Buyer beware series

This essay was written by Tavie Meier and was originally published on EcoCult in 2015, a blog devoted to all things sustainable in NYC and beyond. Republished with permission. Why …

Changes in Ethical Fashion & Influencing Remember capsule wardrobes? You may recall that I was initially very skeptical of the capsule wardrobe movement, mostly because the people I saw touting …

Why Give Back Brands Aren’t Ethical In today’s consumer landscape, more and more companies want to be seen as “giving back” to those in need. But give-back brands that focus …

Is Amazon ethical? On this Amazon Prime Day, Francesca Willow from Ethical Unicorn delves into the numerous ethical and human rights violations of this e-commerce giant.

This piece was written by me with compensation and support from MATTER Prints What Does Artisan Made Mean? Artisan made was the buzzword that triggered my exploration of ethical consumerism. …

Part of the Complexity Series Why Charity Navigator Doesn’t Work for Small Nonprofits Charity Navigator advertises itself as the authoritative source on responsible nonprofits. By combing financial data and assigning …

Is Social Good Marketing Hiding Ethical Issues? Recently I’ve been dealing with a really unpleasant situation regarding a company that reached out to me for collaboration. Their marketing looked good: …

Missions, Aid, and Colonization I recently finished reading Dangerous Territory, a spiritual memoir about Amy Peterson’s experience as a short-lived missionary in a closed country in Southeast Asia. I read it …

What’s Fair in Fair Trade? Growing interest in conscious consumerism has necessarily brought with it a range of questions about what constitutes fairness, ethics, and transparency. While the definition of …

You Can’t Buy Your Way to a Better World Since I recently reworked my Direct Sales critique from several months ago, I wanted to take the opportunity to answer a …