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Delia McGrath from SOC-SAT Union in Spain explains more about the problems faced by workers in southern Spain, growing food destined for most UK supermarkets. Further research by Clare Carlile and Jasmine Owens.

Reform Radio are a radio station that aims to address youth unemployment. They are currently hosting an all-day broadcast to connect music with climate action.

Alex Crumbie explains the recent changes to EU energy labels which we find on our domestic appliances, and the looks at the implications of Brexit.

In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 27 brands of vacuum cleaner. We also look at corded and cordless models, bagged versus bagless, the issues around energy labels, the ethics of Dyson and give our recommended buys.

Nabila Ahmed looks at the discussions bubbling up around an online sales tax.

A union leader has been threatened with court action alongside the company that installed solar panels bought using Ethical Consumer crowdfunder money.

After decades of being ignored by Shell, communities in Nigeria have recently won an important legal first step. Anna Clayton outlines the human and environmental importance of this new ruling.

A new report on financing fossil fuels finds that the UK’s ‘big five’ banks have actually increased investments in dirty energy since the Paris Agreement.

For more than a year now, Manchester United has been partnered with a direct funder of the 2017 Rohingya genocide. Laurence Crumbie and Christian Gilberti delve into this controversial partnership.

New research has found that home rental company Airbnb is pouring money into ‘grassroots lobbying’ organisations which are subverting local democracy. We shine a light on Airbnb’s lobbying practices and outline some of the issues and negative impacts associated with their ‘Home Sharing’ or ‘Host’ Clubs.

Ahead of the ISA deadline at the end of the financial year on April 5th 2021, Jill Jackson, CEO of The Big Exchange talks to Simon Birch about how your ISA can help save the planet.

Francesca Willow, or Ethical Unicorn as she is known on her social media platforms, is an artist and writer/blogger who aims to bring a factual and informative approach to sustainable living and social justice. We caught up with her to talk about activism, social justice, the pandemic and regenerative agriculture.

Tech giants have profited from the global pandemic, particularly from online shopping but many of them are still not paying a fair amount of tax. We outline some recent figures and what you can do to help our tax campaigns.

Richard Wilson, Director of Stop Funding Hate, looks at the impact that GB News could have on the UK, and explains why companies should not support it.

Are we simply swapping plastic for PFAS? Dr Kerry Dinsmore of environmental charity Fidra explains how chemicals of concern, PFAS, risk undermining the environmental benefits of many so called ‘sustainable’ packaging alternatives, and why almost 12,000 people have joined together to ask UK supermarkets to take action to remove harmful forever…

Here we feature updates on the UK fashion industry including recent collapses and a report on what brands are doing about pollution. An upcoming trade bill amendment on genocide and its links to the Uyghur people in China.

The closing date (Wednesday 17th March) for the UK Government’s consultation on genetic engineering technologies is fast approaching. Read on for some of the key issues at stake and what action you can take.

Beyond Consumerism articles seek out ideas big and small, for rethinking economic systems and reducing reliance on corporations and money. Here we focus on advertising and the craft economy.

The third annual plastics survey conducted by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Greenpeace UK showed that the ten leading supermarkets collectively put almost 900,000 tonnes of plastic packaging on the market in 2019. That’s the equivalent weight of almost 90 Eiffel Towers. In this article we review the current situation…

In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 13 solar companies. We also look at different types of solar thermal, different uses for the technology, and our recommended buys.