Tag: Ethical consumer

Counting on …day 1.205

31st October 2023

Each year Ethical Consumer produces a report on the government’s progress in transitioning to net zero. It useful not just for the government, bit for consumers too. It is sponsored by the Ecology Building Society: “Consumers need reliable information to be able to make informed choices and authoritative data can shape priorities and guide actions for businesses and government at all levels. We sponsor this report because the information it contains gives consumers  more power to make better choices- by voting with their feet, their wallets or at the ballot box”. 

Do read the report – Closing the Gap 2023 – and be one of the many consumers using their spending and voting power to achieve net zero.

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/sites/default/files/inline-files/climate gap 2023 report 12-10.pdf

Counting on … day 1.151

26th June 2023

Ethical Consumer is a useful source of information to enable us as consumers to make ethical choices. Their research covers a range of environmental and  social issues, assessing the pros and cons of products and producers. The following extract comes from Ethical Consumer explaining the scoring system by which they rate producers:-

As always, we have also analysed other important aspects of corporate activity

in order to give a holistic picture of each company’s ethical standing. Alongside timber and cotton sourcing we also assessed:

* Climate (how is the company reducing its carbon impact?)

* Animals (does the company use animal products, such as leather in its chairs?)

* Workers (what is the company doing to uphold workers’ rights in its supply chain?)

* Tax (is the company likely to be using tax avoidance strategies?)

* Company Ethos (what type of company is it? Is it a not-for-profit, a charity, a B-Corp, etc?)

* Wider Issues (is the company and its wider group involved in other problematic sectors, such as military/arms or fossil fuel production?)

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/