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Many fashion brands are focused on using eco-friendly materials for the production of their garments.

Demand for palm oil has undergone a phenomenal growth.  It’s the most consumed vegetable oil on the planet, with 72% of it used in the food industry. According to a 2015 report by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, worldwide use is expected to more than double by 2030 and triple by 2050. 

We list 10 reasons to avoid the company this Amazon Prime Day and beyond - from ongoing abuses of its workers to the sale of tech to fossil fuel companies and Trump’s immigration enforcement. 

A group of MEPs has written to Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and chief executive, expressing concern that the company might be spying on politicians and targeting workers who are seeking to organise.

Independent review of Boohoo supply chains finds that company directors knew of problems long before they were reported in the press

Our guide to spotting unethical companies. Finding out which companies have unethical business practices is our speciality at Ethical Consumer.

As the carbon crisis intensifies, growing numbers of companies are now starting to label their products with their carbon footprint, says Simon Birch.

Our Beyond Consumerism page seeks out ideas big and small, for rethinking economic systems or reducing reliance on corporations and money. This time we hear from herbalist Jesper Launder about autumn foraging.

Jonathan Atkinson of Carbon Co-op peers into some of the complexities we face in the transition to low carbon homes.

Amazon announced at the beginning of September that its key UK business paid £14.46million in corporation tax in 2019, just a 3% increase since 2018, despite its pre-tax profits growing by more than 35% during the same period.

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

We speak to Aja Barber, a writer and fashion consultant with expertise in race, intersectional feminism and sustainable fashion, and a strong believer in holding corporations and organisations to account. We talk to her about fast fashion, the impact of Covid and more….

How ethical is Karma Cola?

Veganism is the fastest growing consumer trend in the UK but why are so many people switching to a vegan lifestyle?

Over the last few months, we have been reporting on the allegations of illegally low wages, poor working conditions and furlough fraud in Leicester garment factories, those largely supplying online fast fashion brand Boohoo.

Tom Bryson tells us more about the new Facebook boycott campaign.