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Is it possible to use your buying power as a consumer to hold governments and oppressive regimes to account?  We know many people are keen not only to avoid specific brands or companies, but also to avoid whole countries because of oppressive governments and regimes. We share links to our articles on various countries.

We rate the ethics of companies, because in many cases a product or brand might be considered 'ethical' when the company that owns it is not. At the heart of our system is a company database, built up over 25 years from primary and secondary research, and updated daily.  Take a peek at our ratings for some of the biggest…

Are ethical labels greenwash or transformative social movements? With more than 450 eco labels out there, our definitive guide shows you how to find labels to trust. 

This area of the site is designed to help companies find out more about the information we hold.

For years, ours ratings were all about the negatives. We always figured that the good news can always be found elsewhere. Then we decided that it's worth rewarding companies for making a positive difference and so we introduced two positive ratings categories: Company ethos Product sustainability

Our research into a company's politics is divided into 5 main areas:  controversial technologies anti-social finance boycott calls political activity tax conduct

Our research into impacts on people is divided into five main areas: human rights workers' rights supply chain management irresponsible marketing arms & military supply

Because the 'environment' is a very broad area, when we look at company activities we split up the criticisms into five different categories: environmental reporting climate change pollution & toxics habitats & resources palm oil

Our research on animal rights is divided into three main areas: animal testing factory farming animal rights

Ethical Consumer provides the most in depth research into corporate ethics available to the public.

The Ethical Markets Report has been acting as an important barometer of UK spending since 1999. We track sales data across a wide range of consumer sectors. The report is trusted and used by businesses, academics and the UK Government. 

A quick guide from Ethical Consumer to starting your own consumer boycott.

These examples of successful boycott calls show the big impact this campaign tactic can have. 

We look at problems with genetically modified crops: from biodiversity loss to high costs for farmers.

What exactly makes a product certified organic and why is it such an important ethical label? We look at different organic schemes available particularly for food.