Ethical Consumer contest winner!

I’m happy to announce the latest winner of the Green Stars Project /Ethical Consumer contest – it’s your local friendly poet and blogger, Willow Croft! She wins a one-year subscription to Ethical Consumer, the highly-regarded guide to all your ethical dilemmas, as a consumer. The competition runs on a continual basis, so please join in anytime – here are some guidelines.

Win a subscription to Ethical Consumer

Win a subscription to Ethical Consumer. The image shows detail from a table from Ethical Consumer Magazine. The table ranks clothing brands from best to worst. The top 5 brands shown are Patagonia Organic, Patagonia, American Apparel, H&M Conscious, and ASOS organic.

To enter the competition, all you need to do is write a review of any product or business that includes an ethical rating. The winner gets a subscription to Ethical Consumer for one year. Ethical Consumer, a UK-based nonprofit, is probably the best resource on all things related to ethical consumption.

Ethical Consumer UK – subscription winner

Ethical Consumer UK - Green Stars contest winner. Photos from two Green Stars reviews are shown

It’s time to announce the winner of the Green Stars Project contest! The challenge was simply to include an ethical rating in an online review for any product or local business. The prize is a subscription to Ethical Consumer for one year. The winner for this month’s competition is George from Northern Ireland – congrats! Also – it starts again now!

Green Stars / Ethical Consumer competition

The Ethical Consumer logo is shown, which consists of the words "ethical consumer" in green font. The prize for this Green Stars Project contest: a subscription to Ethical Consumer, the UK nonprofit that’s one of the best resources on ethical consumption. The challenge: write a review of any product, company, or local business and include a Green Stars rating for social and environmental impact.

Welcome to another Green Stars Project friendly contest! The challenge: write a review of any product, company, or local business and include a Green Stars rating for social and environmental impact. The prize: a subscription to Ethical Consumer, the UK nonprofit that’s one of the best resources on ethical consumption.

Ethical review competition to benefit 1951 Coffee Co.

The interior of the 1951 Coffee Co. in Oakland, featuring a sofa, bar counter and large mural.

It’s competition time again on the Green Stars Project! Your mission: Write a review of a business or product that includes a rating for social and environmental impact (on a scale of 1-5 Green Stars). For this round, I want to include a theme: Equality, whether racial, economic, gender or a mix of all three. … Continue reading Ethical review competition to benefit 1951 Coffee Co.

Green Stars ethical review competition for Earth Day

Earth seen from space, above a graphic of 5 green stars, representing an ethical score for social and environmental impact.

I’m happy to announce the winner of the latest Green Stars ethical review competition. Congrats to Willow Croft! Willow wrote a review of Milagro Herbs, a small company that sells organic herbs and skin care products in Santa Fe, New Mexico. You can read her full review on her blog. Willow – you win a … Continue reading Green Stars ethical review competition for Earth Day

Green Stars Ethical Review Competition: Results and Reboot

Avalon Organics Brilliant Balance night cream

You probably know that I run recurring competitions to encourage you to write ethical consumerism reviews online. I’m happy to announce the winners for this month and also to start the clock on a new round (winners will be announced in mid-April ). Please consider entering! Congrats to this month’s two winners: Amanda and Nicole! … Continue reading Green Stars Ethical Review Competition: Results and Reboot

Competition: write an ethical review online

On the left, heading text of "write a review" over images of 1 to 5 green stars. On the right, heading text of "Win a WWF gift / donation" over an image of assorted World Wildlife Fund gifts.

The primary mission of the Green Stars Project is to encourage you, dear reader, to consider the ethical impact of your purchases. The best way to do this, and to have an impact on others at the same time, is to rate the product or business with a score for social and environmental impact. Reviews … Continue reading Competition: write an ethical review online

Green Stars Review Competition: Results and Repeat!

Image and logo for Summer Summer, Thai restaurant in Emeryville, CA

Hi folks! I know that this blog sometimes deals with complex issues and technical information, but I hope I don't put anyone off with this. (In fact, please comment on this!) I’ve summarized issues (for example, palm oil) to provide a primer and help inform your reviews (and mine too). But you don’t need to … Continue reading Green Stars Review Competition: Results and Repeat!

Your Turn – Competition Results, and Repeat!

Greetings, people! Is it just me or is everyone incredibly freaking busy since the year started? In any case, I’m a little late on this post to announce the winners of the last competition to write a Green Stars Review. Of course, life is not a competition and we’re all winners – just wanted to … Continue reading Your Turn – Competition Results, and Repeat!