This Rough Guide brings to the forefront the many issues surrounding the impact of daily shopping habits on this ever-shrinking planet. Two-color. Illustrations.
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Shopping with a Conscience 1 (Rough Guide Reference) (Paperback)
Wow! This book is so thoughful and well-balanced. The author gives both sides of the debate. From helping your community by buying locally made goods to helping the poorest of the poor in a far off corner of the globe by allowing them to enter the Western market. What kind of diet is most ethical, environmental, economical? Factory-farmed meats, organic meats, no meats? All of the pros and cons are presented, and, most importantly, we get to decide for ourselves.
After reading this book I want to go out and buy local, organic, union-made, vegan stuff and change all my investments to socially responsible funds. I really appreciate this book.
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I was very disappointed in this book. The author seemed to write all about his opinion and not use facts or real life instances.
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I have re-purchased this book twice because I keep sharing it,
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This book is great. Did you know that Marlboro (the cigarette people) own Boca (the veggie burger people)? Of course, as you read it you start to realize that the world is full of evil companies, and it's nearly impossible to do/buy everything right. So, American Apparel doesn't use sweatshops, but their CEO has been sued over and over for sexual harassment and has been accused of exploiting women....Basically you have to weigh the pros and cons of each company you buy from, and this book gives you the tools to do it. I keep lending this book out to people and losing it. This is my third copy.
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Most of this book is concerned with the social and environmental implications of specific products, companies, labels (such as organic or Fair Trade) and approaches to ethically minded shopping. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Fair Trade, Co-op America, Friends of the Earth, Social Investment Forum, Department of Energy, United States, Rough Guides, South Africa, San Francisco, Rainforest Action Network, Whole Foods, Global Exchange, Body Shop, World Health Organization, North America, Home Depot, Green Power Network, Humane Society, North Sea, Bank of America, World Trade Organization, Morgan Chase, Certified Humane, Latin America, Wells Fargo Browse Sample Pages:
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Most of this book is concerned with the social and environmental implications of specific products, companies, labels (such as organic or Fair Trade) and approaches to ethically minded shopping. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ethical consumer, community investment bank, ethical shoppers, ethical shopping, community development credit unions, shareholder advocacy, fair trade products Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fair Trade, Co-op America, Friends of the Earth, Social Investment Forum, Department of Energy, United States, Rough Guides, South Africa, San Francisco, Rainforest Action Network, Whole Foods, Global Exchange, Body Shop, World Health Organization, North America, Home Depot, Green Power Network, Humane Society, North Sea, Bank of America, World Trade Organization, Morgan Chase, Certified Humane, Latin America, Wells Fargo Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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