Ethical Shopping

Author: British Council

This text was taken from: The British Council Web page.

British people want to know how people, animals and our planet are treated when food, drinks and clothes are produced. The Fairtrade Foundation is an organisation that helps farmers and workers in the poorer parts of the world to earn enough money to live comfortably. Something that is also mentioned in the text is free range farming which means that farm animals spend more time outside rather than being inside 24 hours a day. Some experts say that this type of farming is preferable because it is less cruel and animals are healthier. Another topic included in the text from the British Council is organic food. This kind of food is produced using few or no chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

The last topic of the British Council text is fashion which is a big global business. After the collapse of the factory, people started wondering how their clothes were made and they were worried about the process.  Nowadays, old clothes or the second-hand clothes are popular in UK. People buy them from charity.

People are more aware of who is making their clothes, how their food is produced and the conditions in which workers and farmers live.