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Animals are bred, raised and killed for us to eat meat and dairy. In this article, we discuss the key animal rights issues in the food industry. We outline animal welfare violations and ask what companies are doing to address them, and we discuss steps that consumers can take for change.

We often think of the UK having small local farms with frolicking lambs in fields. But the reality is often quite different.  In fact, over 70% of animals are raised on factory farms. Factory farms are associated with poor animal welfare and high environmental costs. In this article we explore the problems of factory farms. 

Reducing meat and dairy consumption is the most significant action consumers can take when it comes to climate breakdown.  Here, we talk about how to cut down.

Food accounts for 26% of our total consumer emissions. Reducing waste is therefore a great step towards cutting our footprint. Here, we provide a roadmap to reducing food waste.

One of Europe’s most important national parks is under threat from strawberries, says Simon Birch

Environmental and human rights activist Etelle Higonnet explains what you can do to create change in the chocolate industry this Easter. 

Ethical Consumer has collaborated on a new short documentary exposing the conditions faced by undocumented migrants in southern Spain, picking vegetables for UK supermarkets.

Our Beyond Consumerism features seek out ideas big and small, for rethinking economic systems and reducing reliance on corporations. We talk to Comunità Frizzante, a participatory fizzy drinks maker in Italy.

Here we provide a brief introduction to the animal rights issues in dairy production, by looking at the typical life cycle of dairy cows in the UK.

Josie Cohen from Pesticide Action Network UK looks at the risk the CPTPP trade deal poses to our health and wildlife.

Palm oil is one of the world’s most contentious ingredients, linked to rainforest destruction, climate change, and human rights violations. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) says it aims to “make sustainable palm oil the norm”, but there are several problems with the RSPO. Here we look at the main criticisms of the RSPO, and explain its…

After nearly 10 years of campaigns by Palestinian human rights activists, Ben & Jerry’s has announced its ice cream will no longer be sold in grocery stores in illegal Israeli settlements.

In this guest article the International Union of Food (IUF) exposes the less sweet side of Truvia sweetener-maker Cargill – a company that has repeatedly fired workers in Turkey for unionising and then refused to reinstate them.

Vital forests are being destroyed for the meat and dairy in Tesco’s supply chain. Alison Kirkman from Greenpeace explains what you can do about it.

Kirin, owner of Fourpure, Little Creatures and Kirin Ichiban beer brands, has ended ties to the Burmese military after the military coup in the country in February 2021 and following a long-running boycott call.

Delia McGrath from SOC-SAT Union in Spain explains more about the problems faced by workers in southern Spain, growing food destined for most UK supermarkets. Further research by Clare Carlile and Jasmine Owens.

Keenan from the charity Feedback, which campaigns to end food waste, tells us what role the beer industry has to play in decreasing the impact on the environment. Read on for some fascinating innovative ideas of what can be done with brewers' spent grains and other food items that might go to waste.

Francesca Willow, or Ethical Unicorn as she is known on her social media platforms, is an artist and writer/blogger who aims to bring a factual and informative approach to sustainable living and social justice. We caught up with her to talk about activism, social justice, the pandemic and regenerative agriculture.

Are we simply swapping plastic for PFAS? Dr Kerry Dinsmore of environmental charity Fidra explains how chemicals of concern, PFAS, risk undermining the environmental benefits of many so called ‘sustainable’ packaging alternatives, and why almost 12,000 people have joined together to ask UK supermarkets to take action to remove harmful forever…

The closing date (Wednesday 17th March) for the UK Government’s consultation on genetic engineering technologies is fast approaching. Read on for some of the key issues at stake and what action you can take.