General Links : Ethical

Herewith are sources of further information on the issue of green living and ethical consumerism which have all been recommended by members of TDN. We would appreciate any comments or additions to this page, email your contribution.

links are in alphabetical order

Adbusters
http://www.adbusters.org
For cultural creatives and consumer jammers ... Worth exploring for inspiration.

By Nature
http://www.bynature.co.uk
By Nature offers green, organic and ethical products to fit your life and your conscience. A great selection of organic clothing for the whole family, recycled homeware, organic bedding, organic skincare, wind up and solar accessories, fair-trade toys and home accessories.

Corporate Watch
http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/index.htm
An international website which includes very detailed information about some of the most unethical companies in the world. Here you can find out about the corporate crimes of Tesco, Nestle, Halliburton, Monsanto and other big boys.

Diaries
Moonwise Diaries and calendars
http://www.moonwise.co.uk Moon calendars and diaries produced in the UK by Willian Morris, a small Pagan publisher. They include artwork and writing by contributors. The diary is very conveniently pocket sized.For reviews see:
http://druidnetwork.org/en/reviews/books/moonwise_diary.htm
http://druidnetwork.org/en/reviews/books/moonwise_calendar.htm

Earth Pathways Diary
http://www.glenniekindred.co.uk/earthpathways/ 2008 is the first year of publication of this diary. It includes lunar and solar cycle information, including the eight solar festivals. It is bright and colourful, full of contributed artwork and writing, including artists such as Glennie Kindred, Carolyn Hillyer. It is produced by a not for profit co-operative.

Ethical Consumer UK
http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/
An alternative consumer organisation who look at the social and environmental records of the companies behind the brand names. Their website is excellent and contains everything you need to know about ethical consumerism, from the philosophy, to the history, lists of boycotts past and present along with successes and more rarely, failures. They also have a page of Ten Shopping Tips for the Ethical Consumer.

Ethical Directory Canada
http://www.ethicaldirectory.ca
Businesses from anywhere in the world can be listed on this Canadian-based website. Ethical Directory is a guide of ethical businesses, companies, organizations, nonprofits and websites that promote fair trade, ethics, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the environment.

Ethical Junction
http://www.ethical-junction.org/index.shtml
Ethical Junction is a one-stop shop for ethical organisations and ethical trading. The site has an ethical shopping centre, a search engine that only searches ethical organisations and the directory is full of hundreds of organisations representing a huge range of businesses and interests. From ethical financial advice, fairly traded goods and solar panels to business consultants, theatre groups and campaign organisations, Ethical Junction is the place for shopping and information. The Ethical Junction was formed to make it easier for us all to adopt a more ethical and rewarding lifestyle and to help contribute to making the world of commerce fair and sustainable.

Ethical Trading Initiative
http://www.ethicaltrade.org
The ETI is an alliance of companies, charities, NGOs and trade unions, working towards a sustainable ethical future.

Fruit Share
http://www.fruitshare.co.uk/

Thousands of gardens across Britain bear an over-whelming abundance of fruit. So much is produced that a lot is discarded, left to rot and finally cleared away to the compost.
Fruitshare is about making the Nation's surplus garden-grown fruit available for others to eat, to cook and turn into their favourite summer puddings!

Get Ethical
http://www.getethical.com
An excellent internet resource and guide for ethical products, services and news.

The Green Consumer Guide
http://www.greenconsumerguide.com/
An international website on environmental, ethical, sustainable products, services and news.

GOOSHING
http://www.gooshing.co.uk/
GOOSHING is the free ethical shopping tool from The Good Shopping Guide. It's a neat resource, as the site says, it "makes it easy to buy brands from the most responsible companies at the cheapest price… and boycott those corporates that don’t care about animal welfare, human rights or the environment." It scans 250,000 products from over 350 shops.

Guide Me Green
http://www.guidemegreen.com/
This site has a green directory with organic, fair trade foods and non-food products, together with an ethical directory that recommends brands which support a more ethical lifestyle.

