Shopping ethically can be tough at the best times, never mind with the pressure and rush around Christmas. We list our gift ideas from our Best Buy ethical companies.
Ethical Christmas

Here at Ethical Consumer we believe in sharing the ethical Christmas spirit, providing information on everything from where to shop on the high street to individual products from Best Buy Label companies.
Plus you can use our Alternatives to Amazon guides to ditch the online giant once and for all.
The ultimate guide to a low-impact Christmas
The Christmas season is upon us and, although Covid-19 is having a good go at wrecking our most important holiday, UK consumers are getting ready for the season of good-will.
In this guide, Emma Oddie shows how you can have a low impact Christmas, with all the – much needed – fun included.
Ten Ethical Christmas Gifts with a Twist
Gifts that are created with love and thought, gifts to combat consumerism and save the planet, gifts to spread the word about an ethical lifestyle and gifts that will probably save you quite a bit of money too. It’s the Ethical Consumer Top Ten Alternative Christmas Gift Guide.
10 reasons to avoid Amazon this Christmas
We list 10 reasons to avoid the company this Christmas and beyond - from ongoing abuses of its workers to the sale of tech to fossil fuel companies and Trump’s immigration enforcement.
They may seem like Santa but they're much more like Scrooge. Here's why...
Shopping without Amazon
We have designed a number of guides detailing alternative ethical retailers to help you boycott Amazon this Christmas (and beyond). This series features booksellers, online retailers and streaming services.
Six ways I’ve created a more ethical Christmas
Ethical blogger and writer Rae Ritchie lays out her strategies to be more conscious and less consumerist over the festive period.
Christmas Gift Subscriptions
The best present you could give a loved one - a subscription to Ethical Consumer Magazine! Give them our print magazine and full access to our website so they can shop with a clear conscience.
Palm Oil Guide to Christmas Food
Our essential palm oil free guide to help those boycotting palm oil or only buying sustainable palm oil this Christmas.
Have yourself a merry vegan Christmas
Blogger Lynsey Clayton (Monsoon of Random) gives a personal view on how to celebrate a very vegan Christmas.
Top 5 High Street Shops
If you want to shop on the high street this Christmas we recommend the top 5 mainstream ethical shops. These well-known shops are staples on the high street, and while they may not compete with some of our highly-rated Best Buy products, they are showing positive steps when it comes to ethics.
Tips for a Plastic-free Christmas
Christmas festivities are often wrapped up in an unnecessary amount of plastic packaging. Follow our tips to help you enjoy a plastic-free Christmas.
Gifting a Tree for Life
For many years Ethical Consumer’s gift subscriptions have included sponsorship of an organic olive tree sapling in Palestine. This is then distributed by the Palestinian Fair-Trade Association (PFTA) as part of their Trees for Life programme.
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