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At the heart of the ethical consumer movement, since 1989.

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Includes guides to: sunscreen, shampoo, soap and shower gel, toilet paper

The latest magazine includes guides to:

  • Sunscreen 
  • Shampoo 
  • Soap and shower gel 
  • Toilet paper
     

Plus:

  • score tables rating and comparing the brands
  • Best Buy recommendations
  • Israel-Palestine rating for all companies in the guides
  • the cost of ethical sunscreen
  • chemical, mineral and nano sunscreens
  • who sells organic sunscreen?
  • ethical and cruelty-free shampoo brands
  • bars of soap versus liquid
  • which soap is organic and cruelty free?
  • bamboo versus recycled toilet paper
  • deforestation and environmental impact of toilet rolls
  • animal testing of cosmetics and toiletries
     

Features

  • Uyghur forced labour in everyday products
  • equity fines for corporations, not cash fines

Issue 220 (May/June 2026) now in print.

Read the latest issue 
  • Finding ethical and eco-friendly toilet paper. Ethical and sustainability ratings for 23 toilet paper brands, with recommended buys and what to avoid. In this guide we look at the issues in the toilet tissue market. We discuss whether bamboo toilet paper is more eco-friendly than virgin paper, and how they compare with toilet paper made from 100% post consumer waste material.
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  • Find an eco friendly and cruelty free sunscreen. We rate 34 sunscreen brands on their environmental and ethical policies. We all know about the dangers of too much sun on our skin, and most people now use sunscreen to protect their skin. But, are some of these suncreams harmful to the environment?
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Finding an ethical mobile phone. Ethical and environmental rankings of 21 mobile phones with recommended buys and what to avoid. In this guide we look at the ethics of tech companies, from Apple and Samsung to smaller brands doing things differently in the mobile phone industry.

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A comprehensive list of current consumer boycott calls from campaigning groups around the world. Boycotts exert economic pressure on some of the biggest companies to change their practices.

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