Who we shop with can have a big impact on everything from climate change to funding our public services.
Our shopping guides help you find retailers that pay a fairer rate of tax and address other ethical issues such as their carbon emissions and the rights of workers in their supply chains. We also highlight some smaller independent ethical retailers that you may not have come across.
We look at the power of corporations, how they tend to overlook ethics when it comes to tax and its workers.
Avoiding the ease of retailers like Amazon can feel daunting, however we have the tools to make that switch to ethical simple.
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Finding an ethical and eco-friendly coffee shop. We rank the ethical and environmental record of 15 coffee shop chains.
We also look at plant milk surcharges, tax dodging, Fairtrade coffee, disposable cups, shine a spotlight on the ethics of Costa and give our recommended buys.
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Find an ethical delivery company for parcels and restaurants/takeaways, with ratings for 9 parcel/courier companies and 3 food/restaurant delivery companies.
We look at workers' rights, environmental reporting, carbon emissions, and suggest some recommended buys.
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Guide to 34 leading UK bookshops, with best buys. Includes alternatives to Amazon and its various book-selling brands and how to find ethical online and local bookshops.
We also look at the best options for ebooks and audio books, sustainability, buying secondhand books, and how to support independent authors, publishers and bookshops.
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Which are the real sustainable ethical clothing brands? Ratings for 29 UK ethical clothes brands, with Best Buy recommendations.
See how brands rate on key areas including use of sustainable fabrics, climate impact, fair wages and working conditions, animal rights, and supply chain transparency. We look at their range of clothing and at the innovators that are going beyond fairtrade and organic. We also cover vintage and secondhand clothing companies, and have a head to head between Depop and Vinted.
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Find ethical eco supermarkets, with ratings for 15 brands of alternatives to traditional supermarkets.
These ethical food shops sell a wide range of vegan, vegetarian, organic and fairtrade food, along with household items, toiletries and more. We rate and review them on ethical issues like packaging, palm oil, workers' rights and animal welfare. We give Best Buys and Recommended brands to choose.
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Find ethical online shops with our research and ratings for 18 retailers.
We look at the UK ethical shopping market, product ranges, eBay, how to avoid Amazon, environmental issues, and whether it is ethical to shop online.
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Which is the most ethical UK supermarket?
Ethical and environmental rankings for 12 supermarkets, with best buys and which to avoid.
Investigating policies from animal welfare to workers' rights, palm oil, food waste, packaging, and tax. We also look at what action supermarkets are taking to reduce their climate impact. Plus tips on how to shop ethically if using supermarkets.
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In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 10 fast food chains.
We also look at animal welfare, marketing to children, shine a spotlight on the ethics of McDonald's and give our recommended buys.
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In this guide, we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 52 high street brands.
We also look at the problem with fast fashion, workers' rights, shine a light on the ethics of Boohoo, Shein, and Temu, look at sustainable fabrics, delve into greenwashing, and give some recommended buys.
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In this guide we investigate, score and rank 11 brands of outdoor clothing and equipment shops. We look for which are the most ethical and environmental outdoor clothing and sports shops.
We look at their policies on synthetic materials and PFAS, animal rights and workers' rights. We also look at own-brand labels, and shine a spotlight on Sports Direct.
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In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 42 restaurant chains.
We also look at tax avoidance, sustainable sourcing, shine a spotlight on the ethics of J.D. Wetherspoons and give our recommended buys.
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