Friday, October 7, 2011

The Better World Shopping Guide (every dollar makes a difference)...

So, I recently picked up a book from Veg Fest called The Better World Shopping Guide. Companies are given letter grades based on Human Rights, The Environment, Animal Protection, Community Involvement and Social Justice. If you want to know where a particular business stands check out the website for more info http://betterworldshopper.org/rankings.html. Supporting only businesses and companies that have an A or B grade is my new goal as a consumer (yes, I know it is not January 1st). And if you are interested in being a more mindful, intentional consumer, I want to provide you with the means to make your dollar count. So here ya go. Learn and Act on the new knowledge, one step at a time.

The 10 Best Companies                   The 10 Worst                      The Top 10 Things to Change
1.Seventh Generation                       Exxon Mobil                       Bank
2. Working Assets                             Kraft                                   Gasoline
3. Eden Foods                                   Wal-Mart                             Supermarket
4. Organic Valley                              Chevron-Texaco                  Retail Stores
5. Clif Bar                                         Pfizer                                   Car
6. Honest Tea                                    Nestle                                  Seafood
7. Patagonia                                      General Electric                   Chocolate
8. Tom's of Maine                             Archer Daniels Midland      Coffee
9. Ben and Jerry's                             General Motors                    Credit Cards
10. Aveda                                         Tyson Foods                         Cleaning Products