Dominic Jones is the Creative Director of the ground-breaking jewellery company, 886 By The Royal Mint. The multi-award winning jeweller is the creative eye transforming gold and silver reclaimed from electronic waste and discarded x-ray films into discreetly luxurious jewellery. We caught up with him to find out the 6 sustainable items he can’t live without.

Have you met the new breed of the international smart set who have taken the flight-free-for-a year oath? Fans of Zero Altitude, the book by former travel journalist and self-confessed Air Miles junkie, Helen Coffey, they’re jumping on trains to anywhere and everywhere. And their timing is spot-on. Because, spurred on by climate change concerns, Europe is in the midst of a great train renaissance. Our founder, Lucy, joined in and trained it back from Florence.

Looking for some inspiration on being a conscious consumer? Wondering how you can eat in a way that heals your gut and the planet? Fed up with the doom and gloom around climate change and searching for some solutions? Then, we have the book for you. We’ve just launched the Green Salon Bookshop for all the green reads you need to educate, empower and entertain you.

Want to take control of your personal carbon footprint? Then, we’ve got the solution for you. Our new carbon footprint calculator tells you just how much carbon you emit, and in which areas of your life, so you can see where you can most easily swap it for a green footprint. It’s designed by Mukti Mitchell, the founder of Carbon Savvy, who has been building award-winning carbon calculators for the last 20 years. Our founder, Lucy Johnson, sat down with him to discuss why finding out our own carbon footprint can be a game-changer.

Of course your wedding day is one of the most special days of your life as a couple. You want it to be perfect and unforgettable (in all the right ways) and nowadays the chances are you also want it to be green. When her boyfriend popped the question, Green Salon team member, Alena Nicholson, went on the search to create a gorgeous green wedding. Read on for her guide to 7 ways to say “I do” to sustainability.

Are you just that little bit addicted to Amazon? Do you struggle with not being able to resist the next ‘buy now’ dopamine hit? Green Salon intern Autumn Clarke writes about her experiences as a compulsive consumer and talks about the lifestyle changes that helped rid her of her nickname ‘Autumn Amazon Clarke’.

Coat season is upon us, and whilst, as a smart sustainable shopper, we’re sure you’ve got a perennial favourite or two in your closet, from time to time everyone needs a new coat. Or, nowadays, for the uber-fashionable it’s often a nearly-new coat. We asked our stylist, Rosanna, for her top picks of the best sustainable winter coats.

As the temperature plummets and winter blankets the trees in a layer of ice and snow, keeping our little ones warm is a top priority. So what better way to keep the chill at bay than with the perfect set of planet-friendly pyjamas? Here’s a round up of some of our favourite PJs to keep your kids warm and snuggly while outside Jack Frost plays havoc with your rose bushes.

Want to say “I do” to a diamond ring but worried about how ethical it is? Mother & daughter team, Elaine and Emily Refell, founders of Ethica Diamonds, have created a stylish jewellery brand that uses lab-grown diamonds that are kind not mined. Our founder, Lucy Johnson, sat down with them to find out if lab-grown diamonds really are the solution to diamond jewellery’s image problem.

The option to make your life a little bit greener is available to absolutely everyone, regardless of the job you may have. Even if you have not pursued a career in sustainability, you are still capable of helping the planet to thrive, and at Green Salon we really believe that the smallest changes can make a big difference. Here, to show you just how easy we mean, we have put together a quick list to help you climb the corporate ladder without stepping on mother nature!

Working with sustainability experts around the world, we’ve just revised and updated the Green Salon methodology. We now require brands to be publishing more information about how green they are - and we look for that information to be easily available to all of us consumers. Think of us as a greenwash filter doing the work so that you don’t have to!

From the start of Green Salon’s story, 2 years ago, we’ve been focused on promoting the best green brands out there. How exactly we do that is getting an upgrade; we’ve spent the last several months revising and updating our methodology to inform the Green Salon Directory and over the coming weeks we are thrilled to be able to share some insight with you on the changes to come.

If you’re looking to swap out the disposable plastics in your life, why not try changing up the dental products that you use? A great way to cut back on waste in your household is to ditch traditional plastic toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes, and with so many alternatives now available the change is easier than you’d think! Here are 10 of our top swaps from our favourite brands.

Fabric that is 3 times softer than cotton. Exquisite vintage lace. Bamboo bras that feel barely there. There’s no sacrificing style and comfort when it comes to underwear that is planet-conscious nowadays. Here are 5 of our favourite sustainable underwear brands that you need to know about.

We’re not here to scare you, but we believe that awareness is key in taking care of your health. A study published this month has found traces of ‘forever chemicals’ (PFAs) in period products. Luckily, there are more and more products on the market that do not use synthetic chemicals at all - and that includes period products. Here’s our run down of some of the best.

Despite Aqua’s nostalgic 00s song, living in a plastic world is not quite as fantastic as we once thought. A world made of plastic… not quite, but micro-plastics, nearly. A recent National Geographic study, found plastic in the bloodstream of 80% of people tested. So what’s a sustainable Barbie to do? Char Middleton our Digital Marketing Manager & Designer and occasional blog writer, shares her personal quest for hot pink alternatives to plastic in her life.