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Ryan Brightwell from BankTrack explains the organisation’s work and answers a few questions.

The high street isn’t renowned for its ethics, but a handful of brands are doing something different.  We list five high scoring mainstream brands to help you find more ethical options on the high street. The list is compiled using our unique ethical ranking system. You can find out more about each of the brands in the linked company profiles…

Finding ethical and sustainable jeans. We rank 56 brands of jeans on ethical and environmental policies and practices. Jeans are one of the most popular items of clothing, for all ages, but how easy is it to find an ethical pair of jeans? We look into the issues involved and give our recommended buys and what to avoid.

Find out more about other organisations who are campaigning on corporate power. We explore who they are, what they have achieved so far, and how you can support them. From working towards public ownership to preventing damaging trade deals, these groups are tackling corporate power.

In this article we explore what makes a business ethical. We look at steps to tackle climate change and ensure workers’ rights, fair payment of taxes, and other indicators of an ethical company.  We also look at how ethical businesses perform financially. 

Global fashion brands have been criticised for removing statements on the use of forced labour in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region following boycott threats from China.

Ethical investment is increasingly being used to help solve the housing crisis as Simon Birch discovers.

We caught up with George Latham, Managing Partner at WHEB Asset Management, which came top in our guides to Fossil Free Investment Funds and Ethical Investment Funds.

If you’re a teenager or child and are interested in learning about ethical consumption, this article is a great place to start.  

An estimated  £7bn is lost to the UK public purse each year as a result of corporate profits being shifted to tax havens. Alex Crumbie asks what role clothing companies might play in this.

Richard Murphy FCA, Director of the new Corporate Accountability Network, explains why.

With a few small steps it’s easy to start your journey to become an Ethical Consumer and shop ethically and sustainably. Here we list 10 easy to do things that can have a big impact.

The Lush Spring Prize comprises of a biennial £200,000+ prize fund and other support activities, to build capacity for those repairing the earth’s damaged systems. It is for groups, organisations, enterprises or networks that are working to revive damaged social and natural environments, and who want to share what they are doing to inspire and…

COVID-19 has had a huge impact on consumer habits with shops shut and deliveries becoming more difficult.  Sophie Billington looks at what it means to be an ethical consumer in this time of crisis, with some simple suggestions on how to live a good life on lockdown.

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.

Some of the largest companies in our energy suppliers product guide are involved in the dirtiest and most damaging energy projects around the world. Below, we run through just a few examples that show how energy companies continue to extract from and exploit poorer nations, exporting profits to shareholders in the rich world.

As You Sow is a US organisation calling for corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy. Olivia Knight and Meredith Benton introduce the organisation’s new scorecards, which show which companies are ranking best and worst when it comes to issues like racial justice.

Independent review of Boohoo supply chains finds that company directors knew of problems long before they were reported in the press

Veganism is the fastest growing consumer trend in the UK but why are so many people switching to a vegan lifestyle?

The global clothing industry is notorious for its exploitative working conditions.  We take a detailed look at the conditions workers face and profile some campaigns you can get involved with to help bring about change.