Lake Renewable Enegy Store
http://www.lake-renewable-energy.com/
This company stock hundreds of enviromentally friendly products including solar garden Lights for accent lighting the garden, solar security lights and Solar shed/outdoor lights, energy saving, fuel saving, green products, and eco friendly products and gifts.

LUMA
http://www.lumadirect.com
LUMA are a young London-based mail-order company, who offer luxury organic and fair trade bed, bath and baby products with a quality, selection and value that competes head to head with conventional products. Organic cotton farming revolutionises the lives of cotton farmers in developing countries and they're passionate about the cause!

McSpotlight and Beyond Macdonalds
http://www.mcspotlight.org/index.shtml
These pages provide information about the unethical practices of many companies and industries. On McSpotlight, you can find out what's wrong with multinationals.

Natural Collection
http://www.naturalcollection.com
This is a site much recommended by TDN members and we have an affiliation relationship with them- this means that if you click on our link to them and go on to buy from them TDN gets a little money! It is a catalogue/website doing a range of stuff - fair traded, organic, low energy, reusable, recycled, ethically sourced, not tested on animals, vegan friendly, environmentally friendly cosmetics, cleaning products, and more - every product has at least one ethical angle, and they give a lot of info about sourcing. Furthermore, they donate a small percentage of each sale to Greenpeace.

Naturewatch
http://www.naturewatch.org/
Naturewatch is a non-profit animal welfare campaigning organisation whose aims are to promote the prevention of cruelty to animals and to conduct and support the publication of information concerning animals in furtherance of their welfare. The Compassionate Shopping Guide is published by Naturewatch and is available for just £2.00 (less if you order 10 or more). It is an invaluable pocket guide of which brands to avoid and which ones are cruelty free.

Only Fair
http://www.onlyfair.co.uk/
A company selling only fair trade products from around the world, including food, gifts and home ware.

O People
http://www.opeople.co.uk/default.asp
An ethical recruitment agency with offices in Bristol and Gloucestershire who are well placed for local recruitment and equally serve many clients and candidates in London and across the UK. They say:

'Opeople are the only recruitment agency in the UK that works with the environment and healthier living in mind. We use green products in our day to day business, use energy efficient technology, generate minimal waste and have a very low carbon foot print compared to many of our counterparts. For every person placed in employment, we give membership to the Soil Association and plant an Organic fruit tree on their behalf in local a school.'

The Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
http://www.oxfordanimalethics.com/
Pioneering ethical perspectives on animals through academic research, teaching and publication. A site well worth exploring.

Solar Water Heating Systems
http://www.solarhotusa.com/
Solar water heating systems capture the sun’s abundant and clean energy and convert it into a form which can be used to provide a contribution towards our hot water demands.. 

Spirit of Nature
This is a company that The Druid Network has a trading partnership with (rather like those who often see with Amazon). If you use this link, if you buy anything on their site, they give 10% to The Druid Network.

Sustain
http://www.sustainweb.org/
A really useful site on sustainable food and farming which we would recommend highly: see more.

Uncaged
http://www.uncaged.co.uk/
In the decade since it was founded, Uncaged has developed a unique campaigning approach which has placed it at the forefront of the anti-vivisection movement

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Here are some of the bad boys. Checking their website will enable you to find out just what their products are, but also read their side of the story.

listed in alphabetical order

Nestle
http://www.nestle.com/Html/Brands/index.asp
Nestle's own version of its history can be viewed on its website but needless to say, this version doesn't give a very full explanation of the scandals which have periodically plagued the company. The most obvious damage to Nestle's reputation has been its unethical marketing of artificial baby milk, particularly in the global south. Nestle's corporate crimes are too numerous to be listed here, so follow this link: http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/profiles/food_supermarkets/nestle/nestle5.html

Proctor and Gamble
http://www.pg.com/products/pg_products.jhtml
Procter & Gamble are one of the largest manufacturers of household cleaning and personal hygiene products in the world. They produce more than 300 brands in over 140 countries, with a global turnover of over $35 billion. An estimated 50,000 animals die at the hands of Procter and Gamble every year.