/ June 7, 2011 5:28 am
Twenty-six big-name apparel companies have banded together with non-profit agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and Verit (a labor rights group) to create the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, an organization devoted to reducing the environmental and ethical impact of the clothing and footwear supply chain. In March 2011, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition announced plans to create a database that will track [...]
/ May 17, 2011 5:56 am
Do you know where your jeans or your child’s favorite toy came from, before they landed on that shelf in your neighborhood store? Would it make a difference in your shopping habits if you could tell, with just a quick check on your smartphone, that the dress you’re about to buy was made with slave labor? Free2Work thinks so. A [...]
/ May 2, 2011 5:32 am
When comparing paper books to e-books, many would say that the e-reader is friendlier to our environment. And why wouldn’t they? We’re familiar with images of rainforests and wooded habitats around the world being bulldozed to provide for our reading pleasures. As the e-book market expands, however, it’s time to pose the question – is an e-book really greener than [...]
/ April 11, 2011 6:01 am
Environmental Sustainability isn’t just about raising the actual food we consume; it’s about living a sustainable life, where each act is considered a part of a more delicate balance of environmental concerns. One thing that No Impact Man had mentioned in his film about sustainable living in New York City, that I thought was quite relevant and poignant was this: [...]
/ April 5, 2011 6:28 am
An Action to help raise awareness of the impact a pair of shoes can have on a child’s life. Many kids in developing countries have to walk miles to school, clean water and get medical help, without wearing any shoes! By walking barefoot millions of kids are at risk of injuries, infections and soil-transmitted diseases that most families can’t afford to [...]
/ March 23, 2011 9:09 pm
How the Practices of Business Life Can Save Someone Else’s By Benjamin Gleason Two business men sit beside each other in a cafe. These two men have several similarities. Their work involves lots of numbers and formulas, their suits both come from their dry cleaner, and they both like their coffee black. These two men have a strikingly similar [...]
/ March 23, 2011 6:07 pm
by Stephanie Love I once watched a DVD about two men taken out of slavery in cocoa farms in West Africa. These men, who had welts all over their bodies, told the journalists interviewing them that they hate anyone who has ever eaten chocolate, because when they are eating chocolate “they are eating my flesh.” Knowing that slaves were – [...]
/ March 13, 2011 7:03 pm
A quick-start guide to making ethical purchases By: Marie Elvshammar No matter what you are shopping for – from groceries to comparing insurances – we are always offered choices. At times it can be overwhelming and difficult to know if you are making the right decision. You can start by asking good questions and knowing how to choose a product [...]
/ March 11, 2011 3:37 pm
By: Matt Hensley Often times when I go to the grocery store to buy food or the clothing store to buy clothes I have one thing in mind - Which item is the cheapest? What I never thought to ask myself was - Why is this chocolate bar, or coffee, or t-shirt cheaper than the one next to it? When a product [...]
