Archives

Increasingly businesses want to be more ethical, believes Business in the Community marketplace director Charlotte West, who argues that some of its members are prioritising purpose alongside profit

Young Britons who have grown up in the era of a flourishing fair trade market are highly sensitive to global issues and want to see businesses acting to end inequality and climate change – [...]

Our pick of restaurants and cafes that put morals on the menu. This month we visit Hackney's first 'recovery cafe' and America's greenest restaurant

The sustainably designed Fairphone boasts a range of powerful features and strong environmental credentials

The world’s first Fair Tax Mark has been launched in a bid to address the issue of tax transparency

Our choice of cafes and restaurants that put ethics on the menu. This month we check out a vegetarian cafe with a Rudolf Steiner social ethos and a cafe helping the homeless by offering [...]

The 10 most ethical destinations to visit in the year ahead

Our choice of cafes and restaurants that put morals on the menu. This month we try a raw food feast and check out Britain’s only pub to pass on its profits to charity

When Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries said that only attractive, cool people belong in his chain’s clothes, entrepreneur Mark Aink knew he had to respond. He did so by launching a range of [...]

Rin Simpson rounds up some of the best buys for conscious shoppers. This month, she looks at must-haves for fabulous fashionistas

The new boss of Barclays Bank has told his workforce that they must sign up to a new set of banking values – or quit

New regulations to make the process of switching bank accounts easier means that up to 14 million UK high street bank customers are expected to change banks in 2013

Pioneering furniture designers are turning their attention to issues of sustainability and recycling, and as Rooksana Hossenally discovers, there’s not a bamboo chair in sight

From Fair Wear to wardrobe surgery, fashion designers are not only coming up with new ways to recycle and reinvent their clothes, but are also lobbying MEPs for a more transparent labelling system

Several trillion dollars is traded in currency around the world daily, with huge profits being pocketed by banks and traders. But one trader is bucking the trend by donating some of his company’s [...]

Now in their fifth year, the Observer Ethical Awards pay tribute to the great and the green.

Transition Towns founder named Grassroots Campaigner of the Year at the Observer Ethical Awards 2009.