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Consumer Advocacy in the Year So Far

Despite being only halfway through 2022, Consumers International and our Members have been hugely busy this year in driving forward consumer protection and empowerment on the national and global…

World Consumer Rights Day To Empower Consumers Through Clean Energy Transitions

World Consumer Rights Day unites a powerful coalition for just energy transitions

Last week consumer advocates, partners and energy experts galvanized for World Consumer Rights Day around the theme, Empowering Consumers Through Clean Energy Transitions. Coming together, our global…

Anne Fransen Fund 2023: Awards given to new projects advancing consumer protection in the digital space, healthy nutrition and more

Consumers International is delighted to announce that six of our members have been chosen to receive funding through the Anne Fransen Fund (AFF). This year’s winners are from Ecuador, Fiji, Mexico,…

Eight Fair Digital Finance Accelerator 2023 grants awarded to Consumers International Members

Consumers International is delighted to announce that nine Members from low- and middle-income countries are to be awarded funding to implement projects and interventions for fair digital finance.

Green Action Week 2023: A Week of Sustainable Achievements

Green Action Week 2023 came to a close last week, leaving behind a trail of inspiring initiatives and significant steps towards sustainable living and consumption. Under the theme of "Sharing…

Anne Fransen Fund 2024 Projects Announced

Consumers International is delighted to announce that six of our members have been chosen to receive funding through the Anne Fransen Fund (AFF). This year’s winners are from Ecuador, Fiji, Mexico,…

Consumers at UNCTAD: Uniting Approaches to Build the Consumer Movement

Consumers International attended the eighth session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) in Geneva, advising the United Nations. We discussed enhancing the consumer movement, and the IGE’s…

Green Action Fund: Consumers International supports community-led sustainability initiatives across the world

Today, we announce that 26 Members of Consumers International will be awarded funding through the Green Action Fund to promote sustainable consumption and reduce poverty. Every year, through our…

Consumers International at the first OECD Consumer Policy Ministerial

Consumers International joins the first OECD Consumer Policy Ministerial Meeting to address digital rights, product safety, and sustainability.

OECD Consumer Policy Ministerial: Outcomes to make Consumer Protection fit for the future

Consumers International represented the consumer voice at the first OECD Ministerial on Consumer Protection, discussing global collaboration for safety, sustainability, and inclusivity.

A global approach to Product Safety

Ahead of a new survey on product safety that will be launched next week, Consumers International’s Director General Amanda Long looks at some of the challenges facing those who want to keep consumers…

Consumers vs COVID-19

Despite the human suffering and the economic crisis brought upon us by COVID 19, there are those who take the opportunity to profit from the chaos and misfortune of others. This has opened yet…

Pandemic relief: how consumer advocacy in Latin America is fighting to protect the most vulnerable consumers

As Latin American governments struggle to address the public health and economic fallout from COVID-19, consumer organisations in the region have been working tirelessly to protect the rights and…

Green Action Week: What does ‘sharing community’ look like in 2020?

Populations in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19. Across the globe, borders have shut, national emergencies have been declared and restrictions in the…

Why COVID-19 isn’t the end of 'sharing community'

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how our health and wellbeing are crucially tied to the health of the planet, and yet a recent report by the Global Footprint Network shows that humanity is still…

A Global Plan for a Decade of Action for Road Safety

To mark the official launch of a Second Decade of Action for Road Safety, Consumers International and the United Nations Road Safety Fund come together to unveil how global change can be achieved.

Bias, discrimination and stereotyping: While the digital marketplace brings new risks for women consumers, the consumer movement is rising to the challenge

Full gender parity won’t be achieved in any of our lifetimes, and we are seeing a concerning roll back in women’s rights in many parts of the world. According to UN Women, we are off track to achieve…

Anne Fransen Fund

The Anne Fransen Fund aims to promote and support the growth of consumer organisations in developing countries. It was founded in 1988 following the death in 1981 of Anne Fransen, the first director…

How Digital Finance Can Become the “Great Equaliser” for People with Disabilities

Digital finance can empower people with disabilities by promoting financial autonomy. Explore how inclusive design, collaboration, and education can bridge gaps in access.