Observer Ethical Awards Winners

British Sunday newspaper The Observer has provided a list of eco-warriors as judged by the readers and, erm, a bunch of celebrities. The Observer says that all of the winners demonstrate a clear understanding and commitment to increasing environmental and social justice. Here are the readers’ winners.

Campaigner of the Year

Al Gore

Former US presidential candidate, Gore has taken global warming to Hollywood with his Academy Award winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth. It is difficult to imagine that there would be much of a debate on environmental destruction without him. His campaigning continues with the series of Live Earth concerts this July.

Best on-line retailer

Natural Collection

This is the second year that Natural Collection have scooped the award for their ethical website and mail-order business. This August they will launch a new fashion range for which they’ve called in Allanna McAspurn of the Ethical Fashion Forum to source their products.

Best local retailer

Infinity Foods

One of the country’s leading organic produce wholesalers, Infinity‘s own shop, in Brighton, stocks a huge range of fairtrade and organic produce, sourced from some of the most ethical co-operatives in the world.

Politician of the Year

Caroline Lucas

Caroline Lucas, Green Party MEP, has spent the last 20 years campaigning on ethical issues, from GM, climate change and localised food production to mobile-phone safety.

Best Supermarket Initiative of the Year

Sainsbury’s – Packaging that turns to compost

Sainsbury’s has replaced 150m plastic containers with ‘compostable packaging‘ made from maize, sugar cane or starch, which can naturally break down in a compost heap at home.

If you care, for categories voted for by ‘celebrity’ judging panel click through here.

Observer ethical awards | The Observer