To book adverts or for further information please contact:
Simon Birch, Advertising Manager
Email Simon by choosing Advertising Sales in the drop-down.
Tel: 0161 226 2929
Fax: 0161 226 6277
All advertisers are screened against our ethical criteria.
All prices below are shown exclusive of VAT
Print Magazine
Launched in 1989, the Ethical Consumer is the UK’s leading environmental
and ethical consumer magazine and is published bi-monthly six times a year:
- The current circulation is just under 5,000
- 95% of sales are to subscribers.
- Over 90 per cent of readers are 40+years old ABs who spend their higher-than-average disposable income in accordance with their environmental beliefs.
This highly targeted readership represents some of the most environmentally and ethically aware consumers in the country.
Magazine Display Advertising
The following prices apply to camera-ready artwork
pdf, jpeg, tiff or eps, resolution at least 250 dpi
All sizes are given as width x height.
| Inside Front Cover, Inside Back Cover |
Size mm) |
Mono full price |
Colour full price |
| Full page |
185 x 277 |
£745 |
£1,190 |
| Half page (vertical) |
91 x 277 |
£495 |
£690 |
| Half page (horizontal) |
185 x 137 |
£495 |
£690 |
| Quarter page |
91 x 137 |
£275 |
£450 |
| Inside Pages |
Size (mm) |
Mono full price |
Colour full price |
| Full page |
185 x 277 |
£670 |
£995 |
| Half page (vertical) |
91 x 277 |
£390 |
£525 |
| Half page (horizontal) |
185 x 137 |
£390 |
£525 |
| Quarter page |
91 x 137 |
£195 |
£295 |
| Eighth page |
91 x 67 |
£95 |
n/a |
Inserts
£78 per 1,000 for A4 (or folded variations) as long as the insert weighs less than 10g. Please contact us for prices for other sizes or weights.
Discounts
Series - a discount of 10% applies for three consecutive ads, 15% for four or more.
About the Advertisers
Within each issue of the EC is a small column entitled 'About the Advertisers'. This section draws readers attention to the name of the report in which each advertiser's product was last featured (where appropriate) and gives the issue number of the magazine.
Website Advertising
The Ethical Consumer website is currently attracting around 45,000 unique users every month.
We take a maximum of ten adverts at any one time which all appear on the right-hand side of evey page. Positions are rotated to give equal placement within the right-hand column.
Formats
Banner adverts of 120x120 pixels, or 120x60 pixels, as .jpg or .gif format
Contact us about animated banners or Flash.
Rates
120px by 120px - £450 for four weeks
120px by 60px - £250 for four weeks
Please enquire about rates on a page impression basis.
Discounts are available for booking a series of ads.
Best Buy Label

Ethical companies can now license our Best Buy Label
for use on on packaging, websites, marketing and all other promotional material.
Find out more about this unique ethical accreditation.