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Our guide to ethical energy supplier cuts through the greenwash so you can select a provider to help you play your part in the energy transition.
We look at the most ethical and green energy suppliers. The guide has rankings for 17 UK energy companies, with best buys and recommended brands, plus which brands to avoid and why.
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Finding an ethical mobile network. Ethical and environmental ratings of 20 mobile networks with recommended brands and what to avoid.
Mobile phone users have lots of choice of mobile service provider, with some high scoring brands and some scoring almost nothing.
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From leather and wool, to silk and down, animal products are almost ubiquitous in the clothing industry. In this article, we look at major animal welfare issues, ask which high street brands use animal products, and list vegan fashion brands.
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Fast fashion is notorious for workers’ rights abuses and environmental harms. So is it possible to find ethical high street clothes?
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Environmental and human rights activist Etelle Higonnet explains what you can do to create change in the chocolate industry this Easter.
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Our latest guide to fashion brands reveals how young people are being misled by the “patently false” environmental and animal-friendly claims of a new wave of emerging fast-fashion online stores.
Lead researcher Alex Crumbie gives his insights into his latest guide.
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Josie Cohen from Pesticide Action Network UK looks at the risk the CPTPP trade deal poses to our health and wildlife.
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After nearly 10 years of campaigns by Palestinian human rights activists, Ben & Jerry’s has announced its ice cream will no longer be sold in grocery stores in illegal Israeli settlements.
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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.
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Independent review of Boohoo supply chains finds that company directors knew of problems long before they were reported in the press
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As the carbon crisis intensifies, growing numbers of companies are now starting to label their products with their carbon footprint, says Simon Birch.
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Any trade deal with the US will have significant impacts on our democracy, environment and society. Heidi Chow, of campaign group Global Justice Now, tells us more about corporate courts and protections for tech giants...
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We caught up with Kath Clements, from our Best Buy company Mooncup Ltd. The company came top in our ethical shopping guide for Menstrual Products.
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Dr Lynn Wilson, University of Glasgow, shares the best options to choose when a garment has reached the end of its useful life.
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In this article, we ask what is tax avoidance? We explore the problems with it, and look at which companies are involved.
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A quick guide from Ethical Consumer to starting your own consumer boycott.
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Fish4Ever were highly rated in our former tuna guide. We spoke to them about their business and what makes them sustainable.
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What is the Fair Tax Foundation and why is it important?
Ethical Consumer helped to establish the ground-breaking fair tax accreditation scheme, rewarding businesses that pay a fair amount of tax. We explain what fair tax is and why it's important.
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Jo Salter, founder of ethical fashion brand Where Does It Come From, talks to Ethical Consumer about Fashion Revolution week and ethical fashion brands
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How does Fair for Life stack up ethically? We look at this new certification scheme