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Ethical Shopping

How Much Is Your T-Shirt Worth?

Nancy Graham Holm | Posted 05.24.2013 | Business
Nancy Graham Holm

Bangladesh's flourishing but unregulated garment industry raises an ethical issue: how does our buy-and-throw-away consumer culture contribute to inhumanly low wages, death-risking working conditions and destructive environmental practices?

Holiday 2012 Guide: Discerning Shopping to Give Back

Francine LeFrak | Posted 02.05.2013 | Impact
Francine LeFrak

Our fervent interests in how big of a flat screen we can buy seems to remain an undying American tradition. But when it comes to the products that we hunt for, our better judgment about whether they are made unethically or not tends to be overlooked.

We're All in This Together

Francine LeFrak | Posted 10.23.2012 | Impact
Francine LeFrak

Peter Navarro's Death By China is a call for action -- it is up to each one of us to recognize that by indulging in cheap labor we are complicit in the world's ethical collapse.

Would You Buy Ordinary Gum Just Because It Supports a Cause?

Joe Waters | Posted 12.26.2011 | Impact
Joe Waters

Everyone points to Newman's Own as proof that "cause products" such as Project 7 gum can be a big success. But that's like believing your organization can have its own national telethon because Jerry Lewis had one.

Emma Watson: The New Face Of Fair Trade

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Emma Watson is the newest celebrity to advocate for fair trade groups worldwide, GlobalShift.org reported Wednesday. Watson visited India this summe...