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Fur Trim is a Trap: Take Action
Thanks to you, our amazing customers, we've had tremendous support of our Fur Trim is a Trap campaign, in partnership with The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals. We've had many visitors to our East Coast Canadian shops to sign postcards urging Canada Goose to reconsider their fur practices - thank you for standing with us.
If you'd also like to take action and add your voice, please sign the online petition here.
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Cosmetics with a Conscience: LUSH Featured in RYOT
Our beloved Hilary Jones, LUSH Ethics Director was featured in an article this week on RYOT.
Here's a snapshot of the article, "Lust is LUSH":
Cosmetics with a Conscience
“Since the late 1970s, the founders behind LUSH have been involved in the cruelty-free movement. They pioneered it in the early days when no one was listening to the arguments and the road was a lonely one,” said Hilary Jones, Ethics Director for LUSH Cosmetics. “We don’t know any other way to do it,” she said.
Their ethos and quest for responsible manufacturing is evident in everything that LUSH produces. Most products are sold packaging-free to reduce waste, but when requested or absolutely necessary, products are wrapped in 100% recycled paper or reusable, material cloth. It doesn’t end there; Lush also makes consistent efforts to reduce the amount of energy they use to manufacture their products in the first place, and refuse to source any of their raw materials and ingredients from companies who conduct animal testing. The result? A booming brand that people have grown to love and trust, and products that consumers with a conscience can buy knowing the environment and its critters have not been sacrificed at any point in the making.
Though Jones insists that these unusual (but heart-warming) business practices are deeply engrained into the DNA of the company, she does acknowledge that sometimes, they’re not the most practical. “Being green can save you money, but sometimes it costs you money,” she said, “for example, our de...
Fighting Animal Testing: Hilary Jones, LUSH Ethical Director
It's a very exciting day at LUSH, today we announce the first winners of the LUSH Prize, awarded annually for breakthroughs in the fight against animal testing.
Fighting Animal Testing has always been at the core of what we believe in. Hilary Jones, LUSH Ethical Director sat down with us to share more about our history, our ethics, and our continued fight against animal testing.
*Some graphic images in the video may not be suitable for all audiences.
Find out more about the LUSH Prize at: http://www.lushprize.org
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