With Christmas coming and all, I gotta tell you about one of my favourite websites. The information on this site has radically changed the way that I shop. The truth is that we vote with our wallets. If you're anything like me, I want to be more and more a part of the solution and less and less a part of the problem.
BETTER WORLD SHOPPER is a site dedicated to providing people with a comprehensive, up-to-date, reliable account of the social and environmental responsibility of every company on the planet AND making it available in practical forms that individuals can use in their everyday lives. Coming out of more than 5 years of intensive research, this work is based on a comprehensive database of over 1000 companies and utilizes 25+ reliable sources of data to cover everything from the environment to human rights, community development to animal protection ( taken from website).
Companies and Products are given a grade, based on the following 5 areas of criteria:
Check out the website at www.betterworldshopper.com. The website is so informative. There is also an app you can download to your phone or a book that you order through the website. Really great stuff!
-Carrie
2 comments:
Cool site Carrie. I have already started referencing it.
thanks Nat! Stay tuned - Rhubarb Diaries is doing our first ever giveaway soon and it will be the Better World Shopper book!
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