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  1. Alternative supermarkets: a more sustainable food network

    Anna Clayton explores the growing movement of a sustainable food network.

  2. Q&A with Meaningful Planet Best Buy Label Holder

    Meaningful Planet is a Best Buy Label holder in our guide to ethical mobile phone networks.  In this article we sit down with them to find out what makes Meaningul Planet ethical. 

  3. The hidden cost of deep sea mining for consumer electronics: we can say no

    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.

  4. Can an online sales tax rebalance the high street?

    Nabila Ahmed looks at the discussions bubbling up around an online sales tax.

  5. Latest results show huge sales growth for tech giants – but still no tax!

    Tech giants have profited from the global pandemic, particularly from online shopping but many of them are still not paying a fair amount of tax. We outline some recent figures and what you can do to help our tax campaigns.

  6. How to create a Library of Things - 10 Top Tips.

    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.

  7. Big tech companies and climate change

    When Trump pulled out of the Paris climate agreement, the tech giants were some of his loudest critics, but are these global corporations pulling their own weight in the fight for climate justice?

  8. What is BankTrack?

    Ryan Brightwell from BankTrack explains the organisation’s work and answers a few questions.

  9. KPMG fined over Co-op Bank auditing

    The auditing firm KPMG has been fined £5m by the Financial Reporting Council for its failures in properly auditing the Co-op Bank. The fine was reduced to £4m as the firm did not dispute the penalty.

  10. Q&A with Best Buy Label Independent Hostels

    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. 

  11. 7 things I wish I knew before starting a sustainable business

    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.

  12. Why Peacocks is in the firing line of the #PayUp Campaign

    Campaigner and blogger, Mayisha Begum on Peacocks and the #PayUp Campaign.

  13. KitKat cuts ties with Fairtrade

    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. 

  14. Investing in ethical housing

    Ethical investment is increasingly being used to help solve the housing crisis as Simon Birch discovers.

  15. We need a new NGO to demand the accounts we really deserve

    Richard Murphy FCA, Director of the new Corporate Accountability Network, explains why.

  16. Campaign Victory: Co-op AGM backs Stop Funding Hate

    Group AGM votes for responsible advertising

  17. The Campaign to #AxeDrax

    Biofuelwatch report on why Drax power station is the target of protesters. 

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  20. XR at London Fashion Week: No more ‘business as usual’

    A few hours before the opening of London Fashion Week in mid-September, Extinction Rebellion activists staged a ‘die-in’ outside the central venue.