Our People
Meet the team behind Ethical Consumer, discover their research specialisms and see what they get up to outside the office.
Simon Birch
Writer
- Other roles:
- Ad sales, Press and PR
- Research specialisms:
- Sustainable travel
Anna Clayton
Writer / Researcher
- Other roles:
- Spring Prize, Personnel, Consultancy
- 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
Katalin Csatadi
Writer / Researcher
- Outside interests:
- Evolutionary parenting, nature conservation, self sustainability
Francesca de la Torre
Writer / Researcher
- Other roles:
- Spring Prize, Screenings, Personnel, Worker Director
- Research specialisms:
- Garment industry
- Outside interests:
- Walking & nature, cooking, (amateur) yoga, meditation & sustainable DIY
Ruairidh Fraser
Writer / Researcher
- Other roles:
- Worker Director
- Research specialisms:
- Politics and human rights
- Outside interests:
- Making music, community radio, mountains and the sea
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
Grace Hull Boakye
Business Marketing Coordinator
- Outside interests:
- Salsa dancing, cooking, camping and music making
Yalda Keshavarzi
Writer / researcher
- Other roles:
- Amazon campaign and BDS
- Research specialisms:
- Global clothing industry, political power structures and social justice
- Outside interests:
- Spoken word, hiking and designing earrings
Nadine Oliver
Marketing, Press and Admin Executive
- Other roles:
- Social media, Subscriptions admin, Conference co-ordinator
- Outside interests:
- Music, photography and environmental and social justice activism
Jasmine Owens
Writer / Researcher
- Other roles:
- DEI strategy, worker rights in Spain campaign, web content editing
- Research specialisms:
- Boycotts, supply chains
- Outside interests:
- Camping, activism, animals
Richard Stirling
Writer / researcher
- Outside interests:
- Zines, radio broadcasting, reading, running, music
Ruth Strange
Writer / Researcher
- Other roles:
- Personnel, Magazine Production, Co-editor
- 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.
Alyson Tyler
Web editor
- Other roles:
- Marketing & comms, worker director
- Outside interests:
- Teaching yoga, leisure runs and cycle rides, nature, good vegan food (making and eating)