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How to find ethical Easter eggs. Ranking the ethical and environmental record of 37 Easter egg brands.
The problems with the chocolate industry such as child labour, poverty wages and cocoa sourcing mean many Easter eggs may not be that ethical or sustainably produced. We give our recommendations and who to avoid.
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Independent Hostels is a Best Buy Label company in our guide to ethical travel booking companies. We talked to them about the philosophy behind the company, challenges and the future.
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Green and sustainable businesses often have additional hurdles to overcome, or ethical decisions to make, when starting up and during their journey.
In this article Lucy Todd outlines seven things which would have been helpful to know when she was setting up her sustainable small business.
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Emma Kerrison updates us on diversity and fast fashion in the clothing industry.
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Ethical investment is increasingly being used to help solve the housing crisis as Simon Birch discovers.
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Amika George is a 19-year-old student and founder of FreePeriods. She tells us more about her work to raise awareness and campaign for action on period poverty.
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UK councils spend billions every year subcontracting services in their area.
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A new report called ‘Green is (Relatively) Good for European Utilities’ has been released by Morningstar, the US global financial services firm which provides research and information on investment funds.
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With more and more companies making green claims, how do you separate the greenwash from the genuinely eco options?
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We guide you through everything you need to know before you embark on your impact investment journey. Featuring how impact investing works, how to get started, who’s doing it and more...
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Our guide to spotting unethical companies.
Finding out which companies have unethical business practices is our speciality at Ethical Consumer.
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Whether you’re worried about the environment, workers' or animal rights, there is a growing number of ethical companies and brands to choose from.
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Thousands of Moroccan women stranded in Spain due to coronavirus travel restrictions have begun to return home after a torturous 2 month ordeal.
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Richard Murphy FCA, Director of the new Corporate Accountability Network, explains why.
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Ahead of Fair Tax Week 2019 Martin McEwen, Head of Tax at SSE, tells Tim Hunt why paying tax should be top of the agenda for all companies.
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All the information and inspiration you need to join thousands of others and revolutionise the way you shop, save and live.
Full online access to our unique shopping guides, ethical rankings and company profiles. The essential ethical print magazine.
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Jonathan Atkinson of Carbon Co-op peers into some of the complexities we face in the transition to low carbon homes.
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All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is revealing structural inequalities and the precarious situation that workers and communities face. For many, the economic fallout poses a crisis of its own. Yet, as governments, civil society and consumers respond, the pandemic could also be a catalyst for change. Clare Carlile explains more...
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In this guide we investigate the ethical and environmental record of 71 over-the-counter medicine brands.
With pharmacists being able to provide advice as well as sell medicines more people are opting to buy what they need rather than see the doctor. But do you know how ethical the different brands are?