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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: Toilet Paper, Nappies, Batteries, Furniture Shops

The latest magazine includes guides rating:

  • Toilet paper
  • Nappies
  • Batteries
  • Furniture shops

Plus,

  • score tables rating and comparing the brands
  • Best Buy recommendations
  • a new, trial rating system for the Furniture Shops guide
  • which is better, recycled or bamboo toilet paper?
  • the top-rated reusable nappies
  • Duracell vs Energizer batteries
  • who is best for disposable nappies?
  • why disposable batteries should be banned
  • which is the most sustainable timber for your furniture?

Features on:

  • "Horrific" conditions for agricultural workers in southern Spain supplying UK supermarkets

  • The winners of the Lush Spring Prize 2023

Issue 203 (July/August 2023) now in print and online.

Read the latest issue 
  • Finding ethical and eco-friendly toilet paper: ratings for 19 toilet paper brands, with recommended buys and what to avoid. We rate the major toilet paper brands as well as smaller eco friendly brands, look at deforestation, bleach and toxic chemicals, recycled paper and FSC labelling, and ask is bamboo toilet paper really eco friendly? 
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  • Finding eco friendly nappies: ratings for 20 nappy brands, with recommended buys and what to avoid. Is there such thing as a biodegradable nappy? What's the most sustainable option? We rate major nappy brands as well as small eco brands. We look at disposable, biodegradable and reusable nappies, composting, plastics, toxic chemicals, and timber and bamboo sourcing. 
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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.

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In this guide we investigate, rate and score the ethical and environmental record of 15 travel insurance underwriters. We also ask if your travel insurance company is funding climate change, spotlight the green and eco insurance companies and give our Best Buy recommendations.

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Finding an ethical and eco-friendly sustainable tea. Ranking the ethical and environmental record of 45 tea brands. We look at fairtrade and organic certification schemes, workers' rights, plastic in teabags, shine a spotlight on the ethics of Tata (Tetley and Teapigs) and give our recommended buys.

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Finding the most ethical mortgage, with ethical and environmental ratings for 40 mortgage providers, and recommended Best Buys and what to avoid.  We look at bank and building society mortgages, green mortgages, credit unions, Islamic mortgages, brokers, and alternative housing options. 

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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.

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