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All the latest in the health and beauty industries, from updates on the campaign for plastic free periods to the market for solid shampoo.

All the latest in the clothing industry, from worsening conditions for sweatshop workers due to COVID to updates on the Ali Enterprise garment factory fire in Pakistan.

All the latest news and events in the field of food and drink with regard to ethical consumption.

The Lush Prize is an annual award to scientists and campaigners who are working to replace animal testing. It is a collaboration between Lush Cosmetics and Ethical Consumer, and, in November of this year, it paid out £250,000 in total, with prizes awarded in a virtual ceremony.

Coca-Cola owns 500 brands and is sold in over 200 countries and territories. This is astonishing considering the UN only recognises 195 states ... you can buy Coca-Cola even in countries which scarcely exist! In this spotlight article we focus particularly on workers' rights.

What impact do soft drinks have on the environment? We take you through the lifecycle of soft drinks all the way from the field to the fridge.

Nestlé appears in many of our guides, from the more obvious coffee and chocolate, through to soft drinks and coffee, and all the way to pet food, and perfume & aftershave due to its perhaps less well known stake in L'Oreal. But the boycotts against it mean we always recommend you opt for alternative brands.

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

Many of us are doing our best to avoid Amazon due to their tax avoidance, workers’ rights abuses and huge climate impacts.  Below, we run through seven of the most ethical booksellers as an alternative to Amazon. 

Our report, Shooting Wildlife III, helps birders and conservationists find binocular and other sports optics brands that don’t have links to the hunting industry or the military, while taking their environmental commitments seriously. The report co-author Anna Clayton gives her brand recommendations, reviews the findings and laments a sector that…

Rob Harrison explains the latest developments in Ethical Consumer’s campaign to get Big Tech companies to contribute to the pandemic affected societies in which they operate.

Soft drinks mainly come in plastic bottles or aluminium cans, but you can also get them in Tetra Pak cartons or glass. Fruit juice mainly comes in plastic bottles or Tetra Pak but sometimes glass bottles. But which is the best option for the environment?

We speak to Joanna Adjetey (Planet Bananna), writer and influencer. Since 2016 she has been sharing her journey through veganism and learning how to consume more ethically for the planet.

We examine reasons to boycott Black Friday, the tax-avoiding activities of companies most likely to profit from the sales, ways to protest against Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and other ethical alternative events you can support instead.