"Ethical" Blogs & Blog Posts

The dark side of electric vehicle production is that the lithium ion batteries most EVs run on require raw materials like cobalt, and cobalt mines have become notorious for using child labor. Now that Volvo has revealed its first fully-electric car,.

Ever wonder what your moolah is doing when you’re not looking? Same. So many of us spend or invest money each and every day yet we’re not actually that clear on where it all goes once it leaves our pocket.  Whether we’re giving...

I recently did this quiz online, hosted by webzine Stylist. It asked about the ethics of my beauty routine, ranging from packaging to ingredients and stopping at a whole host of other topics along the way. I didn't get a very high score - and to be h...

I've been working on a new project. I am now in partnership with the print company Teemill who can produce high quality, affordable tee-shirts to order. Click here to browse my complete Mighty Fine TeeShirts portfolio. New designs will be added regul...

Fairphone is a slightly different kind of smartphone manufacturer. It's not out to make the prettiest or the most powerful handsets, but the most ethically responsible. The company bankrolled its first device through a pre-order program, and wen...

In conversation with an acquaintance recently, she told me that she had never shopped online. She is not of my generation (actually, she was a hippie at Woodstock when she was younger than I am now), so I wasn't that surprised, but I asked her if she...