Ethical Alternatives & Resources

The browser from Mozilla - the not-for-profit "working to give everyone more power online"

A specially modified version of Firefox that does more to protect users' privacy

Another free and open-source web browser

The easiest to use privacy-conscious search engine

An open-source metasearch engine, which aggregates the results of other search engines without giving them users' information

Ecosia use the profit they make from user searches to plant trees all over the world

Powered by 100% green electricity and ad-free, Posteo costs €1 a month

Secure email service founded in the wake of the Snowden revelations - also available for €1 a month

The Mozilla Foundation's open-source email offering

GDPR-compliant Matomo is also free and open source

Fathom provides simple website stats without tracking or storing users' personal data

"Simple, clean and friendly" analytics, with a focus on user privacy

Kualo boast 100% green-powered hosting, an energy-efficient data centre and home working for staff to minimise travel

Netcetera offer zero-carbon hosting at no extra cost - they claim to have saved 2.4M KG of CO2 to date

erjjio offer a free website health check for businesses that care about sustainability

Aiso.net are powered by 100% solar energy from onsite solar panels

Web hosting powered by wind energy

Kinsta runs on Google cloud, and so benefits from Google's energy-efficiency leadership

Timpani are based out of a secure data centre and run on 100% renewable energy

WordPress hosting on 100% renewable energy, from hydropower

A not-for-profit collective offering hosting to supporters of the environment and human rights

Free and open-source Kanban software

Secure, flexible and free video conferencing

Community-powered Jami aims to provide a universal communication tool

Open-source team communication to replace email and Slack

Slack alternative that allows you to run your own server

Wire says it's the most secure collaboration platform

Social enterprise Loomio aims to be a safe space for teams to make effective decisions

LiquidFeedback is a tool for making fair decisions

Open-source text, voice and video messaging app supported entirely by grants and donations

Open-source messenger app created by a group of friends with an interest in Tibetan culture

Named after "basically a watercooler on a ship", this app is for gossiping securely

Open-source team communication to replace email and Slack

Slack alternative that allows you to run your own server

The most popular alternative to Microsoft Office, tested daily by a devoted user community

Etherpad is an open-source online editor providing collaborative editing in real time

Turtl is a community project building a secure, collaborative notebook

Note-taking app focused on privacy, with a handy distraction-free mode

File storage service continuously improved by its transparent, open-source community

A private-by-design alternative to popular office tools

Open-source and free forever file sharing

Encrypt and send files with a link that automatically expires

Explore the world's options for tackling climate change

Calculate websites' carbon emissions

Calculate your ecological footprint and find out how you can contribute to the conservation of the environment

Exposing deceptive user interfaces

Rank a Brand provides independent rankings of how green, fair and transparant brands are.

Sliced help find opportunities that have a direct impact on reversing climate change.

An open-source, ad-free video hosting network to "take back control of your videos"

A decentralised media hosting network powered by its community

Free and open-source software for starting a blog or community

An application for more collaborative writing

The most popular online publishing platform remains open source

A beautiful decentralized & open source blog maker

Use Giki's badge system to help you shop more sustainably

Grab leftover (but tasty) food from local restaurants, for a low price

Collect surplus food from neighbours to avoid food waste and connect with your community

Earn credits to plant real trees around the world - just by putting down your phone

Share your meal with a child in need

Open-source app encouraging discussion of mental health with loved ones

Help you choose fashion brands that have a positive impact on people, the planet and animals.

Source to vegan & vegetarian restaurants and health food stores worldwide

Use the barcode scanner to get the unfiltered look at every product in the store

Not-for-profit alternative to Patreon that doesn't take a cut of donations

Self-hosted, free and open-source music server

With Resonate, a co-op built on the Blockchain, you only pay for the music you stream

Playlists generated by humans, not algorithms

Watch C4's Film4 live online

Rent global cinema on demand through the BFI, with 1000s of free films from archive partners

Indie movie subscription service for just £3.33 a month

Watch films and shows from the BBC archive (if you're a UK licence-fee payer)

Subscription service for cult, classic and indie films from around the world

Games distribution platform with a "you buy it, you own it" philosophy

Open marketplace for indie games, encouraging community between makers and fans

Humble operate a "pay what you want" model, and allow users to contribute to charity

With millions of users, Mastadon is the most popular alternative social network

A Facebook-style social network with no central ownership

Facebook alternative based on the principles of decentralisation, freedom and privacy

An ad-free photo sharing platform, with a chronological timeline

Steemit promises a new kind of attention economy - by paying users for their content (in the STEEM cryptocurrency)

This browser extension tags websites with info, advice and alerts from citizen organisations

