As part of our Boycott Amazon campaign, we recently updated our guide to Ethical Online Retailers. Many of the best ethical options encourage shopping second hand, or to support charity work - perfect for anyone looking to avoid Black Friday. Read the full guide here: bit.ly/43gM6Ad

In our brand new Music Streaming guide, we take a look at 12 streaming platforms, giving our recommendations on what to avoid and who is leading the way with their ethics. We also include a bespoke rating on how each platform compensates musicians. Read the full guide here: bit.ly/4968YWG

A few months ago we launched a crowdfunder in order to expand our work into challenging corporate power beyond consumer markets. We've hit our first two targets now, but we want to do more! Find out more about the campaign and donate here: bit.ly/47Mfbop

It's only a few days away from our annual conference in London. We've got some great speakers joining us to explore "How can we move beyond corporate power? Why re-inventing corporations can help us build a fairer and more sustainable future" Find out more and buy tickets here: bit.ly/4nFvWr8

We already know Amazon is awful, but is eBay a viable alternative? The redoubtable @ethical-consumer.bsky.social investigates. Subscribe at EthicalConsumer.org to find out more!

HELP! Can you share approaches to decolonising the web - eg how did you ditch #Google? I use #DuckDuckGo as a browser but am still locked in to G because of email and the calendar. Is #Proton an ethical alternative for email/calendar? What else? Desperate to ditch! @ethical-consumer.bsky.social

UK government plan to double #coops and #mutuals sector falls short of what is needed to transform economy in face of looming global crises, warns Ethical Consumer @ethical-consumer.bsky.social #climatecrisis #inequality #costoflivingcrisis #sustainability

Issue 217 is out now! This magazine features our brand new guide to Music Streaming and the first trial of our Israel-Palestine rating. We also updated our Amazon alternatives guides to Bookshops and Ethical Online Retailers and our guide to Ethical Chocolate too: bit.ly/4hNJhvW

If you're not subscribed to (or following) @ethical-consumer.bsky.social ➕️ care about evidence-based consumer rights-news, take a look at the #EthicalConsumer magazine. Issue #217, especially, explains need to #BDS re #Israel & how to sack complicit #Spotify www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethical-cons...

Amazon benefits from Trump’s tax cuts and attacks on labour; while the US government benefits from Amazon’s funding, political support, and provision of surveillance technologies. Here we explain why our #BoycottAmazon campaign can go beyond disapproval of its UK tax avoidance: bit.ly/4lQQXP0

Amazon benefits from Trump’s tax cuts and attacks on labour; while the US government benefits from Amazon’s funding, political support, and provision of surveillance technologies. Here we explain why our #BoycottAmazon campaign can go beyond disapproval of its UK tax avoidance: bit.ly/4lQQXP0

In our latest Magazine, we updated our guide to ethical Energy Providers. An ethical energy supplier is one that helps the national grid become less reliant on fossil fuels, such as Best Buy recommendations @ecotricity.bsky.social or 100Green Find out more in the full guide here: bit.ly/4mvv8Wi

An excellent campaign from @ethical-consumer.bsky.social discussing: - ditching for-profit companies - imagining a world without corporate power - the fight against the far-right - converting businesses to co-ops and social enterprises - challenging tech monopolies + loads more!

Issue 216 is out now! In this guide we take a look at ethical energy suppliers, heat pumps, solar panels and boilers. We also have a featured article on Amazon's links to Trump. Find out more here: bit.ly/4hNJhvW

Great to see the wonderful @ethical-consumer.bsky.social covering some of our recent Fair Tax Mark certifications - Lawsons Group, WR Ethical, Earth Mind CIC & Mitie! We highly recommend subscribing to Ethical Consumer Magazine if you aren't already! #responsiblebusiness

Are Boycotts effective? We explored what boycotts can achieve and their impact. Whether that’s denting the finances of a company, showing solidarity with workers, or ensuring media reports on an issue. Read the full piece here: bit.ly/4obmT2V

Tickets for our annual conference in London are now available! For this year's theme, we will be exploring "How we can move beyond corporate power?" You can find out more about the day here: conference.ethicalconsumer.org Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ethical-co...

To celebrate Yoyo Grocery joining the Best Buy community, we will be running a giveaway with our newsletter subscribers this week. Join our newsletter before Friday here to find out how to take part: bit.ly/4kCioLC Find out more about Yoyo here: bit.ly/44GHcO5

Issue 215 of Ethical Consumer is out now. In this magazine, we examine ethical investment funds, stocks and shares ISAs, and publish our research on universities and local authorities spending millions with Amazon: bit.ly/4hNJhvW

It takes a lot of companies to keep an apartheid regime afloat. Several banks finance Israeli settlements, weapons, and military, which contributes to human rights abuses in Palestine. In this article we look at which UK current account providers are most and least complicit: bit.ly/4kJGl46

Local authorities are spending millions with tax-dodging Amazon @ethical-consumer.bsky.social obtained this information by submitting 131 FOI requests - & the results were shocking, with one council spending over £1m with Amazon. We ask again: where's the boycott? www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

🔈The Forest 500 webinar panel - Emma Thomson, @greentechlady.bsky.social & Dr Katalin Csatadi - will showcase how researchers and journalists can use data to scrutinise corporate deforestation⬇️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @tbij.bsky.social @trellisgroup.bsky.social @ethical-consumer.bsky.social

We have switched banks. We are no longer with Barclays Bank, but now with The Co-operative Bank. ✅ We DO want our money used in environmentally sustainable investments such as renewable energy ✅We DO want our money used for the good of society. #switch #ethicalbanking @ethical-consumer.bsky.social

People in the UK and around the world are boycotting Elon Musk and Donald Trump, and companies associated with them. Here we take a look at the reasons for the boycotts and how to get involved: bit.ly/4dK8TbH @everyonehateselon.bsky.social

People in the UK and around the world are boycotting Elon Musk and Donald Trump, and companies associated with them. Here we take a look at the reasons for the boycotts and how to get involved: bit.ly/4dK8TbH @everyonehateselon.bsky.social

UK universities are giving Amazon £21m a year, despite boycott calls @ethical-consumer.bsky.social submitted 133 freedom of information requests, asking for details of universities' spending with Amazon. Where's the boycott??? www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

Bristol-headquartered ethical bank @Triodos has maintained its position as one @ethical-consumer.bsky.social magazine's best banks. businessbiscuit.com/business-peo...

