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All the latest in the clothing industry, from worsening conditions for sweatshop workers due to COVID to updates on the Ali Enterprise garment factory fire in Pakistan.
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The Lush Prize is an annual award to scientists and campaigners who are working to replace animal testing. It is a collaboration between Lush Cosmetics and Ethical Consumer, and, in November of this year, it paid out £250,000 in total, with prizes awarded in a virtual ceremony.
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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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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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Will there be a boom in onshore wind energy following the government’s change of heart? Simon Birch investigates.
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Colin Birch with a light-hearted guide to trying, and sometimes failing, to be ethical. This week he grapples with ethical sunscreen.
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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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Colin Birch with a light-hearted guide to trying, and sometimes failing, to be ethical. This issue: Laptops.
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Rob Harrison explains why we may need to look at our education systems before we can find a lasting solution to the problems of the clothing sector.
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Talking about periods is slowly becoming more acceptable. In Spring 2019, a period ‘emoji’ for smartphone users was even released, after a global campaign to eliminate the stigma surrounding periods.
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In February 2018, Shell bought energy provider First Utility, meaning it now provides gas and electricity directly to UK-households. It has re-branded the provider as 'Shell Energy' and switched it to 100% renewables. Yet, Shell continues to produce 10% of the oil and gas used in the UK.
Is one of the world’s biggest polluters trying to greenwash…
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Later this year the annual Clever Green festival will launch in Brighton.
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Jessica Sinclair-Taylor and Lucy Antal from Feedback advise us on how to reconnect with the value of food
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The failure of recycled paper to hit the big time is a sad tale of missed opportunities.
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Josef Davies-Coates tells us about an emergency summit for change taking place in May.
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Community RePaint is a leftover paint redistribution project with 70 schemes across the UK. Madeleine Jones spoke to Sarah Burns, Community RePaint Network Coordinator to find out more
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In October, Traidcraft announced that they might be forced to cease trading. This blog is an update and it's good news!
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The summer has seen a plethora of new reports about supermarkets – one looking at ready meals, another on how they are dealing with food waste and a third looking at the human suffering in supermarket supply chains.
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Sainsbury’s move to drop Fairtrade provoked a massive reaction, but what does it mean for the future of Fairtrade, asks Simon Birch?
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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.