The latest annual report on ethical shopping provides good news for ethics including Fairtrade says Simon Birch
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Issues
We look at the power of corporations, how they tend to overlook ethics when it comes to tax and its workers.
Retailers
Who we shop with can have a big impact on everything from climate change to funding our public services. Our shopping guides help you find retailers that pay a fairer rate of tax and address other ethical issues such as their carbon emissions and the rights of workers in their supply chains. We also highlight some smaller independent ethical retailers that you may not have come across.
Ethical Retailers
Avoiding the ease of retailers like Amazon can feel daunting, however we have the tools to make that switch to ethical simple.
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- #MakeAmazonPay is a new coalition which is demanding change from the online giant. Campaigners have organised a Global Day of Action on Black Friday, November 27th, with industrial actions at Amazon warehouses and solidarity actions around the world.Read more →
- Are you boycotting Black Friday? We think you should. Here’s why.Read more →
- Amazon has launched a new eco badge on its website, which it claims will help “you discover and shop for more sustainable products.” Yet, the ‘Climate Pledge Friendly’ badge has been awarded to everything from single-use batteries to disposable wipes. So is this another greenwashing exercise from Amazon?Read more →
- More and more products are branded with claims like ‘sustainably sourced’ and ‘fairly traded’. Julie Hunter, Chair of the Consumer and Public Interest Network at BSI, talks about the role of voluntary standards in navigating these claims, as more and more of us buy online, and about the importance of Consumers in shaping these standards.Read more →
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Product guides
Booksellers
In this product guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 24 booksellers.
We also look at our Amazon boycott, e-books, and Authors' royalties, as well as giving our recommended buys.
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Coffee Shops
In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 15 coffee shop chains.
We also look at tax dodging, Fairtrade, shine a spotlight on the ethics of Starbucks and give our recommended buys.
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Ethical Clothes Shops
In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 44 ethical fashion retailers
We also look at sustainable fabrics, consumer actions, animal rights, shine the light on the ethics of Beyond Retro and give our Best Buy recommendations.
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Ethical Online Retailers
In this Ethical Consumer shopping guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 22 ethical online shops and retailers.
We also look at product ranges, the growth of the ethical shopping market, and ask whether it is ethical to shop online?
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Furniture Shops
In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 28 furniture shops.
We also look at timber, leather, shine a spotlight on the ethics of IKEA and give our recommended buys.
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Garden Centres
In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 21 chain garden centres.
We also look into sourcing policies, bee-harming pesticides, finding independent garden centres, shine a spotlight on the ethics of B&Q and give our recommendations.
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High Street Clothes Shops
In this guide, we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 44 high street shops
We also look at the problem with fast fashion, workers' rights, shine a light on the ethics of Inditex and give our Best Buy recommendations.
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Perfume Shops
In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 13 perfume retailers
We also look at toxic chemicals, animal testing, shine a spotlight on the ethics of Boots and give our recommended buys.
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Sports & Outdoor Shops
In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 13 sports & outdoor retailers.
We also look at zero contract hours, brands using animal down, shine a light on the shady ethics of Sports Direct and give our recommended buys.
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Supermarkets
In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 22 supermarkets.
We also look at an A-Z of policies from palm oil to cocoa production, shine a spotlight on the ethics of Unicorn wholefood grocery in Manchester and give our recommended buys.
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