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The Southern Co-operative has drawn criticism from civil rights groups Big Brother Watch and Privacy International following revelations that the supermarket chain has been using live facial recognition technology in its stores.

Over the last few months, we have been reporting on the allegations of illegally low wages, poor working conditions and furlough fraud in Leicester garment factories, those largely supplying online fast fashion brand Boohoo.

Helen Dewdney, The Complaining Cow consumer champion, writes a guest post on ethics, customer service and complaint handling.

Exploiting the deep ocean for consumer electronics threatens wildlife, the climate and ultimately us. Steve Trent, Executive Director of the Environmental Justice Foundation explains more.

Is it possible to use your buying power as a consumer to hold governments and oppressive regimes to account?  We know many people are keen not only to avoid specific brands or companies, but also to avoid whole countries because of oppressive governments and regimes. We share links to our articles on various countries.

Find an ethical delivery company for parcels and restaurants/takeaways, with ratings for 9 parcel/courier companies and 3 food/restaurant delivery companies. When we are sending parcels ourselves we may have a choice of delivery provider - this guide seeks to find out if there are any ethical ones.

With the cost of living crisis and sustainability concerns, more and more people are buying secondhand.  In this guide, we look at everything from how to avoid scams and dud deals to the best online retail platforms for pre-loved clothing, furniture, phones, and more. 

Richard Wilson, Director of Stop Funding Hate, looks at the impact that GB News could have on the UK, and explains why companies should not support it.

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.

Clare Carlile looks at the reasons behind the slow down revealed in our 2018 Ethical Consumer Markets Report.

TCO Certified is a certification scheme for IT products. We talked to Clare Hobby at TCO Certified about sustainability in the technology sector.

Group AGM votes for responsible advertising

We interviewed Fabian Hühne from Fairphone – a social enterprise that proved that ethical products are profitable

People in the UK and around the world are boycotting Elon Musk and Donald Trump, and companies associated with them. This article looks at the reasons for boycotting Musk and Trump, and how to get involved.

Find an eco friendly and sustainable tablet. Ratings for the ethical and environmental record of 20 brands of tablets. This guide looks at the tech industry and the problems like use of conflict minerals, military connections, and workers' rights. 

Inadequate working conditions are a persistent issue in the IT supply chain. The vast majority of manufacturing takes place in countries with fewer protections for workers. In this article we look at typical working conditions, particularly in China, and the use of potentially forced labour.

Mass production of soya is linked to large scale deforestation in South America. In this article, we look at which consumer products are tied to it, and what we can do to create change.

On Friday, 4th December 2020, Ethical Consumer made a submission to the Treasury Select Committee's inquiry into ‘Tax after Coronavirus’. Sounds like a mouthful, right? Well, don’t worry, we will explain exactly what all this means.

A growing list of corporations, including some of the world’s best-known brands, have signed up to a campaign aiming to hold Facebook to account for allowing hate speech and misinformation on its platform.