Supermarkets

The founding ideals of the organic movement are being eroded by the drive for mass-production. The dilemma its supporters now face, is how to spread the organic message without losing its principles

The Sustainable Development Commission has been axed, the Food Standards Agency has had its powers stripped and DEFRA appears to be stalling. Where then does this leave planning for a national sustainable food strategy - and healthy eating plan - asks Nick Hughes?

Not every supermarket is a heartless corporate giant: here are six that are showing Tesco and co how it's done

Following the clashes in Bristol outside a newly opened Tesco store, Robin Whitlock investigates how a long-running campaign against the supermarket giant was tarnished by images of violence and destruction

Watch this film examining how tea workers in the developing world struggle to get by on poverty wages while British supermarkets make huge profits

As part of the Ecologist's special investigation into the hidden costs of tea, milk and sugar, here's how to get involved in cleaning up your cuppa

Brazil’s cattle sector has become the largest driver for deforestation globally, overtaking palm oil plantations in Asia. With the UK sourcing 40 per cent of its processed beef from Brazil, campaigners are now calling for a consumer boycott. Chris Pala investigates

With cheap food pricing, over-reliance on imports, and the pressures of a growing population, the UK's food security is set to rise up the national agenda. The Coalition Government must be prepared for the challenges ahead

The Director of ActionAid UK talks to us about ending global poverty, achieving trade justice and making supermarkets accountable

It's high time we had a supermarket ombudsman, but it needs to be proactive and powerful, says Caroline Lucas

Are demands for higher prices the future of food campaigning? Pay the Price is a Swedish thinktank demanding more expensive food to cover the hidden costs of production

Government bill likely to be put forward this autumn but final body may not be up and running for another two years, admit officials

No-one enjoys supermarket shopping. But kicking the habit requires conviction, as Laura Laker reveals in the first of a new series...

Newly elected MP Caroline Lucas said her party was now ready to 'take its rightful place in Parliament' after her landmark victory in yesterday's general election

They're becoming more and more common - wrapped around everything from milk to chickpeas. But just how environmentally friendly are composite cartons compared to the good, old-fashioned tin or jar?

Supermarket ombudsman will enforce a new code of practice between retailers and their suppliers

Tom Hodgkinson lays out the case for the return of street markets. Wouldn't we all be better off living outside the box?

Food Ethics Council policy director Sean Roberts explains why a debate on fairness in food and farming is long overdue

Suppliers rejoice at calls for an independent Ombudsman but supermarkets already lobbying against the decision

Battling superstore monopolies needn’t be a lone crusade. Kate Eshelby looks at some of the resources available

Sylvia Rowley examines Rebecca Hosking's tips to rid your town of plastic bags

Sylvia Rowley examines Rebecca Hosking's tips to rid your town of plastic bags

The economies of whole islands in the Caribbean face ruin if the WTO, acting at the behest of US-owned multinationals, forces the EU to end preferential trade agreements with small-scale West Indian banana producers

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has reached the target of £86,888 set by Tesco to print and distribute leaflets to its shareholders.