Our People
Meet the team behind Ethical Consumer, discover their research specialisms and see what they get up to outside the office.

Sophie Billington
Digital Editorial Assistant
- Other roles:
- Digital Production, Social Media and Communications, Web and Content Management
- Outside interests:
- Videography, creative event organisation, Funraising MCR, reading.

Simon Birch
Writer
- Other roles:
- Ad sales, Press and PR
- Research specialisms:
- Sustainable travel

Tom Bryson
In house tech specialist
- Other roles:
- Tech writer
- Research specialisms:
- Technology
- Outside interests:
- Music, Football, Languages

Clare Carlile
Writer / Researcher
- Other roles:
- Conference organiser, Consultancy project officer
- Research specialisms:
- Insurance
- Outside interests:
- Climbing, cycling and community cooking

Anna Clayton
Writer / Researcher
- Other roles:
- Consultancy Manager, Personnnel
- Research specialisms:
- Food and seed sovereignty, animal rights, regeneration
- Outside interests:
- forest gardening, permaculture design, basket making, community group dynamics

Alex Crumbie
Writer / Researcher
- Other roles:
- Save our Bank, Finance
- Research specialisms:
- Political Economy, Supply Chains
- Outside interests:
- Music, writing and cycling

Francesca de la Torre
Writer / Researcher
- Other roles:
- Lush Spring Prize, Lush Prize, Personnel
- Outside interests:
- cooking, music/reading/film, sewing, recently started classes in yoga and Chinese.

Mackenzie Denyer
Writer / Researcher
- Other roles:
- Volunteer Co-ordinator, Consultancy, Finance
- Research specialisms:
- Ethical Markets, Outdoor Industry, Ethical Certifications
- Outside interests:
- Climbing, Cooking, Eco-building, Cycling

Rob Harrison
Consultancy Manager
- Other roles:
- Chief Finance Officer, Co-editor, Worker Director
- Research specialisms:
- Ethical Banking and finance
- Outside interests:
- piano, fell walking, woodlands

Tim Hunt
Co-editor
- Other roles:
- Worker Director, Marketing Manager / Communications, Writer / researcher
- Research specialisms:
- Electronics sector, Amazon.com
- Outside interests:
- Yoga, Watching Stoke City, Playing the drum, Reading Sci-fi novels, Community activism

Nadine Oliver
Subscriptions and Office Administrator
- Other roles:
- Social Media
- Outside interests:
- Music, photography, drawing and environmental and social justice activism

Jasmine Owens
Writer / Researcher
- Research specialisms:
- Boycotts, Animal Rights
- Outside interests:
- Languages, grassroots activism, gender studies, queer nights

Billy Saundry
Writer / Researcher
- Research specialisms:
- Ecological economics
- Outside interests:
- Rugby league, French language, learning the saxophone

Ruth Strange
Writer / Researcher
- Other roles:
- Personnel, Magazine Production, Spring Prize
- Outside interests:
- DIY culture

Jane Turner
Writer / Researcher
- Other roles:
- Worker Director / Magazine production / Co-editor / Marketing
- Research specialisms:
- Electrical sector, IT and computing, animal rights
- Outside interests:
- Swimming, walking, comedy, reading Private Eye.

Josie Wexler
Writer / Researcher
- Other roles:
- consultancy, personnel, editing
- Research specialisms:
- energy and climate, commodity supply chains
- Outside interests:
- playing music, reading, writing, cycling