The goal of this ethical consumerism project is to encourage individuals to rate products and services for social and environmental impact. These posts describe how to go about writing Green Stars reviews.
What’s the most ethical protein, brah? Last week I published a graphic showing different kinds of butter, dairy and non-dairy, ranked from 0 to 5 Green Stars. Following up on that, here’s a graphic showing ethical scores for various sources of protein in our diets. Continue reading Sustainable Food: Ethical ratings for different protein sources
Paul McCartney is asking Peet’s Coffee & Tea to drop its charges for plant-based milks. This made my happy for a couple of reasons. For one thing, it’s good to see someone, especially someone as famous as (Sir) Paul McCartney, focusing on the details. Continue reading Paul McCartney protests plant-based milk charges at Peet’s
In this post I’m going to outline a game plan to incentivize all the lonely Starbucks lovers to finally start bringing their own reusable cups! The bonus stars that you earn by bringing a personal cup will score you a free bag of coffee beans in no time. If you select organic beans, this will put a little extra pressure on Starbucks to source ethically. Continue reading Starbucks Lovers: Bring your own darn mug! PS: Free coffee!
How should we think about ethical products when they are owned by multinational corporations with poor ethical track records? There are a few different ways of looking at this. I’ll share my thoughts and ask for yours in a survey on the topic. Continue reading Ethical brands owned by mediocre multinationals
Many large food corporations tout in-house programs for ethical ingredient sourcing, usually represented by a catchy name and a logo. Should we trust, avoid, or ignore them when aiming to make an ethical purchase? Continue reading In-house ethical sourcing logos: trust, avoid or ignore?
The Green Stars Project 