Campbell's logo is repeated several times in different colors against a backdrop of various products made by Campbell's (a can of Campbell's tomato soup is featured prominently in the center).

The Ethical Guide to… Campbell’s. How to evaluate a large corporation

Is the Campbell Soup Company ethical? We’re going to evaluate Campbell’s, which owns several brands of interest (Pacific Foods, Kettle Brand, Late July, Snyder’s, and Rao’s) based on two perspectives: Campbell’s public reputation and a more objective analysis of corporate responsibility. Continue reading The Ethical Guide to… Campbell’s. How to evaluate a large corporation

A graphic of 5 Green Stars is shown, with various protein-rich foods marked in at various points, representing an ethical rating for them. In order from lowest to highest, they are: Beef & Lamb, Chicken & Pork, Cheese, Fish, Eggs, Nuts, Whole Grains, and Lentils.

Sustainable Food: Ethical ratings for different protein sources

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

A graphic shows a range pf ethical ratings for various kinds of butter, ranging from 0 to 5 Green Stars. Butter from dairy cows score between 0 and 2 Green Stars. Butter from intensive dairies scores 0 Green Stars while butter from pasture-raised cows may score up to 2 Green Stars. Good plant-based butters (palm oil free) such as Naturli' and Miyoko's receive high scores of 4.5 and 5 Green Stars, respectively.

Butter: I can’t believe it’s not ethical!

I’m sharing a post from Ethical Bargains that evaluated Ivy’s Reserve carbon-neutral butter. UK-based Wyke Farms launched this butter in 2023, a year after releasing “the world’s first carbon neutral cheddar.” In the end, I scored Ivy’s Reserve butter 2/5 Green Stars for social and environmental impact and at the same time realized that this is close to the maximum score that I’d give a dairy-based butter product. Is this fair? Continue reading Butter: I can’t believe it’s not ethical!

Images of Dairy Pure milk from Dean Foods and plant-based milk from Ripple Foods. Underneath is a graphic showing the ethical rating for these products: 1/5 and 4.5/5 Green Stars, respectively.

Dean Foods bankruptcy and ethical consumerism

Dean Foods, the largest dairy company in the US, filed for bankruptcy this week. Sad news for employees, but perhaps a positive indicator for ethical consumerism. Is the myth of the ethical consumer becoming a reality? (The myth of the ethical consumer refers to the idea that, while many of us prioritize ethical choices in theory, sales data indicate that these choices are often not … Continue reading Dean Foods bankruptcy and ethical consumerism