women's tops to choose from. Here is a selection of the new tops available.

Civil wars in countries such as Angola, Sierra Leone and the Congo have often been funded by the sale of ‘conflict diamonds’.

The Ethical Superstore, the Internet’s premier ethical retailer has begun to stock a new range of ethical jewellery. Peaches Geldof has developed the range of eight designs especially for Made Jewellery.

A global survey has demonstrated that support for Fairtrade is on the rise.

The UK’s largest fair trade hot drinks company, Cafedirect, has been struggling in recent years due to competition from supermarkets’ own fair trade certified tea and coffee lines – and this is despite £2m annual advertising outlay.

It is hard to imagine Easter without chocolate eggs, but it is not well known that the industry which produces cocoa for Easter eggs survives on a massive child trafficking network.

The Ethical Superstore has grown from strength to strength over recent years, as the public has become increasingly aware of its wide selection of ethically produced goods, ranging from groceries, through to electronic equipment, fashion and luxury items.

It’s that time of year again, and many of us are beginning to think about buying Easter gifts for our friends, children or loved ones. Why not consider celebrating Easter with organic and fairly traded chocolate this year?

The Ethical Superstore now stocks these very attractive, very handy, herb-growing plant pots. Get your herb planter here

Spring is in the air, so check out this fantastic product from Action Bag, a Traidcraft company which supports start-up business in poverty-stricken Bangladesh. Find out more here

Dubble, the Fairtrade chocolate people, have come up with this fantastic new product to support Red Nose Day. When you buy a bag of excellent, fairly traded Mini Red Noses, 10% gets donated to Comic Relief. Get yours here

A pioneering British company is marking Fairtrade Fortnight (23 Feb – 8 March) with the launch of the first ever Fairtrade-certified Olive Oil and Olives, direct from Palestinian farms. You can get fairtrade olive oil here