Julia Hailes MBE

Sustainability Pioneer

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Julia Hailes

Green Washing (Jun07)

Cleaning clothes Did you know that on average we release 1 billion skin flakes a day, 1 litre of sweat and 38grams of grease? Probably not, but looking around the

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Climate change
Julia Hailes

Triodos Bank says ‘I do’ (Jul07)

This was no ordinary AGM. Apart from anything else Triodos staged it with a wedding theme. Charles Middleton the MD made his vows, talked to ‘the congregation’ and encouraged them

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Julia Hailes

Mostly at Waterloo (Jun07)

Started the day by signing 50 copies of The New Green Consumer Guide at Pearl Fisher’s offices near Hammersmith. I have formed a loose alliance with this design company, who

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M&S
Julia Hailes

Sunny day in London (May07)

Unusually I didn’t have meetings in the morning, so I headed for the Lido on the Serpentine. Delicious ‘pain au chocolat’ and not such a delicious organic orange juice for

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Julia Hailes

On Air and Hair (May07)

After 10 consecutive radio interviews I began to wonder whether I was talking complete gibbberish! The BBC regional stations phone into the studio in 10 minute slots – some for

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