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Published on A boom in consumer demand for Fairtrade products in 2020, including bananas, cocoa, coffee and wine, is reflecting the extent to which the pandemic has sparked an increased global consciousness, changing the way Brits cook, eat, drink and shop. Fairtrade purchases increased by 15% in the last year and almost 30% of consumers pledged to buy more Fairtrade goods in the future, according to Ethical Consumer’s recent Ethical Markets Report produced in collaboration with Co-operative Group. At the same time, Fairtrade wine sales are also up from 2019: Lidl alone saw a tripling ...

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The Twilight of the Ethical Consumer The Twilight of the Ethical Consumer Getty Images / Keith Mayhew / SOPA Images / LightRocket Elizabeth L. Cline is a journalist and expert on consumer culture, fast fashion, sustainability, and labor rights in the fashion industry. She is the author of two books 'Overdressed' and 'The Conscious Closet.' This piece was originally published in Atmos in October 2020 and is the first in an ongoing collaboration highlighting stories that bring a critical lens to consumerism and its impact on our planet.  During the pandemic, like everyone else, I made promi...

Fibre2Fashion Toggle navigation 20 Lenzing achieves highest Hot Button in Canopy rankings The Lenzing Group in November scored a total of 30.5 points and received a leading dark green shirt, the highest Hot Button ranking category of non-profit Canopy, which grades the world’s 31 largest producers of wood-based fibres with respect to their sustainable wood and pulp sourcing, their efforts with regard to using alternative non-wood feedstock and their achievements for lasting conservation in critical forests around the globe. Lenzing’s commercial wood source...

Current accounts This is a good place to start for those looking to make a positive change. If you want to be sure your money isn’t financing fossil fuels or other controversial industries, you may want to consider moving to a bank such as Triodos, which “only lends to organisations that positively affect people’s lives, protect the planet or build strong communities”. The Triodos current account can be operated online and via an app, comes with an eco-friendly contactless debit Mastercard (it is made from a plastic substitute derived from renewable sources) and offers an overdraft of...