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A recent report, published by Labour Behind the Label, found that a shocking number of 31 out of 32 fashion brands are unable to provide proof of a living wage being paid to their workers.

Now that Brexit's finally happened, what's the impact on the UK's ever growing ethical consumer market?

A new UK network is creating collective, national campaigns to challenge corporate power. Ethical Consumer has published research on JCB - the target of its first campaign - in support of the launch.

With the rise of ‘big tech’ and artificial intelligence (AI), people are becoming more aware of issues around data privacy and the power wielded by tech monopolies.  Our choice of web browser can play an important part in how much personal data is gathered about us and our online activity. 

Tom Bryson tells us more about the new Facebook boycott campaign.

Who we shop with can have a big impact on everything from climate change to funding our public services. Our shopping guides help you find retailers that pay a fairer rate of tax and address other ethical issues such as their carbon emissions and the rights of workers in their supply chains. We also highlight some smaller independent…

One question that we get asked a lot is “What is it that makes some products unethical?” The answer lies in where it’s come from, and where the money is going to. Tim Hunt explains more...

Anna Clayton explores the growing movement of a sustainable food network.

Web Developer, Hannah Smith, from Ethical.net tells us how she’s reducing her digital carbon footprint.

Which is the most ethical UK supermarket? In this guide, we rate the ethical and environmental records of 12 supermarkets, and give our Best Buy advice, recommended brands, and companies to avoid.

Ethical Consumer's primary goal is making global businesses more sustainable through consumer pressure. Below we list the five key elements of this mission.

The End Uyghur Forced Labour (EUFL) coalition is calling on brands to end the use of forced labour in their Chinese supply chains. Brands are being urged to cut ties with the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China (known to local people as East Turkistan), over atrocities there. 

Ethical shopping advice to help you get ready for your summer holiday   

In this article, we explore what boycotts can achieve and their impact – whether that’s denting the finances of a company, showing solidarity with workers, or ensuring media reports on an issue. 

All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is revealing structural inequalities and the precarious situation that workers and communities face. For many, the economic fallout poses a crisis of its own. Yet, as governments, civil society and consumers respond, the pandemic could also be a catalyst for change. Clare Carlile explains more...

Do you want to avoid links to the Israeli government, or support brands standing up for Palestine?  Jasmine Owens introduces the new Israel-Palestine rating and applies it to bookshops.  This article explains what our rating on Israel includes, and which bookshops to avoid.

Boycotts and other buying decisions, are an important piece of the jigsaw in the transition to new corporate models. Rob Harrison explains why actions by consumers and corporate purchasers, can help bring about change to create fairer and less damaging economies and societies.

Thanks for visiting us. We have all the information and inspiration you need to revolutionise the way you shop, save, and live. Learn how to use your spending power to help change the world for the better. Join thousands of others and become an ethical consumer today.

Julian Richer is the founder of the high-street hi-fi chain Richer Sounds. He has also published a book, The Ethical Capitalist, and he was the opening keynote speaker at the Fair Tax Mark’s annual conference in July.

We explore alternative ethical Christmas gifts, where to shop ethically if buying new, sustainable decoration ideas to give some yuletide sparkle, and much more.