GO ETHICAL
WELCOME TO GO ETHICAL
Your guide to living ethically & sustainably
Discover how you can GO ETHICAL and explore the areas below.
CARBON OFFSET
VISION & MISSION
Go Ethical’s vision is for a fair, ethical & sustainable world.
Go Ethical’s mission is to connect people to the most ethical and sustainable ideas, products and innovations that fight climate change and improve the livelihoods of people around the world.
Internet & Technology
SEARCH ENGINES
ECOSIA
Ecosia is a search engine that uses its profits to plant trees, uses 100% renewable energy to power its serves and is carbon negative. You can use Ecosia as a Chrome add-in or set it as your default browser.
QWANT
Qwant is a French web search engine launching in 2013 that processes more than 10million searchers per day. With an emphasis on user privacy, Qwant does not employ user tracking or personalise search results in order to avoid trapping users in a filter bubble.
APPS
Love Your Leftovers I GoGreen I Ecosia I Roundup
TECHNOLOGY
E-WASTE & TECHNOLOGY RECYCLING
Find out where to recycle your old mobile phones, laptops & other e-waste:
Australia – Planet Ark
New Zealand – IT Recycle (Auckland area)
United Kingdom – Virogreen
At Home
KITCHEN
KITCHEN REUSABLES
Coffee Cups I Produce Bags I Straws
BATHROOM
TOILET PAPER
SPECIAL OFFER – Get $10 OFF your first order with Who Gives A Crap on a purchase of $48 or more.
Why we support Who Gives A Crap
Who Gives A Crap puts the sustainable in toilet paper by using environmentally friendly materials and donating 50% of their profits to build toilets for communities in need.
SOAP
SPECIAL OFFER – Get 10% OFF at Soapbox
Why we support Thankyou and Soapbox
Thankyou has a range of soaps and bathroom items and donates 100% of their profits to help end extreme poverty. Soapbox – Soapbox donates a bar of soap to someone in need for each bar of soap purchased.
LOUNGE
CUSHION PANELS
East Timor Womens Association (ETWA)
BOOKS
Buy a bookmark from East Timor Womens Association (ETWA)
Why we support the East Timor Womens Association
East Timor Womens Association or ETWA is a charity that supports women’s empowerment through advocacy and action for ethical trade and sustainable development. ETWA partner with the all-women LO’UD Cooperative in East Timor which has 80 members from 3 weaving collectives who make all the we mention here.
OUTDOORS
CAMPING & HIKING
Clothing & Fashion
ETHICAL FASHION 101
See: 2021 Ethical Fashion Guide – Baptist World Aid
Check out the latest Ethical Fashion Guide from Baptist World Aid to see how ethical your favourite clothing brand is. All retailers listed from the guide achieved an A or A+ rating in 2021 and met ALL COVID FASHION REQUIREMENTS in 2020.
WOMENS
CLOTHES
Icebreaker I Patagonia I Etiko I Kathmandu I Outland Denim
UNDERWEAR & SWIMWEAR
Mighty Good Undies I Icebreaker I Etiko I Mosmann I Bonds
SHOES
MENS
CLOTHES
Icebreaker I Patagonia I Kathmandu I Etiko I Outland Denim
UNDERWEAR & SWIMWEAR
Mighty Good Undies I Mosmann I Patagonia I Etiko I Icebreaker I Bonds
SHOES
BAGS & ACCESSORIES
BAGS
Biome I Patagonia I Kathmandu I Freeset
SCARVES
East Timor Womens Association (ETWA)
KIDS
CLOTHES
Bonds I Icebreaker I Etiko I Kathmandu I Freeset
SHOES
SWIMWEAR
BABY CARE, NAPPIES & DIAPERS
PRELOVED CLOTHING
‘REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE’
By shopping at your local charity, thrift or op shop you’ll reduce your impact on the environment, support a charity, find a bargain and feel great in the process!
SALVATION ARMY
Find your local store in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, UK
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
Find your local store in Australia, New Zealand, USA
RED CROSS
Find your local store in Australia, New Zealand, UK
Food & Drink
FOOD
See: Your Questions About Food and Climate Change, Answered – The New York Times
DRINKS
TEA
COFFEE
Fairtrade Coffee List I Oxfam I Grinders
DRINKING CHOCOLATE
Electricty & Energy
AUSTRALIA
OVO ENERGY
Ovo Energy is 100% carbon neutral and a new retailer in the Australian energy market. Ovo’s standard power option has 10% green power with the option to add-on 100% green power. Ovo has detailed it’s net-zero emission plan in Plan Zero.
Banking & Finance
Ethical finance options for Australian consumers and investors.
BANKING
BANK AUSTRALIA
Bank Australia is a customer-owned bank that is committed to responsible banking through having a positive economic, social and environmental impact. Bank Australia has branches in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.
BEYOND BANK
Beyond Bank is a customer-owned bank that became the first Australian Bank to become a certified B-Corporation. Beyond Bank has branches in South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australian & the Australian Capital Territory.
SUPERANNUATION
See: Your Guide to Ethical Superannuation
Australian Ethical I Christian Super I Future Super I Active Super
INVESTMENT & FINANCIAL SERVICES
IMPACT INVESTING
Travel & Transport
AIR TRAVEL
QANTAS
Qantas is Australia’s largest airline and has taken large strides to improve their environmental record. They’re committed to achieving net zero carbon emission by 2050, reducing waste-to-landfill by 75% by 2021 and have already reduced water consumption by 20% from 2009 levels. Check out Qantas’ Commitment to Environmental Sustainability for more information.
HOLIDAYS & TRAVEL
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER HQ
IVHQ is a New Zealand-based volunteer travel company whose mission is to ‘change the face of volunteer travel’ and believe in a future where any traveller, anywhere in the world, is empowered to make a meaningful difference in the community they are visiting. IVHQ is the only volunteer travel company that is a Certified B Corporation.
IVHQ SPECIAL OFFER
Enter the code: 6DCF5 when registering to receive a 10% discount.
CARS
TESLA
Tesla is a world leader in electic vehicles and solar energy and has the world’s highest market share of plug-in electric vehicles.
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By Nathan Linton
First published 1 Mar 2020. Last updated 3 Jan 2022.