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.
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.
Includes guides to: Pensions, Home & Car Insurance, Ethical Investment Funds, Stocks & Shares ISAs

The latest magazine includes guides rating:
- Pensions
- Home Insurance
- Car Insurance
- Ethical Investment Funds
- Stocks & Shares ISAs
Plus:
- score tables rating and comparing the brands
- Best Buy recommendations
- which is the most ethical pension provider?
- which finance companies are profiting from nuclear weapons?
- how to invest in an ethical fund
- is your insurance company funding fossil fuels?
- do you know what your stocks & shares ISA is financing?
Feature article on:
- record breaking growth in UK ethical spending
Issue 202 (May/June 2023) now in print and online.
- Rankings for 20 green and ethical investment funds, with Best Buy recommendations. How to choose an ethical investment fund, returns on ethical investments, greenwashing, transparency, and how to invest.Read more
- Ratings for some of the most popular investment platforms for Stocks & Shares ISAs, with who to avoid and recommended buys. We look at fossil fuel investments, transparency, market performance, the ISAs on offer, fees, and risks.Read more
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 companiesFinding an eco-friendly bicycle and e-bike, with recommended buys and what to avoid. With ethical & environmental rankings of 32 e-bike brands and 37 push bike brands. We look at carbon emissions, where bikes are made, recycling and repair options, cost of bikes, and shine a spotlight on the ethics of the Frasers Group (owns Evans Cycles, Muddyfox and other brands).
Read more about Eco-friendly bicycles & E-bikesIn 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.
Read more about Ethical Travel InsuranceGuide to 28 leading UK bookshops, with best buys. Includes alternatives to Amazon and its various book-selling brands. We also look at the best options for ebooks and audio books, sustainability, buying second hand books, book swapping and using libraries.
Read more about Ethical BookshopsFinding an ethical mobile phone. Ethical & environmental rankings of 20 mobile phones, Best Buys and what to avoid! Sustainable or eco-friendly phones, conflict minerals, repairability, 2nd hand options.
Read more about Ethical Mobile PhonesSupermarkets have a poor reputation when it comes to ethics. But many of us also rely on them in our busy day-to-day lives. This guide looks at how to find the most ethical options in a supermarket, which supermarkets are best when it comes to vegan and plastic-free options, and how to shop ethically on a budget. Also see our guide to finding the most ethical supermarket.
Read more about How to shop ethically in the supermarketEthical Consumer is asking supermarkets to take responsibility for the rights of migrant workers who grow their fruit and vegetables.
Read more about Campaign: The fight for agricultural workers' rights in SpainWe 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