Shopping is no longer simply buying new things; now, it’s voting with our wallets for products that align with our values and ...

Ethical consumerism, or “green consumerism” as some call it, is a driving force in today’s market. Many people 18 and older have learned to buy products selectively, not only based on personal taste ...

Elaha Hamidy ‘23 is a neuroscience major with a minor in public health at Santa Clara University and a 2021-22 health care ethics intern at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own.

The launch of fairtrade products by mainstream multinational food companies has been dismissed by some as the cynical exploitation of ethical consumerism. But does the fact that fairtrade is now ...

In the windowsill, a flash of fabric catches your eye. You’ve been needing a new sweater, and cold weather is settling in fast, bringing a scramble to find insulating clothing lest you catch a cold ...

“Rogue actors and even governments have taken advantage of user trust to deepen divisions, incite violence, and even undermine our shared sense of what is true and what is false. This crisis is real.

As part of my series on how businesses—specifically, the financial services industry—can leverage insights on consumers' grocery shopping habits for risk management and precision marketing, I'll ...

At Consumer Reports we are constantly seeking to evolve our product and service ratings and recommendations by incorporating new elements and criteria that are of interest to consumers and advance the ...

In the early 2000s, I witnessed cloud technology and edge computing emerge as truly transformative forces that fundamentally reshaped how technology was used. Traditional hardware like floppy disks ...

Some jewelry consumers are unaware of the alternatives to natural diamonds, which continue to violate human rights. Others still may stubbornly think that only mined diamonds are the “real diamonds.” ...