Ethical Consumer
Join thousands of others and become an ethical consumer today.
Join thousands of others and become an ethical consumer today.
Learn how to use your spending power to help change the world for the better.
We are an independent, not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder co-operative with open membership.
At the heart of the ethical consumer movement, since 1989.
We are an independent, not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder co-operative with open membership, based in Manchester.
We provide all the tools and resources you need to make choices at the checkout simple, informed and effective.
Includes guides to: Meat Substitutes, Plant Milk, Vegan Cheese, Beans & Pulses
The latest magazine includes shopping guides rating:
- Meat-free alternatives
- Plant Milk
- Vegan Cheese
- Beans & pulses
Plus:
- score tables rating and comparing the brands
- Best Buy recommendations
- are meat free products UPFs?
- which meat free, vegan cheese and plant milk brands are owned by meat and dairy companies
- is the soya in meat free and plant milk brands linked to deforestation?
- which vegan cheeses score best
- which tins of beans & pulses are lined with toxic BPA
Feature - modern slavery in Taiwan
Issue 212 (Jan/Feb 2025) now in print and online.
- We look at vegan brands of burgers, sausages and other meat substitutes, ownership by big meat producers, meat free ingredients, soya and deforestation, and more. With ethical & environmental rankings of 36 meat alternative brands including tofu, plus recommended buys.Read more
- Is vegan cheese better for the environment and more ethical? We look at which vegan cheese brands are made by big dairy companies, what vegan cheese is made of, and rate 17 vegan cheese brands, with Best Buys and what to avoid.Read more
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