696views You want to make the right choices so your lifestyle matches your ethics. But how do you know what the right thing is all of the time? How can you make the best purchase when you shop, hire a company, buy clothes or even make more charitable donations and get them to the right groups? […]
305views At Big Green Purse, we advocate shifting your spending to the greenest products and services available. That also means buying from companies that make a difference when it comes to protecting our health and the health of the planet. As part of our Earth Day service, we are partnering with sustainable food innovator Hampton Creek […]
Sure, you can earn cash back on your credit card or rack up some frequent flier miles. But do you actually use your miles—or do you find yourself redeeming them for magazines you don’t even read? And while cash back is nice, it usually doesn’t make a huge difference to how much money you have […]
In a major victory for all of us who believe we have a right to know what is in our food, the Campbell Soup Company has decided to voluntarily disclose the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in its products. Campbell said it supports federal legislation that would require “all foods and beverages regulated by […]
1.3kviewsGreen shopping can be confusing! Many products claim to be “natural,” “eco-friendly,” and “biodegradable.” But what in the world does that mean? Unfortunately, because there’s no standardized definition for any of these words, they’re actually meaningless. In fact, many companies intentionally use vague words to market their products as if they’re better for you and the […]
How can the world’s two consumer “superpowers”- the U.S. and China – work together to reduce the impact that consumption has on us and our world? That was the topic a capacity crowd addressed on March 22 at the U.S. – China Greener Consumption Forum. The event, held at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. […]
The U.S. – China Greener Consumption Forum will mark the first-ever gathering of women leaders from the world’s two “consumer super powers” to meet and address the environmental challenges their countries face due to consumption. The Forum, to be held March 22, 2013 at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., will convene leading consumer advocates, green […]
Today is “Small Business Saturday” or “Shop Small” day, a day designed to encourage consumers to shop at local stores and boutiques rather than global chain stores. What’s the diff? Think about both your community pocket book, and the planet. On the pocket book side, according to this nifty info graphic from elocal.com, “if the […]