We’re pleased to see Forest 500 data used in the @ethical-consumer.bsky.social guide on the performance of UK banks. Read the guide: www.ethicalconsumer.org/money-financ... 🌳Our 2025 Forest 500 report is coming out on 29 April! #Forest500 #EthicalBanking

The first of two magazines on ethical finances is out now! In this magazine, we update our guides to current accounts, savings accounts and mortgages. We also take a look at banks that are linked to Israel and some obscene directors' pay in the industry Find out more here: bit.ly/4hNJhvW

We're hiring in our Manchester Office, come and work with us!

The UK's Co-op Bank being bought by Coventry Building Society was a rare good news story - returning the Co-op to mutual ownership. Read @ethical-consumer.bsky.social editor Rob Harrison on @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social 's campaign for remutualisation: www.banktrack.org/blog/the_coo...

Are you an @ethical-consumer.bsky.social subscriber? The latest edition is jam-packed with info about ethical banking! Look out for our article about church action on ethical banking 🏦

We were happy to add our support to the 70 Christian organisations calling on major UK high-street banks to stop financing new fossil fuels: ctbi.org.uk/news-and-eve... Thanks to @justmoneymvt.bsky.social and @ethical-consumer.bsky.social for publicising the Church's action on ethical banking!

After citizen's arresting Thames Water CEO, the Police arrived to speak with Thames executives, took our evidence and said they would investigate. We've also asked the lawyers who advised us in putting that dossier together to submit it to the CPS to take this criminal matter forward.

In the 22–23 financial year, personal Independence Payments were £17.7bn & Aid spending was £12.8bn. The corporation tax gap was estimated to be £13.7 billion. It's time the government prioritise making corporations pay the tax they owe. Find out about our tax avoidance campaign bit.ly/4j0U45E

We're pleased to announce that Energise Africa's IFISA has been awarded a Best Buy label from @ethical-consumer.bsky.social! We're proud to be among the select few ethical companies to receive this recognition. #EthicalInvesting #ImpactInvesting

Despite the massive attacks on several of our platforms, today we are launching our new well secured website. And we have you to thank for it! Your contributions support the rapid growth of the global BDS movement. Visit www.bdsmovement.net now!

In our new email providers guide, we developed a new rating for digital privacy - where the most popular email brands all scored 0 But there are sustainable options, with email providers using renewable energy for their servers and prioritising users' privacy. Read the guide here: bit.ly/43m1f42

What an excellent and timely @ethical-consumer.bsky.social print edition on #Tech, covering #broadband, #mobile phone networks, #email providers, #streaming and of course #AI. Well worth subscribing! www.ethicalconsumer.org

Issue 213 is out now and will be on doorsteps early next week 🤞 In this issue, we have a selection of tech guides, voted by our subscribers, including ethical broadband, email providers, TV and video streaming and mobile phone networks. Get access to the latest issue here: bit.ly/4hNJhvW

For anyone who might still need some convincing on why to Botcott Amazon, we've recently updated our company profile on Amazon with all of the ethical and environmental issues associated with them. Read the full page here and sign up for our #BoycottAmazon pledge: bit.ly/4hjVSqd

We at Croydon Community Energy are so excited to announce that our solar share offer is finally set to launch on 8th February 2025! STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPDATES! #croydon #renewablenergy #croydoncommunity #croydoncommunityenergy #renewablenergy #climateactionuk #sustainability #ukcharities

Fantastic news and well done to all involved. Read this thread to find out how to get involved to make sure Rosebank is stopped FOR GOOD:

The youngest and most vulnerable are being hit hardest by the cost of living crisis and chronic underfunding of public services. A 2% wealth tax would raise £24bn a year - 10 times the £2.3bn government has pledged to increase schools funding by.

We've compiled all of our resources in one place to help anyone who continues to support the Palestinian cause. Find out about successful campaigns, what are the main BDS targets and more here: bit.ly/4aAYBZI We also include useful explainers on the movements for anyone starting on their journey.

We've joined health professionals and other campaigners to call for the government-backed 'Let's Eat Balanced' meat campaign to be scrapped. We need to reduce consumption of meat and dairy, and that means ending ads that are driving us in the wrong direction plantbasednews.org/culture/medi...

"We have been listening to the concerns that have been raised by the non-dom community" – the Chancellor Rachel Reeves said today. What about the concerns of normal people who pay their tax and can't get a GPs appointment, or are on a waiting list, or whose child is in a crumbling school?

To start the year, we've launched a monthly #climate gap newsletter! Each month we will be sending tips, ideas and suggested actions to help you with your climate action journey, no matter where you are in your journey. Sign up now to receive our EC 2025 Climate Action Almanac: bit.ly/3PJwrSy

THTC is ranked the UK’s most ethical clothing brand by @ethical-consumer.bsky.social This month we’re offering a few pair of ‘Low Class’ #hemp socks with every full price hemp t-shirt!