The Better World Shopping Guide #5: Every Dollar Makes a Difference

by Ellis Jones

Overview

While we generally try to make our vote count every four years, few of us realize that our most immediate power to shape the world is being squandered on a daily basis. Every dollar we spend has the potential to create social and environmental change. In fact, it already has. The world that exists today is in large part a result of how our purchasing decisions have shaped it.

The Better World Shopping Guide rates hundreds of products and services from A to F so you can quickly tell the "good guys" from the "bad guys" and ensure your money is not supporting corporations who make their decisions based solely on the bottom line. Drawing on decades of meticulous research, this completely revised and updated fifth edition will help you find out who actually "walks the talk" when it comes to:

• Environmental sustainability
• Human rights
• Community involvement
• Animal protection
• Social justice

Small enough to fit in a back pocket or handbag, and organized in a user-friendly format, The Better World Shopping Guide will help you reward the companies who are doing good, penalize those involved in destructive activities, and change the world as you shop!

Ellis Jones, PhD, is the award-winning, best-selling author of four previous editions of The Better World Shopping Guide and co-author of The Better World Handbook. A scholar of social responsibility, global citizenship, and everyday activism, Jones has dedicated himself to uncovering practical ways for people to make a difference in the world. He currently teaches at Holy Cross College.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865717909
Publisher:	New Society Publishers
Publication date:	06/02/2015
Pages:	184
Sales rank:	1,159,594
Product dimensions:	4.00(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Ellis Jones, Ph.D. is the award-winning, bestselling author of The Better World Shopping Guide and The Better World Handbook. A scholar of social responsibility, global citizenship, and ethical consumerism, he gives presentations throughout the US and Canada empowering people to make a difference. Ellis is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA, where he focuses his energies on bridging the gap between academics, activists and the average citizen. www.betterworldshopper.org

Table of Contents

Appreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
4th Edition Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The Sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
The Rankings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . 10
Best Company Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Worst Company Profile . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The 20 Best List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The 20 Worst List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The 10 Small But Beautiful List . . . . . 16
The Top 10 Things To Change. . . . . . 17
The 10 Most Improved List . . . . . . . . 18
The 10 Worst Performers List . . . . . . 19
The Top 10 Bailout List . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Top 10 Lobbyist List. . . . . . . . . . 21
What Do The Grades Mean?. . . . . . . . 22
What Is All This Extra Stuff? . . . . . . . 23
What If I Can’t Find A Company? . . . . 24
How To Use This Shopping Guide . . . 25
1. Airlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2. Appliances & Hardware. . . . . . . . 28
3. Baby Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4. Baked Goods & Baking Supplies . 32
5. Banks & Credit Cards . . . . . . . . . 34
6. Beer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
7. Body Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8. Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
9. Breakfast Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
10. Butter & Margarine . . . . . . . . . . . 44
11. Candy, Gum & Mints . . . . . . . . . . 46
12. Canned Beans, Chili & Stews. . . . 48
13. Canned Fruit & Vegetables . . . . . 50
14. Cars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
15. Cell Phones & Service . . . . . . . . . 54
16. Cereal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
17. Chips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
18. Chocolate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
19. Cleaning Products. . . . . . . . . . . . 62
20. Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
21. Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
22. Computers & Accessories . . . . . . 68
23. Condiments & Dressings . . . . . . 70
24. Cookies & Crackers. . . . . . . . . . . 72
25. Cosmetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
26. Dairy Alternatives. . . . . . . . . . . . 76
27. Dairy Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
28. Dental Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
29. Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
30. Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
31. Energy Bars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
32. Energy Drinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
33. Fast Food & Casual Dining . . . . . 90
34. Feminine Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
35. Frozen Dinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
36. Fruit & Vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . 96
37. Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
38. Hair Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
39. Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
40. Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts . . 104
41. Insurance Companies . . . . . . . . 106
42. Juice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
43. Laundry Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . 110
44. Meat Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . 112
45. Meat Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
46. Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
47. Milk & Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . 118
48. Office & School Supplies. . . . . . 120
49. Oil, Vinegar, Olives & Pickles . . 122
50. Online . . . . . . .