June 2006 saw The Observer newspaper has handing out its first ever Ethical Awards - in association with Ecover.

The awards aim to reward people and organisations judged to be making a real contribution to ethical living.

The winners of the six categories varied from the high profile ?Make Poverty History? campaign, to a group of schoolchildren and a grandmother.



The winners of the six categories were:

Young Campaigner of the Year - Meare Village Primary School

Innovation of the Year - Architecture for Humanity

DIY Project of the Year - Averil Stedeford, Oxford

Building of the Year - Jubilee Library, Brighton (Architects: Bennetts Associates and Lomax, Cassidy & Edwards

Retailer of the Year (voted by Observer Magazine readers) - Natural Collection

Campaigner of the Year (voted by Observer Magazine readers) - Make Poverty History