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Inadequate working conditions are a persistent issue in the IT supply chain. The vast majority of manufacturing takes place in countries with fewer protections for workers. In this article we look at typical working conditions, particularly in China, and the use of potentially forced labour.

Tom Bryson introduces the ethical issues involved with technology.

UK councils spend billions every year subcontracting services in their area.

Julian Richer is the founder of the high-street hi-fi chain Richer Sounds. He has also published a book, The Ethical Capitalist, and he was the opening keynote speaker at the Fair Tax Mark’s annual conference in July.

The Academics for Peace group has renewed calls for a boycott of academic institutions linked to the Turkish state.

Consumers and campaign groups continue to raise the issue of pesticide residues in food produce consumed in the UK. The Dirty Dozen report by the Pesticides Action Network highlights some of the most likely produce to contain pesticides. The Pesticides Action Network also rank supermarkets on pesticides.

We need to start including the Global South when talking about tackling climate change, says Simon Birch.

As fires continue to rage across the Amazon, Josie Wexler looks at companies that are implicated.

Finding ethical and eco-friendly t-shirts. We rank the ethical and environmental record of 25 ethical t-shirt brands. This guide focuses on ethical companies with business policies that prioritise people, the environment and society. All the brands in the guide are recommended.

Simon Birch talks to Tamsin Lejeune, one of the UK’s leading advocates for ethical fashion.

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.

As part of our anti-greenwash series, we caught up with Christina, the founder of the ethical cleaning product company Greenscents. They came top in our guides to Laundry Detergents, Toilet Cleaners, Washing-up Liquid and Household Cleaners.

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As part of our anti-greenwash series, we caught up with Hanna Pumfrey, the founder of Acala, a zero-waste health and beauty retailer and Best Buy in our shopping guide to Ethical Online Retailers.