A browser extension that tells you if the news site you're reading is reliable

Catch biased or offensive language

Fairphone are creating ethically-sourced and modular smartphones - meaning they can be easily repaired if one part breaks

Set to release in April 2019, Purism's Librem 5 is built for security by design and run on open-source software

UK phone network that's powered by 100% green energy and using its profits to give land back to nature

The UK's only telecoms co-operative, offering pay monthly and pay-as-you go SIMs

Mobile OS that respects users’ data privacy

A map of the world that anyone can use and edit

A not-for-profit, open-source alternative to Airbnb, run democratically and transparently by its members

Airbnb alternative run by a small group of activists

Virtual globe and world atlas

Community-centred alternative to existing home-sharing platforms

Learn how to repair and reuse your electronics

News platform with the mission of challenging power and encouraging democratic debate

An online magazine about the good things that are happening

An online magazine for sustainable lifestyle and green living

A source for news on struggles for justice and peace around the globe

Tools and activities for educating yourself and others on climate change

Ideo is a global design company who believe they can create positive social change through their work

Hubbub is a charity creating environmental campaigns with a difference

A network of organisers who run trainings on social and environmental justice

Global platform connecting nonprofits with techy volunteers

A magazine that refuses to assume every problem has a high-tech solution

A movement of communities coming together to reimagine and rebuild our world

Tips and inspiration on loving your clothes and making them last longer

You have 80,000 hours in your career. How can you use them to make a difference?

A global community of people helping each other repair things

A site for engaging in thoughtful discussion and understanding different viewpoints

A resource that provides guidance for designing ethically humane digital products

Reversing the digital attention crisis, and realigning technology with humanity's best interests.

Design technology that becomes a part of a user’s life and not a distraction from it

Remote conference for design vs. climate change

An annual gathering for people who believe business can and must be better

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's 7 meditations on living mindfully

Entrepreneur and longtime tech critic Andrew Keen argues for a more humane digital future

Essays on issues as diverse as sports doping and selling kidneys from one of the world's most influential living philosophers

A manifesto for effective altruism: the practical, data-driven approach to doing good

Kate Raworth proposes an alternative to growth economics

Could "utopian" ideas like Universal Basic Income and a 15-hour work week become reality within our lifetime?

A toolkit for resistance to the shock tactics being deployed by politicians the world over

Monbiot argues for a "politics of belonging", and the reorganisation of civic life from the bottom up.

A reflection on what eating animals says about us

A look at the carbon footprint of everything from texts to volcanoes

Modern ethical theory translated into practical advice for designers, product managers and software engineers

Amitav Ghosh examines our imaginative failure in the face of climate change

A terrifying look at the consequences of climate change

A guide to building greener digital products and services

Environmental activist Kumar presents a new trinity for our age

Lynne turns everything we think we know about money upside down

A roadmap for a new kind of effective activism

Chang turns received economic wisdom on its head to show you how the world really works

What if everything you ever wanted isn't what you actually want?

This book shows how inequality is the cause of many societal problems

Yunus offers his vision of an emerging new economic system that can save humankind and the planet

A key text for efforts to shape a sustainable future, locally and globally

A study of the ethical dilemmas surrounding the interaction of humans and technology

Learn how companies make us feel good about doing what they want

Holmes shows how inclusion can be a source of innovation and growth, especially for digital technologies

Focuses on creating unique user experiences without a dark side

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in conversation with environmentalist David Suzuki

A call to action to halt mass dolphin kills in Japan

An exposé on the suffering of animals in many different industries

Hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones worries that capitalism is threatening society

The story of how Greenpeace grew from a group of friends to a global movement

Co-founder of Kiva.org discusses the power of microloans

A multiyear chronicle of the planet's rapidly melting glaciers

16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg on the need to act right now on climate change

3 important lessons about happiness from a 75-year study on adult development

Ai Weiwei's detailed and heartbreaking exploration into the global refugee crisis

Portrait of three people caught up in the chaotic development that's shaping modern-day Cambodia

A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion

A closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown

Kathryn Schulz makes a compelling case for not just admitting but embracing our fallibility

Plants not only have the power to heal your body; they can strengthen your community as well

Ellen proposes a bold new way to see the world's economic systems

Lighthearted chatter about the environment and sustainability

A podcast for people who want to say no to living life at 110%

A relaxed exploration of the better choices we can make in life

Conversations with social and environmental innovators

Live debate examining the moral issues behind current news stories

Taking a look at the ethical dilemmas that face us every day

Podcast from the creator of the app "10% Happier: Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics"

A podcast about design, technology, and being human

Interrogating AI, ethics and autonomy