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Ryan Brightwell, Director of Research at the Dutch NGO BankTrack, reports from the front line.

A tiny union has pulled off a spectacular victory against one of the world’s biggest companies, reports Simon Birch.

In October 2021, US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice won a £7billion auction to acquire Morrisons supermarket.  The buyout has come under fire for likely tax avoidance. So what could the buyout mean for the supermarket chain’s ethics?

Edward Lander explains how Amazon shareholders were asked to vote on a plan to improve tax disclosure at its 2022 annual general meeting in May.

What is the government’s proposed Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions bill and what are the criticisms of it?

Ethical Consumer has calculated that, in 2021, up to half a billion pounds could have been lost to the UK exchequer from the corporation tax avoidance of just one company, Amazon. We explore how this has happened, and what the money could have funded instead.

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.

Your unused (or under-used) car can help in the fight against the climate crisis, says Simon Birch, in his latest Inside View article. Also see our guide to ethical cars and electric cars.

Following the Paid to Pollute court case Francesca Willow explains how the UK government funnels public money into fossil fuel companies.

UK banks are fuelling deforestation around the world. Martha Marcuson, Senior Communications Advisor at Global Witness, explores the problem and what can be done to stop financial institutions funding the destruction of climate-critical forests. Also see our guide to ethical banking. 

Our latest guide to fashion brands reveals how young people are being misled by the “patently false” environmental and animal-friendly claims of a new wave of emerging fast-fashion online stores. Lead researcher Alex Crumbie gives his insights into his latest guide.

We caught up with Lisa Ashford, CEO of Ethex and Energise Africa, ahead of Ethical Consumer Week 2021 to hear about what they’ve got in store for the week and learn a little more about the world of ethical finance.

We asked our newsletter subscribers if their clothing habits changed during the pandemic, and what habits they hoped to retain or change going forwards. Over 200 people responded and we present some highlights below.

54 projects from around the world have been shortlisted for the £220,000 Lush Spring Prize for environmental and social regeneration.

The Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill was designed to reverse the climate and ecological breakdown. The Zero Hour! team who are supporting the campaign for the bill outline its progress and how you can get involved in ensuring it become official legislation.

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

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.

Nabila Ahmed looks at Biden's proposed new 15% global minimum tax rate and what it means for Ethical Consumer's Covid Tech Tax Campaign and Amazon Boycott.

If Big Tech engaged with the ethical behaviour of consumers and business, it wouldn't take a deal by global leaders to ensure fair tax. Digital multinationals continue to underestimate the level of public consciousness around responsible business, but consumers still have a choice. Emma Davies explains more...