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Across the UK, Libraries of Things are offering consumers the chance to borrow not buy.
Sam Attard, manager of SHARE:Frome at the time of writing, gives 10 top tips on setting up a Library of Things where you live.
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We caught up with Ruth Anslow from HISBE about the challenges of being an ethical small business during the coronavirus pandemic, and their ‘Back to Better’ campaign.
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Lisa Ashford, CEO of Ethex explains how communities are taking control of their energy generation for the benefit of all.
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Conditions for farm workers in southern Spain have become yet more dire as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread through the area.
We spoke with workers and union representatives in August to hear how businesses have dealt with potential virus outbreaks and safety measures in the region.
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A groundbreaking innovation has paved the way for solar-powered trains, says Simon Birch.
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With talk of junking new gas boilers in the UK by 2025, heat pumps are very much the low-carbon alternative for people of the moment! Jonathan Atkinson from Carbon Co-op explains more...
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Culture Unstained, a research, engagement and campaigning organisation, have revealed how major oil and gas companies have pushed to influence and sponsor the COP26 climate summit over the last year.
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Our Beyond Consumerism page seeks out ideas big and small, for rethinking economic systems and reducing reliance on corporations and money. This time we hear from Josephine Philips who is launching a new clothing repair app as we write.
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Colin Birch with a light-hearted guide to trying, and sometimes failing, to be ethical. This week Colin looks into the world of car insurance.
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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?
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Following a joint investigation by Ethical Consumer and The Observer, the British Retail Consortium, representing UK supermarkets, has called on the Spanish Government to launch an inquiry into conditions for migrant workers in Almeria.
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Anna Clayton speaks to Heather Masoud of Zaytoun about their upcoming session at Ethical Consumer Week: Join the olive harvest in Palestine.
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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.
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Climate expert and author of How Bad are Bananas and There’s no Planet B, Mike Berners-Lee spoke to us about what a sustainable future could look like and the action needed to get there.
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We are delighted that the Co-operative Bank is again supporting our annual event, Ethical Consumer Week 2020.
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A group of MEPs has written to Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and chief executive, expressing concern that the company might be spying on politicians and targeting workers who are seeking to organise.
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Independent review of Boohoo supply chains finds that company directors knew of problems long before they were reported in the press
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As the carbon crisis intensifies, growing numbers of companies are now starting to label their products with their carbon footprint, says Simon Birch.
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Our Beyond Consumerism page seeks out ideas big and small, for rethinking economic systems or reducing reliance on corporations and money. This time we hear from herbalist Jesper Launder about autumn foraging.
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Amazon announced at the beginning of September that its key UK business paid £14.46million in corporation tax in 2019, just a 3% increase since 2018, despite its pre-tax profits growing by more than 35% during the same period.