When my old iPod earbuds finally expired and went to the big Apple in the sky, I decided to search for a replacement that had a relatively positive social and/or environmental impact. Continue reading Daily Footprint, #11 – Ethical and Sustainable Headphones
A reasonable place to start is to look at existing ethical consumerism guides and see how different phones rank. The figure below compares phone rankings Continue reading Daily Footprint, #9 – Cell Phone (ethical mobile phones)
I rated Nature’s Gate and Avalon Organic’s 5/5 green stars (they are not perfect but I think they are in the top 20% of shampoo products in terms of impact) and I would rate Clairol’s product 1/5 green stars for social and environmental impact. Continue reading Daily Footprint, #5 – Shampoo + Good Guide Update
In part one I took a look at the trend of gaining independence from large corporations by making our own stuff. Here, I’m going to take the specific example of making your own food bars (i.e., energy bars, granola bars, fruit and nut bars, or whatever you want to call them). Why make your own energy bars? Why would you want to go to the … Continue reading Energy Bars: Do It Yourself, part two
How ethical are Converse Chuck Taylor high tops? This post examines the social and environmental impact of Converse shoes (made by Nike) to arrive at a Green Stars rating. Continue reading Converse Chuck Taylor High Tops ethical rating (updated!)
Here’s another review that serves as an example of how to incorporate both gold star and green star ratings (you can see more examples here). In this case the product is made by one of the largest corporations on the planet, which provides some challenges when it comes to evaluating the product and company (more on that below). The review, like all these example reviews, … Continue reading Nestlé Kit Kat Matcha Review
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This site is the main home and information source for the Green Stars Project. The main role of this site is to increase awareness of ethical consumerism issues so that we can eliminate corporate practices that are detrimental to our planet and society. The goal is to encourage you, dear reader, to include a green star rating whenever you write a review of a product … Continue reading Guide to this site
This review of Nutiva coconut oil includes a “Green Stars” rating for social and environmental impact. Update: Nutiva still ranks well for ethics in 2024. Continue reading Nutiva coconut oil – ethical review (updated!)
Welcome! To begin with, here’s a quick introduction to the site, which is all about a new idea called the Green Stars Project. The project is the result of years of pondering the following question: How can we best address the issue of corporate power? Specifically, how can we effectively mitigate the social injustices and environmental destruction that take place around the world every day … Continue reading Introduction to the Green Stars Project
The Green Stars Project 