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soil association clamps down on air freight
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On 25th October The Soil Association announced changes to its standards to ensure that organic food is only air freighted into the UK if it delivers genuine benefits for farmers in developing countries.
The Soil Association's goal is to minimise the use of air freight, which generates 177 times more greenhouse gases than shipping, and swamps any possible benefits from growing food in an environmentally-friendly way.
Anna Bradley, chair of the Soil Association's Standards Board said:
"We want the public to have clear and meaningful information about both the environmental and social impact of air freighted organic food. That's why The Soil Association is working with the Carbon Trust and the British Standards Institute to arrive at a reliable and comprehensive system of assessing the full carbon footprint of all food.
It is neither sustainable nor responsible to encourage poorer farmers to be reliant on air freight, but we recognise that building alternative markets that offer the same social and economic benefits as organic exports will take time. Therefore, the Soil Association will be doing all it can to encourage farmers in developing countries to create and build organic markets that do not depend on air freight."
seasalt organic key facts
In 2005 Seasalt became the first fashion brand to have clothing certified by the Soil Association, the UKs leading organic campaigning and certification body.
Seasalt organic cotton clothes are transported by road from Turkey.
We can trace the journey of our organic garments from store right back to the cotton field, so you can be sure ethical standards are met every step of the way - a fact guaranteed by our Soil Association certification.
In 2007 we saved a total of 7 tonnes of pesticides and chemical fertilizers and helped 56 acres of land and habitat by growing cotton organically in Turkey.
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In 2008 we ranked equal first UK fashion company for ethical conduct, as certified by the Ethical Company Organisation.
In 2005 Seasalt was the first fashion brand to have clothing certified to Soil Association organic standards.
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