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: Meat Substitutes, Plant Milk, Vegan Cheese, Beans & Pulses

The latest magazine includes shopping guides rating:
- Meat-free alternatives
- Plant Milk
- Vegan Cheese
- Beans & pulses
Plus:
- score tables rating and comparing the brands
- Best Buy recommendations
- are meat free products UPFs?
- which meat free, vegan cheese and plant milk brands are owned by meat and dairy companies
- is the soya in meat free and plant milk brands linked to deforestation?
- which vegan cheeses score best
- which tins of beans & pulses are lined with toxic BPA
Feature - modern slavery in Taiwan
Issue 212 (Jan/Feb 2025) now in print and online.
- In this guide, we look at a range of meat alternatives, including veggie burgers, sausages, mince and more. We provide ethical & environmental rankings of 36 meat alternative brands, including tofu, plus Best Buy advice, recommended brands and companies to avoid.Read more
- Is vegan cheese better for the environment and more ethical? We rate and review 17 vegan cheese brands, with recommended brands and which brands to avoid. In this guide to ethical vegan cheese we take a look at the ethics of cheese companies from major international dairy brands, to small artisan independent producers.Read more
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Read more about Ethical Mobile PhonesFind ethical online stores so that you can shop with a clear conscience. In this guide, we rate and rank 18 retailers, giving our unique Best Buy advice, recommended buys and brands to avoid.
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Read more about Vegan and plant milksFinding ethical and environmental eggs and vegan egg alternatives. Ratings for 36 brands of eggs and egg alternatives on welfare, climate and other sustainability issues. Is it ethical to eat eggs? We investigate the differences between cage, barn, free range, organic and biodynamic eggs.
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Read more about Palm OilHere you can find links to all of Ethical Consumer's main research on Palestine and Israel. This includes articles listing the main Israel boycott targets, ethical alternative brands your can support instead, an introduction to the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, the importance of boycotting strategically, and brand-specific stories, for example about Barclays and Puma.
Read more about Palestine and Israel boycotts and campaigns