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Colin Birch starts his journey off with ethical paint in his new, light-hearted guide to trying, and sometimes failing, to be ethical.

Extinction Rebellion disrupts London Fashion Week with ‘swarm’ roadblocks and meets the British Fashion Council.

From the 22nd to 28th April, campaigning organisation Fashion Revolution will be encouraging consumers to ask #whomademyclothes. Use the hashtag on social media or you can use an email template provided by Fashion Revolution on their website.

Pepsi and Coke are both trying to muscle in on the health-conscious beverage market, as sugary drinks are losing some favour with shoppers.

Anna Clayton explores the growing movement of a sustainable food network.

Zaytoun sells olive oil, dates, almonds, herbs and grains from Palestine. It also organises trips to Palestine to learn about the region and its food, and to help with the olive harvest. Cathi Pawson tells us more.

Community RePaint is a leftover paint redistribution project with 70 schemes across the UK. Madeleine Jones spoke to Sarah Burns, Community RePaint Network Coordinator to find out more

Anna Hughes, the leader of the Flight Free 2020 campaign asks if you could pledge not to fly alongside 100,000 others in 2020.

In this guide we investigate the ethical and environmental record of 20 brands of paint. There is a growing awareness of the harmful nature of chemicals found in many brands of paint. This shopping guide looks at what they are and how to avoid them.

We spoke to Joe from Veo, a sustainable marketplace and Ethical Consumer Best Buy which is launching in June 2019. We discussed where the platform came from,  how Veo ensures kindness, health and happiness, and advice on how to be more 'earth friendly'.

Supermarket Iceland score a best rating for ‘Palm Oil Policy and Practice’ on our scoring system. Here we look in more detail at what they are doing on palm oil and how this impacts their ethical score.

How to avoid toothpaste brands that use palm oil Palm oil and palm oil derivatives have become an important component in many toothpaste products. In our shopping guide to toothpaste we rated and ranked 40 toothpaste brands and companies on their palm oil policy. 

How to avoid soap brands that use palm oil Palm oil and palm oil derivatives have become an important component in many soap products. In particular, it is used as a fat because it is hard at room temperature. In our shopping guide to soap we rated 53 brands on their palm oil policy, and below are the ratings for all of them.

How to avoid shampoo brands that use palm oil In shampoo, palm oil is used as a conditioning agent that helps restore the natural oils of the hair that are stripped away by the other chemicals present in most shampoos. In our shopping guide to shampoo we rated 86 brands on their palm oil policy, and below are the ratings for all of…

How to avoid chocolate brands that use palm oil Chocolate bars, chocolate truffles and other boxes of chocolates often contain palm oil. In this article, we explain how to avoid palm oil in chocolate and list palm-oil free chocolate brands. We also look at which brands use palm oil, and give our palm oil rating for brands so you can choose which…

Consumers increasingly want to avoid palm oil where possible, but it's a tricky task as it's used in so many products - up to 50% of packaged supermarket products from margarine and oven chips to soaps and detergents.

Companies and Brands to avoid over unsustainable palm oil use The companies listed below all score our worst ratings for their use of palm oil.  This doesn't mean that all of the company's brands sell products containing palm oil, but if you want to avoid companies that contribute to the palm oil problem, then it's worth avoiding all their…

Mother’s Day is an opportunity to make a mother or inspirational woman feel special. As far as we’re concerned the aim of the game is to escape all the heavy marketing and give her something that’s meaningful and good for the environment.