Julia has been working on green issues for over 20 years. Here you will find a number of useful interviews and essays written exclusively to mark the publication of The New Green Consumer Guide.
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Julia has recorded a series of podcasts which show how you can make a difference to the environment.
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It is 20 years since Julia Hailes co-wrote the original Green Consumer Guide with fellow eco enthusiast John Elkington - a book which sold more than 1m copies around the world. Hilary Osborne asks how things have changed since the first publication - in the wider world, and her own life.
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This book will show you how.The New Green Consumer Guide, published by Simon and Schuster offers real, affordable solutions to the world’s most talked-about challenge.
Green consumerism is on the rise, but many of us are confused by conflicting information. Julia Hailes explains which products, brands and companies are getting it right – and which ones are getting it wrong.
Find out why…
- Plastic bags are better than paper ones
- The greenest detergents are ones that wash at low temperatures
- Switching to enegy-efficient light bulbs saves money
- Gas-guzzling cars shouldn’t be on the roads
- Cheap flights should be banned
- Clothes are too cheap
- Bio fuels can do more harm than good
- Investing for climate change makes sense
- You need to think about your funeral whilst you’re still healthy
Julia Hailes first brought the issue of green consumerism to public attention in 1988 with the publication of her first book, The Green Consumer Guide. She is a tireless campaigner around environmental issues and works as a sustainability consultant to a number of multi-national companies including Shell and M&S. She was awarded an MBE in 1999.
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