Category: Ethical shopping guide

A photo of the Matiere Premiere discovery set, opened to reveal 10 small boxes each labeled with a perfume name, from Vanilla Powder to Parisian Musc.
Ethical shopping guide

An excursion into the world of ethical perfume – Matiere Premiere

I was surprised to see that actually not much has been written about ethical perfumes. Here I take a look at Matiere Premiere, a fairly new French perfume company that aims to be ethical. It’s the only major perfumer to grow its own raw materials – organic roses and tuberoses in the Grasse region. I picked up a Matiere Premiere Discovery Set at the Parfumarija in Dublin and share my Green Stars rating. Continue reading An excursion into the world of ethical perfume – Matiere Premiere

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Meat versus legumes. On the left are images of various legumes, a bowl of tarka dal, and a box of Beyond Meat burgers. On the right is an image of cows tethered to a feed box and and piece of beef.
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The war over the most critical ethical dilemma

Beef and legumes, the most popular sources of protein in the animal and plant worlds, respectively, are at opposite extremes in terms of environmental and social impact. There has been a large-scale war playing out over this dilemma – here is a summary of some of the battlegrounds. Continue reading The war over the most critical ethical dilemma

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Nurishh vegan Camembert – ethical rating

Originally posted on Grocery Outlet Ethical Bargains:
Nurishh vegan Camembert is made in France for Bel Group, one of the largest and oldest cheesemakers in France, whose other brands includes Babybel and Boursin. Bel Group launched Nurishh in 2021 as its first 100% vegan brand, but has also recently introduced vegan versions of Babybel and Boursin (I picked up some vegan Babybel at the Grocery… Continue reading Nurishh vegan Camembert – ethical rating

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A graph shows various predictions for human population growth until 2100. The most expected outcome is for the population to peak around 10 billion and then stabilize or decline before 2100. With improved family planning resources, the population may peak below 9 billion and drop to below current levels (8 billion) by 2100. Projections of the human global population to 2100. This is part of a GSP post examining the link between chocolate and population growth.
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Your chocolate purchase will impact population growth, for better or worse

A growing human population threatens to place a burden our planet. Extreme poverty is a root cause of unsustainable population growth and is driven in part by commodity markets. That’s why it’s best to avoid multinational companies that rely on commodity markets and support chocolate companies that work directly with farmers. Continue reading Your chocolate purchase will impact population growth, for better or worse

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