The Better World Shopping Guide #6: Every Dollar Makes a Difference - Softcover

Jones, Ellis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865718628 ISBN 13: 9780865718623

Publisher: New Society Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

Small enough to fit in your pocket, this practical little book will help you change the world as you shop!

While we strive to make our vote count every four years, few of us realize that our most immediate power to shape the world is 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 our purchasing decisions.

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 that make decisions based solely on the bottom line. Drawing on decades of meticulous research, this completely revised and updated sixth 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 helps you reward 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, bestselling author of five 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, he has dedicated himself to uncovering practical ways for people to make a difference in the world. He currently teaches at Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA.

About this title

Book Description:

Small enough to fit in your pocket, this practical little book will help you change the world as you shop!

From the Back Cover:

EVERY DOLLAR IS A VOTE. MAKE YOURS COUNT.

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 our purchasing decisions.

Now in its sixth edition, The Better World Shopping Guide continues to be the gold standard for socially and environmentally responsible consumers. Pick up this perennial bestseller and find out which companies actually "walk the talk" when it comes to:

environmental sustainability · human rights · community involvement · animal protection · social justice

Drawing on over 25 years of research, this comprehensive resource rates every product on the shelf from A to F so you can quickly tell the "good guys" from the "bad guys" - turning your grocery list into a powerful tool to change the world.

5000+ Hours Of Research · 2000+ Companies Evaluated · 70+ Product Categories · 50+ Reliable Sources · 5 Essential Issues · 1 Report Card

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 change the world as you shop!

Ellis Jones, Ph.D. is the award-winning author of The Better World Shopping Guide and the co-author of The Better World Handbook .He is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA.

About this edition

• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0865718628
• ISBN 13: 9780865718623
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 208