Little things can make a big difference... Want to change the world without changing your lifestyle? Here are four simple ways of changing your shopping habits to help make a big difference. Look out for the Fairtrade logo. Fairtrade ensures that producers in developing countries get a better deal for their produce. The additional premium they receive can be used to improve their working and living conditions, and for community projects such as providing clean drinking water. Did you know that we were the first major retailer to champion Fairtrade? In fact, we've been offering Fairtrade products since 1994. All our own-brand sugar, tea, coffee, hot chocolate, block chocolate and cotton wool is now Fairtrade, and we have the widest range of Fairtrade wines available. Buying previously used products or re-using things you already own reduces the amount of waste that goes into landfill. Don't forget to recycle the things you use too, like paper, glass and plastic bottles. We're passionate about waste reduction here at The Co-operative Group: In 2008, we reduced our packaging by 5,000 tonnes -- and remain one of the few retailers who have been able to show an overall reduction Our Fairtrade cotton shopping bag was a supermarket first when we introduced it and reduces the need for plastic carrier bags Our head office waste paper is turned into the own-brand kitchen and toilet roll that we sell in our food stores. If you want to make sure the household and cosmetic products you buy