Ethical Consumer

Ethical Consumer

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Bicycles

It may be one of the greenest modes of transport, but there are still ethical considerations to be taken into account when choosing a bike. First published in 2007 in issue 109 of Ethical Consumer magazine.

 

Cars

How 29 brands compare on ethics and CO2 emissions.

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Hotels

Holiday destinations are often sold as an opportunity to spend some time in paradise, but the activities of hotel chains around the world sometimes do more to damage the world's most beautiful places than preserve them.

      

Sleeping bags

Most outdoor equipment companies strive for excellence in product quality and customer service but can the same be said for working conditions in the factories where their goods are made? This report highlights the lack of concern, with few exceptions, for workers rights across the industry. 

  

Rucksacks

Twenty three brands rated.

 

Petrol & diesel

As the age of cheap oil draws to a close, this article performs the unenviable task of asking is there, in any meaningful sense, a better choice of fuel? We look at the lamentable ethical records of the oil companies, peak oil, and biofuels.

 

Tents

Twenty five brands rated.

 

Travel in the UK and to Europe

In this 2008 report we rate coach, train, ferry and airline companies and compare their climate change impacts.

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