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The Green Guide is the longest established practical guide to green and ethical living in the UK and was first published in 1994.

Not only is it the oldest, it is also the most comprehensive, with over 15,000 entries – of which thousands are available online – making it the UK’s most diverse source of intelligence for anything organic, natural, fair traded and ethical. You can buy our books, access free green advice, get free downloads and search the Green Guide Directory.

The ethos of the Green Guide is simple. It is about changing our patterns of consumption and seeking out greener, natural and ethical alternatives to every conceivable type of product and service.

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We're currently researching two new Green Guides - Fashion & Beauty and Home & Household.
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NEW! - The Green Guide for Weddings

How to make your special day glam, gorgeous and green

A wedding can be a costly event – not just for your bank balance, but also for the planet. In this new book, author Jen Marsden examines the issues from initial planning all the way through to the honeymoon and provides the ultimate guide to celebrating a green and ethical union.

Key questions are answered: What is an eco-friendly venue? Should you fly away for your honeymoon? Where can you find the greenest wedding dress? What’s best for local, seasonal and organic catering? Where to go for ethical jewellery and gifts? Who supplies the most natural cosmetics and the best organic flowers? The author looks at all these and more, plus a comprehensive directory lists the best eco suppliers and products. ...find out more

The Green Guide for Christmas


The Green Guide for Christmas covers Food, Drink, Gifts, Cards, Decorations, Shopping and all things for Christmas - but with a planet-friendly, natural and ethical slant. It contains 128 pages with 64 in colour showing great green gifts for giving this Christmas.
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The Green Guide Directory

The Green Guide is the longest established practical guide to ethical living in the UK and was first published in 1994.
Not only is it the oldest, it is also the most comprehensive, with over 15,000 entries – of which more than 6,000 are currently available online – making it the UK’s most diverse source of intelligence for anything organic, natural, fairly-traded and ethical. The information is constantly updated.
... search the directory here

ecoescape: new editions for the UK & Ireland

ecoescape is defining a new way to travel proving that we can enjoy the environment but leave no hint that we’d ever been there. And we don’t have to go far to do this...
“Here is proof that green is no longer extreme.”
Richard Hammond, the Guardian's eco travel correspondent
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The Pocket Green Guides

Free Green Guides - download now

Bite-sized information that will help you start making a difference today. Full of advice to make your life greener.

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