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Ethical Consumer

Join thousands of others and become an ethical consumer today.

Join thousands of others and become an ethical consumer today.

Learn how to use your spending power to help change the world for the better.

Why be an ethical consumer? How to be an ethical consumer

We are an independent, not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder co-operative with open membership.

At the heart of the ethical consumer movement, since 1989.

We are an independent, not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder co-operative with open membership, based in Manchester.

We provide all the tools and resources you need to make choices at the checkout simple, informed and effective.

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Includes guides to: High Street Clothing, Ethical Clothing, Underwear, Jeans

The latest magazine includes shopping guides rating:

  • High Street Clothing
  • Ethical Clothing 
  • Underwear
  • Jeans

Plus:

  • score tables rating and comparing the brands
  • Best Buy recommendations
  • our new format ranking tables
  • can second hand kill fast fashion?
  • what animal products are used in clothing?
  • which are the most sustainable fabrics
  • how do charity shops compare for second-hand clothes
  • Temu and AI-generated greenwash
  • slow fashion vs fast fashion

Feature on:

  • Economic crisis hits ethical spending - the state of the ethical market in 2022

Issue 207 (March/April 2024) now in print and online.

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More from Ethical Consumer

Finding an ethical and sustainable travel booking company. Full rankings for 29 travel companies. We look at the carbon impact of flying and alternatives, accommodation eco-labels, the impact of holiday homes (including Airbnb), alternative sustainable holiday options, shine a spotlight on TUI and make Best Buy recommendations.

Read more about Travel booking companies

In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 39 Easter egg brands. We also look at cocoa sourcing, cocoa farmers, animal rights, packaging, palm oil and shine a spotlight on the ethics of Nestlé and give our recommended buys.

Read more about Easter Eggs

How to find natural, organic, vegan and independent shampoos which are eco friendly. In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 86 brands of shampoo We also look at palm oil, chemical free shampoo, solid bars versus liquid, shampoo for different hair types, and give our recommended buys.

Read more about Ethical Shampoo

Finding an ethical bank account. Rating the ethical and environmental record of 31 UK current accounts, with recommended buys and who to avoid.  We also look at app-based banking, which banks own which brands, fossil fuel investments, tax avoidance, unequal pay, and how to switch accounts. 

Read more about Ethical Bank Accounts

Guide to 34 leading UK bookshops, with best buys. Includes alternatives to Amazon and its various book-selling brands and how to find ethical online and local bookshops. We also look at the best options for ebooks and audio books, sustainability, buying secondhand books, and how to support independent authors, publishers and bookshops.

Read more about Ethical Bookshops

Finding ethical and eco friendly cat food: ratings for 29 brands with recommended brands and what to avoid. We rate the major cat food brands and also smaller eco friendly brands, and also look at vegan cat food, organic options, and the plight of animals that become cat food, including the new trend for insects in food. We also look at the packaging and sustainability claims of cat food brands.

Read more about Ethical Cat Food

We have called a boycott of Amazon over its outrageous tax avoidance since 2012. The list of accusations against Amazon is long, from offering its services to fossil fuel giants to firing activist workers.

Read more about Boycott Amazon