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Ethical Consumer
Ethical Consumer provides independent ethical shopping guides, product research and analysis, with advice for consumer choices.
About Ethical Consumer
Ethical Consumer is an independent, not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder co-operative based in Manchester. It publishes ethical shopping guides, product research and analysis, and advice on consumer choices. It has rated companies since 1989 and states that it relies on independent, subscriber-funded research.
The site offers a magazine with score tables, Best Buy recommendations and guides to categories such as clothing, trainers, bank accounts, toilet paper, mobile phones, coffee shop chains and AI tools. Each guide covers a fixed set of brands or products, so coverage is limited to those named in the guide. The bank account guide covers UK current accounts only. The site also provides a list of current consumer boycott calls and a weekly newsletter sign-up. The homepage does not state pricing.
Key features
- Score tables and Best Buy recommendations in magazine guides
- Ethical and sustainability ratings for 31 clothing companies and 38 trainer brands
- Ethical and environmental rankings of 12 AI chatbots and large language models
- Ethical and environmental ratings of 28 UK current accounts
- Rankings of 16 coffee shop chains and 21 mobile phones
- Israel-Palestine ratings for companies in the clothing and trainer guides
Best for: Consumers who want independent ethical and environmental comparisons of brands and products before they buy.
Good for
- Describes itself as independent and not-for-profit, with open membership
- Holds Fair Tax Mark and Living Wage Foundation accreditation, according to the homepage
- Has published ratings since 1989
Watch out for
- Each guide covers only the brands or products named in it
- The bank account guide covers UK current accounts only
- Pricing is not stated on the homepage
Ethical Consumer at a glance
- Official website
- ethicalconsumer.org
- Category
- News & Media › Magazines
- Type
- Publication
- Platforms
- Web
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Ethical Consumer FAQ
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The site states that it uses independent, subscriber-funded research, which it says avoids conflicts of interest.
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