From smartphones brands to broadband suppliers, technology companies are an ever present in our lives. The ethics of many of these companies have come under fire for a range of issues from privacy to workers' rights to tax avoidance. Our shopping guides help you find brands that are trying to clean up their act, offering greener products and services that don’t cost the earth.
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In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 14 desktop computer brands.
We also look at conflict minerals, toxic chemicals and how to recycle PCs and give our recommended buys.
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In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 12 digital camera brands and give our Best Buy recommendations.
We also look at how camera companies fall behind on supply chain management, conflict minerals, links to the military and surveillance and profile GoPro.
In this guide we investigate ethical and environmental records of 12 email providers and give our Best Buy recommendations.
We also take a closer look at email privacy, security, renewable energy claims, and shine a spotlight on web giant Google.
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We investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental records of 13 broadband providers.
We give our Best Buy recommendations and take a closer look at tax avoidance.
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We investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 12 hybrid laptop/tablets brands.
We also take a look at hybrids and conflict minerals, toxic chemicals, profile Lenovo and give our recommended buys.
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In this ethical shopping guide, we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental records of 18 laptop brands
We also look at human rights abuses in cobalt mines, the use of toxic chemicals, shine a spotlight on Huawei and give our recommended buys.
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In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 16 mobile phone networks.
We also give our Best Buy recommendations and give a price comparison.
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In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 15 mobile phone brands.
We investigate one of the defining products of our era: the mobile phone. We also give our Best Buy recommendations and look at company approaches to conflict minerals and toxic chemicals.
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In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental records of 15 streaming services providers.
We give our Best Buy recommendations, reflect on changing viewer habits, advertising and conflict minerals.
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In the guide we investigate, rank and rate the ethical and environmental record of 4 TV brands and give our recommended buy.
We also take a closer look at Virgin.
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In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 18 tablets and e-reader brands.
We also look at conflict minerals, the use of tablets by children, shine a spotlight on the ethics of Huawei and give our recommended buys.
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We investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental records of 12 television manufacturers.
We also give our Best Buy recommendations and look at EU energy efficiency labels, the use of conflict minerals, toxic chemicals and tax avoidance.
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In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 21 video conferencing companies.
We also look at the climate impact of video calls, open-source software, shine a spotlight on the ethics of Verizon and give our recommended buys.
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