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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.

Simon Birch laments the passing of a pioneering organisation.

In December, HSBC announced that it had fully divested from the Israeli drone manufacturer Elbit Systems, known for selling weapons to the Israeli military used in attacks on Palestinian civilians.

An investor group managing some $6.5 trillion called on six of the world’s largest fast food chains to start managing their climate impacts. The owners of McDonald’s, KFC and Burger King were among the companies targeted.

Human rights activists have increased calls for jewellers to boycott gemstones mined in Myanmar, which are funding the country’s military. The long-running campaign responds to the military’s attacks on communities of Rohingya Muslims in the country.

In this guide we investigate the ethical and environmental record of innovative and alternative finance ISAs. We explore what an innovative or alternative investment ISA is, and how it fits into the new world of crowdfunding. 

The Bangladeshi garment industry has become infamous for a multitude of workers’ rights abuses with extremely low pay, long hours and dangerous working conditions being key problems. During January 2019, widespread strike action has seen thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers take to the streets in protests largely related to low pay. 

Simon Counsell, Executive Director of Rainforest Foundation UK and contributor to FSC-Watch, examines what FSC certification really means.

Find an eco-friendly coffee machine. Ethical and environmental ratings for 24 brands of coffee machines with recommendations and what to avoid. Despite the convenience of instant coffee, many people like to enjoy a 'proper' coffee at home using a coffee machine. With the rise of coffee pods we look at what the most sustainable types and brands of…

Representatives of major fashion retailers were defending their positions in parliament in November as part of the Environment Audit Committee’s inquiry into the sustainability of the fashion industry.

Delia McGrath from La Via Campesina in Spain reveals the terrible conditions that agricultural workers face on farms in southern Spain.

Burma Campaign UK recently published its new ‘Dirty List’ of companies linked to the military in Burma.

Boohoo and Zacharia Jewellers are the latest clothing companies to have been found selling real fur as faux.