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Ethical Consumer Magazine

Ethical Consumer Magazine is an indispensable read for any independent thinker.

Each issue features detailed shopping guides, news of ethical products and campaigns, in-depth features, opinion, comment, boycott updates, readers' letters, and much more. Discover the truth behind the products we buy and the companies we buy them from.

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Issue 212 (Jan/Feb 2025)

 

Veganuary Shopping guides:

  • Meat-free alternatives 
  • Plant Milk 
  • Vegan Cheese
  • Beans & pulses

 

The magazine includes:

  • 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
  • modern slavery in Taiwan 

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Ethical Consumer magazine is printed on chlorine-free, 100% post-consumer waste paper. It is printed by Deltor in Cornwall using vegetable-based inks. Our envelopes are also 100% post-consumer recycled paper.

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Issue 213

(March/April 2025)

  • Broadband
  • Email Providers
  • Mobile Phone Networks
  • TV, Video & Music Streaming

Out mid February

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  • Issue 211

    Cover of back issue Issue 211

    Shopping guides: Mobile Phones, Laptops, Binoculars & Sports Optics, Eggs & Egg Replacers 

    Feature: Our latest consumer climate gap report

  • Issue 210

    Cover of back issue Issue 210

    Shopping guides: Dairy Milk, Butter & Spreads, Supermarket, Ethical Food Shops 

    Feature: Are B Corps any good?

  • Issue 209

    Cover of back issue Issue 209

    Shopping guides: Washing Machines, Laundry Detergent, Washing-up Liquid, Fridges & Freezers 

    Feature: Olympic scale tax avoidance

  • Issue 208

    Cover of back issue Issue 208

    Shopping guides: Outdoor clothing, Shoes, Trainers, Sportswear

    Feature: Palestine solidarity - brands to avoid and alternative brands to buy

  • Issue 207

    Cover of back issue Issue 207

    Shopping guides: High Street Clothing, Ethical Clothing, Underwear, Jeans

    Feature: Economic crisis hits ethical spending - the state of the ethical market in 2022

  • Issue 206

    Cover of back issue Issue 206

    Shopping guides: Shampoo, Skincare, Makeup, Deodorant, Toothpaste

    Feature: Profiting from refugees' misery - the private companies housing asylum seekers

  • Issue 205

    Cover of back issue Issue 205

    Shopping guides: Chocolate, Mince Pies, Alternatives to shopping at Amazon - Ethical Online Retailers & Bookshops

    Features: What do UK consumers need to do to close the climate gap?

    A new rating for Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity?

  • Issue 204

    Cover of back issue Issue 204

    Shopping guides: Vitamins & Supplements, Breakfast Cereal, Baked Beans, Cat & Dog Food

    Feature: Our updated list of oppressive regimes

  • Issue 203

    Cover of back issue Issue 203

    Shopping guides: Toilet Paper, Nappies, Batteries, Furniture Shops

    Features: "Horrific" conditions for agricultural workers in southern Spain supplying UK supermarkets

    Plus, the environmental and social regeneration projects that have won the Lush Spring Prize

  • Issue 202

    Cover of back issue Issue 202

    Shopping guides: Pensions, Home Insurance, Car Insurance, Ethical Investment Funds, Stocks & Shares ISAs

    Feature: The state of the ethical market - UK ethical spending booms

  • Issue 201

    Cover of back issue Issue 201

    Shopping guides: Electricity & gas suppliers, Heat Pumps, Boilers, Solar Panels

    Feature: Special report on carbon offsets - the good, the bad and the downright dreadful

  • Issue 200

    Cover of back issue Issue 200

    Shopping guides: Current Accounts, Savings Accounts, Mortgages, Fossil Free Investment Funds

    Feature: Ethical Consumer's 200th Issue - how far have we come?

  • Issue 199

    Cover of back issue Issue 199

    Shopping guides: Laptops, Mobile Phones, Mobile Phone Networks, Broadband

    Feature: What progress have we made towards sustainable consumer lifestyles in the UK? - Special Climate Gap report

  • Issue 198

    Cover of back issue Issue 198

    Shopping guides: Vegan alternatives to meat, Plant Milk, Vegan Cheese

    Features: Universities spend millions with Amazon

  • Issue 197

    Cover of back issue Issue 197

    Shopping guides: Cars & Electric cars, Bicycles & e-bikes, Travel Booking companies

    Features: Is Big Oil serious about tackling climate change?

    The green transport hierarchy - which transport is best for the climate?

  • Issue 196

    Cover of back issue Issue 196

    Shopping guides: Coffee, Tea, Coffee Shops, Coffee Machines

    Features: Are net zero carbon claims worthless?