Ethical Alternatives & Resources
Tools, services and organisations that do less harm than the default choice, in 43 categories. We’re re-checking every entry against our checklist, one category at a time.
Ethical tech orgs
Organisations working to make technology fairer and kinder to the planet, from repair charities and open-data non-profits to research institutes on AI. We look at who funds them, how openly they share their work and whether they’re still active.
Our top picks: The Restart Project, a London repair charity running free Restart Parties where volunteer fixers help you mend your electronics, and campaigning for the right to repair. And iFixit, free step-by-step repair guides written with its community; the trade-off is that it’s a for-profit company funded by the parts and tools it sells.
How we choose: every organisation is checked against the 6 principles in our manifesto: who owns it and how it makes money, what it collects, how it treats people, honesty, openness and staying power. We last checked this list on 13 October 2026.
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Ada Lovelace Institute
Independent London institute researching how data and AI can work for people and society
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OpenAQ
Nonprofit giving free, open access to air quality readings from monitors worldwide
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WILDLABS
Free online network for conservation tech, set up with WWF; ran the first ICTC in Lima, 2026
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ClimateAction.tech
Volunteer community of 10,000+ tech workers pushing climate action at work, on Slack
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Open Climate Fix
Open-source non-profit building solar and wind forecasts for UK and Dutch power grids
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Center for Humane Technology
Nonprofit from the team behind The Social Dilemma, now pushing for safer AI and social media
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iFixit
Free step-by-step repair guides plus parts and tools, from a right to repair company
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The Restart Project
London repair charity running free Restart Parties and campaigning for the right to repair
