Behind the Brands | Oxfam campaign against Kellogg & General Mills by The Good Shopping Guide | May 27, 2014 | Ethical Shopping Blog, Product ReviewWe are calling for more signatures to the Oxfam petition against Kellogg & General Mills – Take five minutes & join the campaign! Tackling such problems as the injustice of land grabs, the exploitation of farmers, and the contribution to climate...
Behind the Brands turns 1: A year of changing the food system by The Good Shopping Guide | May 27, 2014 | Ethical Shopping BlogHundreds of thousands of people around the world have joined together to change the way the food and beverage industry impact people and planet. And it’s working! Last year, Oxfam supporters moved the three biggest chocolate companies to do right by the women in their...
Deforestation: Our Disappearing Woodlands by The Good Shopping Guide | May 23, 2014 | Ethical Shopping Blog“The impact of mankind’s consumption and disposal of material goods is evident across the globe. Deforestation devastates entire ecosystems and increases carbon emissions. Fortunately, there are simple ways to reduce your environmental footprint, including...
National Vegetarian Week: Going vegetarian is one of the easiest ways to reduce your environmental impact by The Good Shopping Guide | May 21, 2014 | Ethical Shopping BlogThere are a number of reasons to celebrate National Vegetarian Week and to consider switching to a vegetarian diet. One of the most important ethical reasons worth considering is how going vegetarian is actually one of the easiest ways to reduce your...
It’s National Vegetarian Week! (UK) by The Good Shopping Guide | May 19, 2014 | Ethical Shopping BlogIt’s National Vegetarian Week (Monday 19 – Sunday 25 May), and to take part we are encouraging all of our readers to go veggie! (Are you up for the challenge?). If you were asked to go meat free for a week could you do it? What would you miss? Would you rather...
Food Revolution Day 2014 by The Good Shopping Guide | May 16, 2014 | Ethical Shopping BlogToday (16 May, 2014) is the third annual Food Revolution Day, a worldwide celebration organized in the U.K. – and in the U.S. – by Jamie Oliver and his Food Foundation, as well as The Good Foundation of Australia. Food Revolution Day is about keeping...
Amazon must pay their fair share of tax! by The Good Shopping Guide | May 9, 2014 | Ethical Shopping BlogShoppers are being urged to pressure Amazon’s British business after it paid just £4.2m in tax last year, despite selling goods worth £4.3bn – more than the UK sales of Argos, Dixons or the non-food arm of Marks & Spencer. (More information can be...
Fair Trade VS. Free Trade by The Good Shopping Guide | May 9, 2014 | Ethical Shopping BlogFair trade vs. Free trade: http://fairworldproject.org “Wouldn’t it be great if public policies benefited the public, so everyone could prosper, and so-called “free trade agreements” valued our precious resources rather than exploiting...
World Fair Trade Day (10 May, 2014) by The Good Shopping Guide | May 9, 2014 | Ethical Shopping BlogIt’s World Fair Trade Day – Get out and support a local event near you! World Fair Trade Day (WFTD) – 10 May 2014 – is a wonderful time to be inspired by the great work that many mission-driven companies are doing to support a just economy....
David Attenborough: ‘Climate Change – Britain Under Threat’ by The Good Shopping Guide | May 6, 2014 | Ethical Shopping BlogFor more information on Climate Change, see the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, “What We Know” by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and The National Climate Assessment (NCA) report. To start taking...
The (US) National Climate Assessment (2014) – Some Practical Ways to Take Action against Climate Change! by The Good Shopping Guide | May 6, 2014 | Ethical Shopping Blog2014 has so far been the year of the climate report. Following the landmark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report and “What We Know” by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), The National Climate Assessment (NCA) – a...
Years of Living Dangerously: A Documentary about Human Impact on Climate Change by The Good Shopping Guide | May 6, 2014 | Ethical Shopping BlogTo mark the release of The National Climate Assessment (NCA) report on the pressing issue of global warming, here is a groundbreaking documentary produced by James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger about the human impact on climate change....
Celebrate World Tuna Day by Ensuring Your Tuna is Ethical! by The Good Shopping Guide | May 2, 2014 | Ethical Shopping BlogIn 2011, the Pacific Island countries – who together represent one of the main sources for the world’s tuna – declared 2 May to be World Tuna Day. It is a day to not only celebrate such an amazing fish, but to also raise awareness about their...
