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Your practical guide to everyday ethical living. Tips, research, expert advice and inspiration.

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Your guide to getting an Air Source Heat Pump
Your guide to getting an Air Source Heat Pump

Know you need sustainable home heating but no clue where to start?! Here’s everything to know about installing an Air Source Heat Pump.

5 eco switches for your bathroom
5 eco switches for your bathroom

Reduce your household waste by making these five eco swaps in your bathroom.

5 tips for breaking free from your phone
5 tips for breaking free from your phone

Get a handle on your phone habits - top tactics to finding your way out of the matrix.

A quick guide to recycling symbols
A quick guide to recycling symbols

Clear up confusion around recycling with this quick guide to common on-pack symbols.

How to inspire skeptics to go low tox
How to inspire skeptics to go low tox

What’s the best (and least righteous) way to educate others on low tox living?

5 big reasons to buy into reusable period products
5 big reasons to buy into reusable period products

There’s never been a better time to try reusable period products.

5 ways to buy less
5 ways to buy less

Need to get a grip on your shopping? Here are 5 essential ways to buy less and live more.

19 powerful activist quotes to inspire the change-maker in you
19 powerful activist quotes to inspire the change-maker in you

Quotes can be powerful. Here are 18 from brilliant change-makers past and present.

5 sustainable actions that cost nothing
5 sustainable actions that cost nothing

Sustainable living does not need to cost a THING. Here are 5 eco actions that come with zero outlay.

How to do goals differently in 2021
How to do goals differently in 2021

Start 2021 with a kinder, gentler approach to bringing about change to your daily habits.

5 inspirational female leaders in politics
5 inspirational female leaders in politics

Five female leaders, progressive in their politics, currently rocking our world…

5 ethical eating habits to fully embrace
5 ethical eating habits to fully embrace

Make earth-friendly, ethical eating habits a part of your day to day - here are the 5 to start with…

5 ways to shake up the weekly food shop
5 ways to shake up the weekly food shop

Take a proactive approach to your family’s eating habits by shaking up your food shop.

How to maintain a slower pace of life post lockdown
How to maintain a slower pace of life post lockdown

Experience the benefits of slowing down by decelerating in three ways.

5 ethical activewear brands for the conscious shopper
5 ethical activewear brands for the conscious shopper

Our pick of the most ethical activewear brands best for day to day living.

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Hello! I’m Zoe, a writer, producer, blogger, slow living enthusiast & mum of 2

I founded The Ethical Guide in 2020 to guide and inspire those trying to pursue a gentler, more conscious way of living.

Since becoming a mum, my interest in sustainable living has deepened - driven by a growing unease about our treatment of and disconnection from the natural world.

I decided to launch this blog as a platform to share tips, ideas, resources and inspiration to help others like me live mindfully and sustainably across all areas of life.

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