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In this guide we investigate the ethical and environmental record of bread.  Bread is a staple food for millions of people, but how much do we know about its environmental impact, or the policies of big bread manufacturers? 

Find ethical cleaning products for your home.  This guide has ethical and environmental ratings for 32 household cleaners, Best Buy advice, and recommended brands and companies to avoid.

Women with experience of detention are calling for a boycott of facilities management company Mitie, which props up the UK’s immigration detention centres

Animal derived products are hidden in the ingredients lists of many cleaning products.  In this article, we look at how to spot them and where to find vegan cleaning products and brands.

We asked our newsletter subscribers if their clothing habits changed during the pandemic, and what habits they hoped to retain or change going forwards. Over 200 people responded and we present some highlights below.

The Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill was designed to reverse the climate and ecological breakdown. The Zero Hour! team who are supporting the campaign for the bill outline its progress and how you can get involved in ensuring it become official legislation.

Keenan from the charity Feedback, which campaigns to end food waste, tells us what role the beer industry has to play in decreasing the impact on the environment. Read on for some fascinating innovative ideas of what can be done with brewers' spent grains and other food items that might go to waste.

A growing list of corporations, including some of the world’s best-known brands, have signed up to a campaign aiming to hold Facebook to account for allowing hate speech and misinformation on its platform.

Amazon warehouse workers in Italy, France and New York are protesting the company’s response to the global coronavirus pandemic. Workers say that the multinational, which has seen a surge in orders since social-distancing measures began, is not doing enough to protect their safety.

The winners of the Lush Spring Prize 2019 are being announced as part of a three day event taking place at Emerson College in East Sussex and at RichMix in London. The prizes are awarded across four categories: Intentional, Young, Established and Influence; investing more than £200,000 in regenerative work.

Ethical Consumer spoke to Jesus Galaz about Mexicali Resiste, the movement behind the boycott call.

Our homes and gardens can play host to a range of toxic chemicals and environmentally damaging products. The good news is that there are hundreds of ethical brands, tip and tricks to keep your home and garden looking clean and fresh without damaging the planet or your health. Our shopping guides, news and features cover everything from green…

Finding an ethical and eco-friendly sustainable tea. We rank and rate 31 tea brands on their ethical and environmental record. How do the mainstream tea brands like PG Tips, Tetley, Twinings and Yorkshire Tea compare with smaller ethical brands? We look at their policies on workers' rights and supply chains to see who makes ethical tea. 

Finding natural and cruelty-free makeup and cosmetics. Ethical and sustainability ratings for 56 makeup brands, with recommended buys and what to avoid. In this guide to ethical makeup we take a look at the ethics of cosmetics companies  from major international brands like Estée Lauder and L'Oréal, high street shops like Boots and Superdrug,…

Rob Harrison explains how fixing the issue of runaway corporate power will lie at the heart of fixing the climate and nature crises.

As an ethical business owner, do you incorporate circular aspects into your business? Are you even quite sure what the circular economy is and why it's important? If the answer is no to either of these, don't worry, there's no judgement here! Small business owner Lucy Todd introduces the key principles of the circular economy and tips on how you…

Nicola Round from Adfree Cities explains the cost of corporate advertising and how we can tackle it in our communities. 

54 projects from around the world have been shortlisted for the £220,000 Lush Spring Prize for environmental and social regeneration.

Fashion brands including Dorothy Perkins and Topshop were taken over by Boohoo and ASOS earlier in 2021. What impact has this had on their ethical ratings and what are the options for ethically-minded consumers?

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