Rainbow Life Blog

Toys are an important part of childhood, but they can also have a significant impact on the environment. From the materials they're made from to their packaging, there are many ways toys can be more eco-friendly and sustainable. In this blog post, we'll explore eco-friendly and sustainable toy ideas for kids.

Realise the power of your purchase to directly change lives. To literally put food on the table or send a kid to school or provide a village with a sanitary toilet; to stamp out sweatshops, modern day slavery, and child labour because for the companies that are vying for our money it just isn’t worth it...

The term sweatshop is one of those familiar words that is bandied about quite liberally without many of us truly understanding what it means. We know it is not good, and definitely not fair, but what exactly is it, and is there much we can do about it?

The principles of fair trade mean that producers can engage with companies on fair terms, receive fair payment for their goods and work in safe conditions. Moving away from exploitative trading markets helps to ensure that producers benefit from income sustainability, thus supporting economic empowerment and helping to enable sustainable development.

Scotland is famous for many things, some to be proud of, some perhaps not so much. Recently however the Scottish Parliament achieved a world first in the quest to end period poverty. In the words of MSP Monica Lennon: “No one should have to worry about where their next tampon, pad or reusable is...

Welcome to our brand new store. By way of introduction here is what we are about. Our aim is to carefully...