A Steady Hand: Photo by Robert S. Donovan As Samsung and Apple wind up for a legal dual in courts over digital tablet cell phone patents, the technology giants find themselves tangled in another, messier PR battle. No matter how big and how seemingly well-run a company is, there remains ...
Flawsome. It's a seemingly silly word that paints a bigger picture of the changing face of customer-business relationships—and it's a concept we think is pretty downright awesome. Coined by Trendwatching.com as one of their 12 Crucial Customer Trends of 2012, "flawsome" is built on the idea that customers don't want ...
Evergreen > Bringing Nature to our Cities Since 1991. This month, we want to give a big shout-out to a charity that hits close to home—our cities. Evergreen Canada is a national charity that has been at the forefront of making our cities more liveable for almost 20 years! ...
From Flickr Common Creatives via @cobdogblog Last week, we posted a piece on bioplastics and the problems that arise from improper disposal of bioplastic and plastic products. Primarily, we touched on the misconceptions regarding labelling. Labels are sometimes misleading and the terminology used is often confusing. We love that so ...
We talk a lot about sustainable alternatives to commonly used products here at Fairware—from re-purposed and recycled items to organic textiles. It's actually quite amazing how many options there are when making a conscious choice to buy better products. Take plastic for instance. From plastic containers and packaging to utensils ...
Lanyards from our lending library. This month marks one year since we launched a unique project aimed at expanding the lifespan of lanyards. We sell a lot of lanyards at Fairware—those fabric necklaces that are handed out at conventions or conferences, usually bearing the wearer's name at the bottom. ...
We're big fans of cycling at Fairware. As part of our commitment to healthy, active lifestyles and reducing our own daily environmental impact we've tried to make our workplace cycling friendly. So, when the Royal Bank approached us to pitch on doing product for the goodie bags given to riders ...
Note: This paid position is for a student intern – you should be considering going back to school or be in a current program to apply. At Fairware we believe we can change the world through the simple act of buying. We create cool, sustainable swag ('stuff we all get') ...
Helping Hands. Image Creative Commons > @Iowa_Spirit_Walker We’re big advocates of driving change by being the change. That's why we are big fans of social enterprises. Specifically, we'd like to bring to light a wonderful organization that we've been fortunate to work with: Helping Hands Rewards. Social enterprises put a ...
Cotton Bail > Common Creative @virgohobbs As we noted a few weeks ago in our post on Nature's Path, there remains a fair bit of ambiguity around the word "organic" for the average consumer—particularly when talking about clothing. When we launched our new website this month, we wanted to make ...
Photo from Creative Commons; Lydia_Shiningbrightly In a culture of consumerism, the lifespan of a product tends to be short and linear. It is made, sold, bought and then very unceremoniously tossed in the trash when it has been determined unusable or simply unnecessary. That is why we are thrilled by ...
Photo by MIAMISM.COM Creative Commons Running an environmentally conscious business with a global supply chain, we at Fairware are faced with the reality that shipping has an impact on the environment. But not all shipments have the same impact. It is the general assumption that shipping from anywhere within North ...
At Fairware we believe we can change the world through the simple act of buying. We create cool, sustainable swag ('stuff we all get') that makes powerful statements and tell meaningful stories about the people and the brands we work with. We work with North America's leading sustainable brands to ...
Silicone Pint Glasses Brightly coloured silicone has been trending for years as a safer and more aesthetically pleasing alternative to Teflon or plastic products. Being curious types, it’s prompted us at Fairware to question: Just how safe is it, really? Silicone is heat-resistant synthetic compound made from naturally occurring resources ...
This month, we'd like to raise a toast—or in this case, a bowl of cereal—to Nature's Path, a leading manufacturer of organic cereal and granola bars. In addition to providing consumers with healthy, organic products, Nature's Path is committed to changing the way we choose our food. They are at ...
We’ve re-posted this from 2010 because it’s still a good primer on bamboo & it’s still a material that people have lots of questions about. At Fairware we've had plenty of interest in apparel with bamboo content. In addition to being easy to care for, soft and silky, bamboo fibers ...
When we read this post that Lorne Craig of Unicycle Creative wrote for Sustainable Brands, we couldn’t help but share it. It’s a great read on what marketers need to know about sustainability (and why they need to know it). Plus, Lorne’s Green Brief’s Blog has the best logo ever. ...
Fairware is pleased to announce that we have been ranked #9 on a list of the top ten fastest growing promotional product distributors in North America by the ASI Counselor Magazine . We have more than doubled in size over the last 3 years, growing an astonishing 117%. This bit ...
This article was written by Kierstin DeWest of Conscientious Innovation (Ci). Ci is a strategic information company founded in 2002 focused on insight for innovation, business success and a better world. Ci produces the Shift Report; a strategic research tool specifically designed for innovation, business success and positive change. I ...
Early this month, Canadian clothing manufacturer Gildan Activewear secured an $88-million deal to buy New York-based T-shirt and sportswear manufacturer, Anvil Apparel. Fairware has had a strong relationship with Anvil, whose socially and environmentallyfriendly approach to business strikes a chord with our own mission. This buyout has raised a number ...
