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Google is one of the best known brands and one of the five largest tech companies in the world. So how do its ethics measure up?

How ethical is Yoyo Grocery Co (previously Zero Waste Bulk Foods?)

How ethical is Preworn? Preworn is based in North Wales.

TK Maxx is known for its discount end-of-line sales of well-known brands. So how does it fare when it comes to ethics?

FatFace and its owner Next are both well recognised high street clothing brands. But how do their ethics stack up?  

Shein is well known for its cheap fast fashion products. With a huge and rapid turnover of products, the company has been criticised for driving unsustainable prices, undercutting workers’ rights and generating huge clothing waste. So how unethical is Shein really? 

How ethical is Miniml (Friendly Chemical Co)?

Etsy is a go-to platform for people who want to buy original items from independent traders. It also owns the clothing resale app Depop. But Etsy has recently faced widespread criticism over allegations of withholding payments to sellers, and its operations in illegal Israeli settlements. So how ethical is Etsy? 

How ethical is Big Green Smile?

How ethical is Amazon Web Services? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is Amazon’s cloud computing arm.  AWS owns about a third of the entire cloud market. Amazon has been widely criticised for its practices, including its tax avoidance. 

PrettyLittleThing is one of the UK’s best known fast fashion brands – associated with low prices and high social and environmental costs. We take a look at the ethical issues with the brand and its owner, Boohoo Group. 

In recent years, Boohoo has become a symbol of fast fashion – and all that is wrong with it. The online retailer is known for introducing a new, rapid form of online sale: listing multiple new styles each day, it orders items in small batches from manufacturers, testing new options to see which will go viral.  This fast and cheap strategy is…

Lidl is one of the best known budget supermarkets in the UK. But what are the ethical and environmental costs from its low prices?

Aldi is among the UK’s best known budget supermarkets, growing rapidly in recent years to become one of the largest food retailers in the country. But in this article we look at the ethical cost of its low prices.  

How ethical is Riverford Organics?

Starbucks is probably the most well-known coffee shop in the world. It owns over 32,000 stores in 80 countries, and its iconic logo and misspelt names on paper cups are a global phenomenon.  But who is paying the price for its huge success?