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Conditions for farm workers in southern Spain have become yet more dire as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread through the area. We spoke with workers and union representatives in August to hear how businesses have dealt with potential virus outbreaks and safety measures in the region.

A groundbreaking innovation has paved the way for solar-powered trains, says Simon Birch.

With talk of junking new gas boilers in the UK by 2025, heat pumps are very much the low-carbon alternative for people of the moment! Jonathan Atkinson from Carbon Co-op explains more...

Culture Unstained, a research, engagement and campaigning organisation, have revealed how major oil and gas companies have pushed to influence and sponsor the COP26 climate summit over the last year.

Our Beyond Consumerism page seeks out ideas big and small, for rethinking economic systems and reducing reliance on corporations and money. This time we hear from Josephine Philips who is launching a new clothing repair app as we write.

Colin Birch with a light-hearted guide to trying, and sometimes failing, to be ethical. This week Colin looks into the world of car insurance.

Amazon has launched a new eco badge on its website, which it claims will help “you discover and shop for more sustainable products.” Yet, the ‘Climate Pledge Friendly’ badge has been awarded to everything from single-use batteries to disposable wipes. So is this another greenwashing exercise from Amazon?

How ethical is Mia (Kuanza)?

How ethical is Mood Foods? How ethical is Ombar?

Following a joint investigation by Ethical Consumer and The Observer, the British Retail Consortium, representing UK supermarkets, has called on the Spanish Government to launch an inquiry into conditions for migrant workers in Almeria.

How ethical is Fairafric?

We are often led to believe that a product is green because it comes in recyclable packaging or uses ‘eco’ ingredients. But for many products, especially those used in washing or cleaning, the majority of the carbon footprint is in how they are used. This article looks at the climate impact of cosmetics and toiletries in general, with an additional…

Greenwashing is the misleading practice of advertising environmentally-sound campaigns, practices and products that are in contradiction with a company’s more general environmental record. Emma Kerrison explores what greenwashing looks like in the technology industry, and investigates whether the recent climate pledges of tech giants Amazon and…

More and more products are branded with claims like ‘sustainably sourced’ and ‘fairly traded’. Julie Hunter, Chair of the Consumer and Public Interest Network at BSI, talks about the role of voluntary standards in navigating these claims, as more and more of us buy online, and about the importance of Consumers in shaping these standards.

Climate expert and author of How Bad are Bananas and There’s no Planet B, Mike Berners-Lee spoke to us about what a sustainable future could look like and the action needed to get there.