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Human rights groups and political leaders are calling for a boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing over the Chinese Government’s atrocities against Uyghur citizens in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The Chinese government is estimated to have held between 1 to 1.8 million people in detention and forced labour camps in the region – the…

Now that Brexit's finally happened, what's the impact on the UK's ever growing ethical consumer market?

Over 500 workers have lost their homes after a fire in Nijar, Almeria. The workers, who supply salad vegetables to supermarkets in the UK, have faced multiple fires over recent years. They are forced to live in unsafe conditions due to exploitative working conditions and a lack of legal status.

New research by Ethical Consumer reveals that 50% of the companies analysed in our chocolate study don't have an adequate policy in place on child labour and cocoa sourcing.

Laura is a climate activist and Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator for Tearfund in Scotland with a large social media following under the name Less Waste Laura.

Amazon has been ordered to pay over $61.7million in compensation to drivers for withholding tips, following charges by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Once again, the Westminster government has authorised the owner of Silver Spoon to use bee-toxic pesticide in England.

The Southern Co-operative has drawn criticism from civil rights groups Big Brother Watch and Privacy International following revelations that the supermarket chain has been using live facial recognition technology in its stores.

As You Sow is a US organisation calling for corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy. Olivia Knight and Meredith Benton introduce the organisation’s new scorecards, which show which companies are ranking best and worst when it comes to issues like racial justice.

As part of our new campaign, we are encouraging consumers to contact big tech companies and asking them to publicly justify continued use of tax avoidance schemes in economies severely impacted by the current pandemic.

David Poussier is aiming to radically transform the relationship between consumers and food producers in the UK, which he says has been dominated by the power of the big supermarkets for too long.

The latest annual report on ethical shopping provides good news for ethics including Fairtrade says Simon Birch

All the latest in the health and beauty industries, from updates on the campaign for plastic free periods to the market for solid shampoo.

All the latest in the financial sector. This time an update on community share schemes and a charity bond offer.

All the latest in the clothing industry, from worsening conditions for sweatshop workers due to COVID to updates on the Ali Enterprise garment factory fire in Pakistan.

All the latest news and events in the field of food and drink with regard to ethical consumption.

The Lush Prize is an annual award to scientists and campaigners who are working to replace animal testing. It is a collaboration between Lush Cosmetics and Ethical Consumer, and, in November of this year, it paid out £250,000 in total, with prizes awarded in a virtual ceremony.

Jonathon Atkinson of Carbon Co-op peers into some of the complexities we face in the transition to low carbon homes

We speak to Joanna Adjetey (Planet Bananna), writer and influencer. Since 2016 she has been sharing her journey through veganism and learning how to consume more ethically for the planet.

There are many reasons to boycott Black Friday and Cyber Monday - from the climate impacts of excessive consumerism to the profits amassed by tax avoiding companies. Here we look at why you should avoid Black Friday, spotlight some of the tax avoiding companies that will profit, and look at alternative ethical events.