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Nabila Ahmed looks at Biden's proposed new 15% global minimum tax rate and what it means for Ethical Consumer's Covid Tech Tax Campaign and Amazon Boycott.

Now that Brexit's finally happened, what's the impact on the UK's ever growing ethical consumer market?

Laura is a climate activist and Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator for Tearfund in Scotland with a large social media following under the name Less Waste Laura.

Ethical Consumer is the leading source of information about ethical shopping in the UK. We have helpful features about how and why to shop ethically, ethical shopping on a budget, and buying vegan, fairtrade and organic. Plus our unique in-depth shopping guides to finding ethical products and services, with links to ethical suppliers and…

Memories of Rana Plaza remain raw – yet sweatshop conditions persist in Bangladesh and are being made worse by Coronavirus says Jay Kerr from campaign group No Sweat.

Workers in Almeria, Spain say that they are denied the minimum wage and left without employment if they speak out.

Travel news and events in ethical transport. All the top highlights for May and June.

Following this year’s publication of the Co-op Bank’s ‘Values and Ethics Report 2018’, the Customer Union for Ethical Banking raised the alarm after its eagle-eyed discovery that the report lacked external scrutiny from a third party.

The Soil Association’s new ‘Out to Lunch’ league table has ranked children’s food at 28 popular chains and found many of them were serving children unhealthy and unsustainable meals.

An investor group managing some $6.5 trillion called on six of the world’s largest fast food chains to start managing their climate impacts. The owners of McDonald’s, KFC and Burger King were among the companies targeted.

Representatives of major fashion retailers were defending their positions in parliament in November as part of the Environment Audit Committee’s inquiry into the sustainability of the fashion industry.

Boohoo and Zacharia Jewellers are the latest clothing companies to have been found selling real fur as faux.

Bangladesh set to eject Bangladesh Accord despite widespread resistance from NGOs

Charity Bank says it is motivated by a desire to support charities and social enterprises. Does it live up to its ethical name and claims? We’ve summarised the key ethical issues to consider when it comes to Charity Bank.

As Cuadrilla gears up to start fracking in Lancashire in 2018, anti-fracking protestors mobilise for ‘United Resistance’ - three months of creative campaigning starting in April.

Tax avoider eats American whole food chain 

At a time of great political turmoil and global crises, Rob Harrison explores what could happen if all businesses were required to undergo fundamental change.

According to our latest estimates, Amazon's systematic corporation tax avoidance could have cost UK citizens around £575 million in lost taxes in 2024 alone. This is up from our estimate of a £433 million tax gap in 2023.   In this article we look at why tax avoidance has a negative impact on public services, and the wider implications for UK…

Jasmine Owens explains how brands sponsoring the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 are coming in last place for tax conduct.

Amazon is notorious for its tax avoidance practices, but it’s not the only retailer dodging their responsibilities.  In this article we look at tax avoidance amongst large retailers, and ask what alternatives there are.