Consumer power, once mobilised, can be a powerful force for change, perhaps even more powerful, nowadays, than our vote. So how happy we are to have found this book, which contains all the information needed to make even small shopping choices have a big impact. The Good Shopping Guide looks at a huge variety of consumer items, from butter to washing machines and from financial services to vitamins, and gives each of the main manufacturers a rating for the following ethical criteria: quality of environmental reporting, pollution record, whether it has links with the nuclear power industry or has any other activities that have a negative environmental impact, or supports animal testing or factory farming. Ratings are also given for the level of concern for animal welfare, whether oppressive regimes are supported, and whether irresponsible marketing techniques are used. The book reveals which companies have connections with the armaments or genetic engineering industries, which have had boycott calls made against them for environmental or human rights reasons, and which companies make political donations and to which political parties they donate. Utterly fascinating, this book will revolutionise your shopping habits!
250pp, 154mm x 205mm, illus. in colour, softback, 2002