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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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Ryan Brightwell, Director of Research at the Dutch NGO BankTrack, reports from the front line.
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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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In June, Microsoft made a multi-million-dollar investment in AnyVision, whose surveillance technology is used in Israeli checkpoints in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The investment has been condemned by Human Rights Watch.
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Designer brand, Prada, which previously adorned its luxury clothing with fur from animals such as mink and rabbits, has announced that it will be fur-free from September 2020.
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During Stop Funding Hate’s 2017 research into companies supporting problem publishers, they found that the Co-op was a prominent advertiser in The Sun, the Daily Mail and the Daily Express.
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Extinction Rebellion disrupts London Fashion Week with ‘swarm’ roadblocks and meets the British Fashion Council.
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From the 22nd to 28th April, campaigning organisation Fashion Revolution will be encouraging consumers to ask #whomademyclothes. Use the hashtag on social media or you can use an email template provided by Fashion Revolution on their website.
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Burma Campaign UK recently published its new ‘Dirty List’ of companies linked to the military in Burma.
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Lush launch first 'Naked' store in a bid to ditch plastic packaging
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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?
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How to find sustainable period products, we review 39 menstrual product brands.
Over the course of around 40 years, a woman will use a huge amount of period products. Disposables have heavy cost and environmental implications, especially as many disposables have plastic in them.
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Sean Buchan, campaigner at Stop Funding Heat, and lead writer of their new report On The Back Burner: How Facebook’s Inaction on Misinformation Fuels The Global Climate Crisis, explains the background to the campaign and says action is needed now.
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As You Sow is a US organisation calling for corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy. Olivia Knight and Meredith Benton introduce the organisation’s new scorecards, which show which companies are ranking best and worst when it comes to issues like racial justice.