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Amazon vouchers are an easy stocking filler at Christmas, and a popular reward at work. We explore what you can do if you want to give someone a gift card but would like to avoid Amazon. 

The ingredients list on your cosmetics could be hiding all manner of animal products. In this article, we discuss what vegan beauty means and how to find vegan products, as well as listing some of our favourite vegan brands.

The co-founders of the Kindling Trust meet Simon Birch at their newly-purchased farm that will become a showcase for sustainable farming. In this article they share their vision for the land with organic growing and community engagement key priorities.

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.

Can ethical businesses always act like ethical shoppers when it comes to Amazon? In his latest Inside View article, Simon Birch unpicks this complex issue.  

Our research found that a new green pension fund from PensionBee was investing in companies providing essential services to the oil, gas and coal industry. However, since then there have been a number of changes. Read on for the updated position.

Amazon announced at the beginning of September that its key UK business paid £14.46million in corporation tax in 2019, just a 3% increase since 2018, despite its pre-tax profits growing by more than 35% during the same period.

International companies have “enabled" and "profited from" illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine, according to the UN. 

Tax justice news for December 2019/January 2020. Information about the release of the Manifesto for Tax Justice and Fair tax news.

E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the world and only 15-20% of it is recycled. Merle Büter looks at what campaigners have to say about this.

We need to start including the Global South when talking about tackling climate change, says Simon Birch.

Leeds Building Society has this week become the first national high-street financial institution certified as an accredited Fair Tax Mark business, having been successfully assessed against the Fair Tax Mark criteria.

Merle Büter looks at anti-Amazon activities in Germany.

Bikes might be the healthiest and greenest vehicle going. But in the UK, it is still an activity dominated by men, writes Rachel White from Sustrans, the UK’s walking and cycling charity

Fair trade is one of the greatest successes of the ethical consumer movement. In recent years it has become a mainstay on supermarket shelves appearing on food products as diverse as wine and bananas. But what exactly is it and why is it so important?

Buying secondhand furniture is a great way to reduce your personal environmental impact.  This short guide lists online and high street options for buying secondhand furniture, highlights key things to look out for when buying secondhand, and discusses what to do with your furniture when it reaches the end of its life.  

Communities are creating a radical alternative to our fossil fuel driven energy supply. So what is community energy, and how can consumers support it?

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many people are asking: how effective is boycotting Russia? What are the latest updates on the boycott? And how can I support the boycott?

Hannah Dillon, Head of the Zero Carbon Campaign, explores the need for a ‘carbon charge’ and the impact it could have in the UK.

Tech giants have profited from the global pandemic, particularly from online shopping but many of them are still not paying a fair amount of tax. We outline some recent figures and what you can do to help our tax campaigns.