Where to Find Ethical Consumer's Magazine and Newsletter

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Ethical Consumer's latest magazine issue is available in print and online, and the weekly newsletter sign-up is on the site. The magazine page presents the current issue with its shopping guides and score tables; the newsletter sign-up appears alongside the site's main content. Both are reachable from the homepage and main navigation.

Latest Magazine Issue

The current issue shown on the site is Issue 223 (Nov/Dec 2026), described as "now in print and online." Its theme is clothes and trainers, and it includes guides to:

  • Fast fashion brands
  • Sustainable clothing brands
  • Trainers

The issue also covers score tables rating and comparing brands, Best Buy recommendations, brands rated on the dumping of waste clothing, the most sustainable fabrics to choose, secondhand/repair/resale and making your own, the workers who make clothes and trainers, trainer brands rated on sustainable materials, vegan and PFA-free trainers, and an Israel-Palestine rating for all companies in the guides.

To read it, use the "Read the latest issue" link on the magazine section of the site. The page states the issue is in print and online; it does not state a price for single issues or newsstand availability, so check the site for current access terms.

Weekly Newsletter

The site invites visitors to "Sign up to our weekly newsletter." The sign-up appears on the homepage and in the site's main navigation area. The newsletter is separate from the magazine: the magazine carries the full guides and score tables, while the newsletter is the recurring weekly update.

What Each Offers

Resource What you get Where to find it
Magazine (Issue 223) Full shopping guides, brand score tables, Best Buy recommendations, feature articles Magazine section; "Read the latest issue"
Weekly newsletter Regular updates by email Sign-up on the homepage and main navigation

Practical Notes

  • The organisation describes itself as an independent, not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder co-operative with open membership, based in Manchester, and states it is subscriber-funded. The site mentions "subscribe" but does not list prices on the pages summarised here, so confirm cost and access terms on the site before relying on free access.
  • If you want the rating tables and Best Buy lists, go to the magazine issue rather than the newsletter; the newsletter is an update channel, not the full guide archive.
  • If you only want to follow new guides and research as they appear, the weekly newsletter is the lighter option.