Ethical Consumer

Ethical Consumer

Corporate Watch

 

Bringing you the truth behind the corporate image.

 


 

British Airports

Why did the Climate Camp pitch its tents outside BAA's international office?

 


 

Fur Trade - bloody fashion victims
Fur is officially out. We report on the companies who have, and have not, signed to a new retailer commitment against fur. 

 


 

Genocide in Sudan
We report on the UK companies operating in the most oppressive regime in the world

 


 

Iraq War Profits

We look at some of the companies profiting from the invasion of Iraq. 

 


 

 Kimberly-Clark - tissue issues
In a world realising that current levels of consumerism are unsustainable, what is the role of a company making products that are used once and thrown away?

 


 

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts - private equity in the high street
KKR is one of the world’s largest private equity firms, and that means that its environmental and social decisions affect millions of workers and consumers across the world.

 


 

Mattel and Hasbro - their toys and us.
Mattel and Hasbro have been in the news, recalling millions of toys deemed unsafe for children. Where is the concern for the safety of those who make them? 

 


 

Metsähallitus - sad tunes from Finnish timber land
The last remaining ancient forests in Europe are being logged by Finnish state-owned enterprise Metsähallitus. 

 


 

Nuclear Industry

We report on the nuclear industry’s attempt to portray itself as the clean energy provider of the future.

 


 

PPR SA - the devil wears gucci
Ethical Consumer Magazine looks at PPR, one of those 'who?' companies that owns many familiar brands such as Gucci.

 


 

Privatising the Army?

War on Want’s John Hilary shines the spotlight on the growth of private military companies profiting from conflicts around the world.

 


 

Royal Bank of Scotland

According to Friends of the Earth Scotland, the Royal Bank of Scotland is rapidly accelerating our planet towards its climatic tipping point by financing fossil fuel extraction.

 


   

 

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