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HSBC is facing widespread criticism after its top executive in Asia publicly declared the firm’s support for the national security law that China has enforced in Hong Kong.
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May and June's news and events in ethical food and drink.
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The kitchen is a great place to start if you want to reduce plastic in your home. From single-use food packaging through to larger items like cleaning equipment, there are lots of simple and inexpensive household swaps which will make a real difference to your plastic waste. Ruth Walton from The Green Shopper website explains.
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May Project Gardens is an award-winning community interest company in South London connecting urban communities to nature and to each other in an otherwise consumerist society.
Co-director Mona Bani talks about the need for human connections when aiming for social change.
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What’s the best way to manage eco anxiety, asks Simon Birch.
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Colin Birch starts his journey off with ethical paint in his new, light-hearted guide to trying, and sometimes failing, to be ethical.
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How is the campaign against bigotry and racism in the media going? Simon Birch finds out.
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Across the food industry, workers face a chronic lack of rights. Tea plantation workers in India are denied liveable wages. Strawberry pickers in Spain are subjected to harassment and assault.
In this article, we outline key problems in the agricultural industry. We look at their causes and what consumers can do to help.
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The agricultural sector in southern Spain has long been implicated in workers’ rights abuses. Organic fruit and vegetable producer Biosabor has been singled out by workers as one of the most prolific offenders.
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All plant milks have lower emissions and land use than dairy milk, but are some more ethical and environmentally friendly than others?
This guide includes ethical & environmental rankings for 20 vegan plant milk brands, including organic and powdered plant milk.
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Find out why we are campaigning for public bodies to be able to take into account the tax behaviour of companies like Amazon who are bidding for their contracts.
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Almost all chocolate companies sell vegan bars now. But are all vegan chocolates equally ethical?
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Our conference connects people, ethical businesses, and campaign groups to explore our collective power and the change we can ignite in our communities.
We ask the big questions facing society and discuss possible solutions and answers that prioritise people and planet over profit.
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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.
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Nabila Ahmed looks at the discussions bubbling up around an online sales tax.
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For more than a year now, Manchester United has been partnered with a direct funder of the 2017 Rohingya genocide.
Laurence Crumbie and Christian Gilberti delve into this controversial partnership.
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Across the UK, Libraries of Things are offering consumers the chance to borrow not buy.
Sam Attard, manager of SHARE:Frome at the time of writing, gives 10 top tips on setting up a Library of Things where you live.
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Colin Birch with a light-hearted guide to trying, and sometimes failing, to be ethical. This week Colin looks into the world of car insurance.
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KitKat announced in June that it would be cutting its ties with Fairtrade, even after the popular Nestlé brand was warned that the move would affect thousands of farmers.
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The focus on a meat market in China obscures the more complex role that our destruction of the environment has played in spreading viruses such as COVID-19.