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Millions of people worldwide are refusing to buy from brands complicit with Palestinian human rights abuses, and many are seeking information about ethical brands they could buy from instead.
Because of this, we've decided to share all relevant research from our shopping guides published between 2018 and 2024 to help people find alternatives to boycotted brands that are a little, or a lot, more ethical than competitors in their sector.
Many people want to boycott brands complicit with abuses of Palestinian human rights but, How do we know which are legitimate? Which are effective? And, are there some that we should be sceptical of supporting?
We explore ways to distinguish between impactful campaigns against Israeli apartheid, and social media crazes to ensure your boycott energy is spent effectively.
This is a list of the key brands being targeted in 2024. For reasons why, and the complete extended list of all boycotts for Palestinian human rights that can be supported in the UK, see our boycotts list - link in bio.
In our latest ethical shopping guide we’ve ranked the ethical and environmental record of 56 jeans brands - find out where your favourite brands ranks link in bio.
We've added secondhand clothing brands and apps to our ethical clothing shopping guide!
We've rated Depop and Vinted for the first time, along with 27 other UK ethical clothes brands including Lucy & Yak , THTC (The Hemp Trading Company), Beyond Retro UK, Bamboo Clothing and many more. Find out more about the sustainable ethical clothing brands and which Best Buy brands we recommend in the guide.
In our latest article, we look at the problem of PFAS (forever chemicals) and waterproof clothing and investigates what companies and the government are doing about it, and what consumers can do.
Our Amazon campaign team has been working on a new series highlighting some of Amazon's unsustainable and environmentally damaging practices. In the first in our series of new articles, we uncover:
🔥Why are millions of items destroyed by Amazon?
🔥Legal challenges to Amazon dumping new goods
🔥What does Amazon say about its throwaway policy?
🔥What you can do to take action
Read the first article now
Buying secondhand clothes is a great way to avoid fast fashion.
Our new ethical clothing guides includes secondhand clothing companies. View the full guide here now.
We are currently recruiting for two board members.
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Fur comes with massive animal rights and animal welfare issues, and yet some brands continue to use it.
In our latest online feature we discuss the ethics of fur, which brands still use fur, and whether faux fur is an ethical alternative.
Almost everything we buy is made from or packaged in plastic, but do you know why plastic is a problem? Or how to recycle it properly?
We've compiled everything you need to know about plastic in our latest online feature.
We recently asked you what you're boycotting and why. You didn't disappoint us with your responses: we were inundated with your boycotts!
It's great to see how many of you in the ethical consumer community use consumer power to take action. We've complied the results in this new article.
We've made buying books and listening to audio books without Amazon easy with our ethical bookshops guide.
In our new ethical Easter egg guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 39 Easter egg brands.
We also look at cocoa sourcing, cocoa farmers, animal rights, packaging, palm oil and shine a spotlight on the ethics of Nestlé and give our recommended buys so you can make sure your Easter treats are as ethical as possible.
Our 'pay it forward' subscription scheme is for people who are in a financial position to fund others who want to learn more about ethical issues but can't afford a subscription.
Find out how you can either donate to the fund or apply for one of the donated subscriptions.
If, you've had enough of the UK government awarding contracts with known tax avoiding companies, join us in the fight to get new policy into party manifestos this election year!
Read this new article by our co-founder to learn more and find out how you can help.
The world loses the equivalent of a nurse’s annual salary to a tax haven every second, and will lose nearly $5 trillion in the next 10 years, according to the Tax Justice Network.
What can we, as consumers, do about it? Find out in the article.
Ethical Consumer rated Temu for the first time since it entered the UK market less than a year ago, flooded search engines results, and started offering very cheap products.
To nobody’s massive surprise, it scored 0 points. Read more.
Can secondhand kill fast fashion? This issue explores ethical fashion and includes shopping guides rating:
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For those trying to avoid using Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia, we've included ethical alternatives in our guide to travel companies.
The move follows the acquisition by Upfield of plant-based cheese alternative brand Violife, inJanuary 2020, and the recent announcement that its entire Flora and Proactiv spreads range will now be vegan (and palm oil free). View Upfield's compnay profile here.
Can second hand kill fast fashion? This issue explores ethical fashion and includes shopping guides rating:
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The latest figures in our 2023 Ethical Market report show that consumers are dropping fast-fashion in favour of ethical alternatives. Read the full report to find out more.
Join the Amazon Free Pledge now and take a stand against one of the world's worst tax avoiders!
On taking the pledge, you’ll receive a weekly email with new tips, advice, and encouragement to take a break from Amazon. You’ll also receive a free digital issue of Ethical Consumer magazine: our Amazon alternatives issue.
Already boycotting Amazon? You can still support the campaign!
We recently ran a readers' survey to ask people what brand or company they thought was the worst. Several people said Monsanto, which was surprising because it was bought by Bayer and effectively is no longer a major brand.
So we thought we'd look into Monsanto and Bayer in more detail, to figure out what happened to Monsanto and whether Bayer is any better.
Ethical shopping doesn’t have to be expensive! Surprisingly, sustainable cosmetics brands compete with well-known, less ethical options on price.
Find out more in our new shopping guides on makeup, shampoo, skincare, deodorant and toothpaste
Lots of companies market ‘100 percent renewable’ or ‘green’ energy tariffs. But many green tariffs do little or nothing to change actual carbon emissions. In this article, we explain why – and highlight the handful that do offer meaningful green options.
In our latest video we’re asking the question, should we boycott Starbucks?
Whether you're cutting out dairy for animal rights or the positive environmental impacts, you'll want to avoid fuelling dairy companies' revenues! Make sure you're not accidentally buying from one of the 'vegan-washing' brands we list in our vegan cheese guide.
In our brand new shampoo shopping guide, we look at what to avoid when buying shampoo and what to look out for. Whether you're looking for a vegan, organic or chemical-free shampoo, in solid form or liquid, there are plenty of options.
When we asked what new year's resolutions you're doing this year, many of you said cutting back on driving and flying was at the top of your list. We've created a roadmap of 10 actions to help you reduce your road and air travel this year and beyond
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