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How ethical is Lucy & Yak?

What’s the best way to manage eco anxiety, asks Simon Birch.

Palm oil is a common ingredient used in a range of products. It is the most consumed vegetable oil on the planet.

How ethical is Rapanui (Teemill Tech)?

Missguided was one of the worst scoring brands in our guide to High Street Clothing. The company is accused of paying Leicester workers just £3.50 an hour, selling products containing cat fur, and likely use of tax avoidance strategies.  Here we outline the main criticisms of the company.

The auditing firm KPMG has been fined £5m by the Financial Reporting Council for its failures in properly auditing the Co-op Bank. The fine was reduced to £4m as the firm did not dispute the penalty.

Fundraising for the St Ives Community Land Trust passed £75,000 in early June, moving steadily closer to its £500,000 target. 

Brunei’s Sultan has announced that the country will not impose the death penalty for those convicted of having anal sex.

Richard Murphy FCA, Director of the new Corporate Accountability Network, explains why.

Amika George is a 19-year-old student and founder of FreePeriods. She tells us more about her work to raise awareness and campaign for action on period poverty.

Talking about periods is slowly becoming more acceptable. In Spring 2019, a period ‘emoji’ for smartphone users was even released, after a global campaign to eliminate the stigma surrounding periods.

There are a number of organisations doing great work to campaign against companies using plastic in menstrual products, and raising awareness can help reduce the problem through changing purchasing habits or correct disposal. Ella Daish tells us about her campaign for plastic-free periods.

Ethiopia has been described as the garment industry’s “new frontier for low-paid labour” as Ethiopian garment workers become some of the lowest paid in the world.

Designer brand, Prada, which previously adorned its luxury clothing with fur from animals such as mink and rabbits, has announced that it will be fur-free from September 2020.

 In a previous feature, we reported on the widespread protests undertaken by thousands of garment industry workers in Bangladesh to demand fair pay.

Ahead of Fair Tax Week 2019 Martin McEwen, Head of Tax at SSE, tells Tim Hunt why paying tax should be top of the agenda for all companies.