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  • Malala Yousafzai looking thoughtful with a group of boys in school uniform

    Introducing this year's awards

  • Guy Watson of Riverford sitting on a fence holding a box of organic veg, his growing crops behind him

    The Categories

    Details of this year’s Observer Ethical Awards categories
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The awards

  • Peter Willcox, winner of last year’s lifetime achievement award.

    Introducing this year's awards
    Now we are 10

    It's a decade since the inaugural Observer Ethical Awards. Ethical living columnist and awards founder introduces this year’s awards
  • The Fairtrade banana, by the Fairtrade Foundation, shortlisted for ethical product of the decade.

    The shortlist
    Read about the nominees

    • Francis McCrickard at Myddelton Grange in Ilkley where he has established native wildflower meadows and created public walkways highlighting climate change.

      Francis McCrickard
      We have to believe that we can make a difference

    • Divine Chocolate

      Divine Chocolate
      It is good to prove that what you are doing is not a one-off – but will have a lasting legacy

      • Guy Watson

        Riverford
        Being ethical means telling customers they can’t have strawberries in January or sprouts in June

      • Virgin Atlantic.

        Virgin Atlantic
        Being ethical means having multiple, multi-faceted benefits for people and the planet

      • Protester Anne Power with flag and banner

        Anne Power
        We won't stop challenging and delaying until we have had fracking banned altogether

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    • Mama Margaret's

      Are you a Young Green Champion?

    • Young green champions

      How to teach
      Download resources

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        Primary school lesson plan

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        Secondary school lesson plan

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        Special school lesson plan

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    2014 awards

    • Protester Anne Power with flag and banner

      Meet our amazing winners of 2014's awards

      Read more about previous winners as we look back on last year's awards
    • Ethical Awards

      2014
      Highlights of awards night

        • Observer Ethical Awards 2014 Mark Constantine Lush

          Best in business
          Lush

        • Rainbow Warrior in the North Sea
Arktik 30 Aktivisten an Bord der Rainbow Warrior III

          Lifetime achievement
          Peter Willcox

        • Guy Watson of Riverford, in field

          Retailer of the year
          Riverford

        • Man's best friend: Beyond Skin's Natalie Dean and Heather Whittle.

          Sustainable fashion
          Beyond Skin

        • Local hero
          Anne Power

        • Arts and culture
          Mat Fraser

        • Campaigner of the year
          Brian May

        • Ecover young green champions
          Mama Margaret's

        • Community energy project
          Lancaster Cohousing

        • Great energy race
          Tom Yearley and Delphine Wakes

        • Travel award
          Myths and Mountains/READ Global