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  PepsiCo Sponsors 363 New Recycling Bins in Washington DC

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  Ethical Consumption: Thanks to a new partnership between PepsiCo and the DowntownDC Business Improvement District, consumers in Washington DC will have convenient access

  

  Sarena Ulibarri • March 10 • 1

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  Sustainable Packaging Making Headway With Big Companies

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  Ethical Consumption: Tackling the Problem of Packaging Some of the biggest companies have gathered to tackle the problem of packaging and how to make it more sustainable

  

  Akhila Vijayaraghavan • March 10 • 0

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  Coca-Cola Invests in UK Bottle Recycling Facility

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  Ethical Consumption: Coca-Cola Enterprises has partnered with ECO Plastics to expand a recycling center in Lincolnshire, UK. The recycling center, which recycles plastic

  

  Sarena Ulibarri • March 08 • 1

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  Eco-Friendly, Women-Centric Approaches Towards Female Sanitation

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  Ethical Consumption: In honour of International Women's Day I'm writing about something that most women take for granted - female hygiene during mensuration. Many women i

  

  Akhila Vijayaraghavan • March 08 • 1

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  Fairtrade Fortnight in the UK Highlights the Importance of Fairtrade

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  Ethical Consumption: The Fairtrade Fortnight that is on-going is the biggest campaign run by the Fairtrade Foundation in the UK. This year they are "asking the nation to

  

  Akhila Vijayaraghavan • March 05 • 0

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  Kellogg Supports Sustainable Palm Oil

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  Ethical Consumption: The Kellogg company announced in March 2011 that it intends to support sustainable palm oil production by purchasing certificates from GreenPalm, a c

  

  Sarena Ulibarri • March 04 • 0

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  Starbucks Most Unethical Coffee Chain in the UK

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  Ethical Consumption: Surprised to read that headline? Dan Welch from the Ethical Consumer magazine ranked brands on 19 different categories and found Starbucks far and aw

  

  Akhila Vijayaraghavan • March 04 • 10

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  Levi-Strauss Has a Leg Up on Sustainable Blue Jeans

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  Ethical Consumption: In January 2011, Levi-Strauss introduced a new line of blue jeans called the WaterLess jeans, which are manufactured in a way that uses up to 96% les

  

  Sarena Ulibarri • March 03 • 1

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  Ethical Fashion and the Conundrum for Small Brands

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  Ethical Consumption: One of the biggest small clothing brands in Madras, India is Brass Tacks. They have made a name for themselves for their well-fitted, tailored clothe

  

  Akhila Vijayaraghavan • March 03 • 0

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  Sustainable Apparel Coalition Sets Standards for Clothing and Footwear

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  Ethical Consumption: Twenty-six big-name apparel companies have banded together with non-profit agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and Verit (a labor ri

  

  Sarena Ulibarri • March 02 • 0

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  'Local' Food May Not Be So Local in the UK

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  Ethical Consumption: A recent report found that shoppers in England and Wales who bought local food may not be supporting local farmers as they previously thought. Inspec

  

  Akhila Vijayaraghavan • February 26 • 0

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  iPad Helps Businesses 'Go Green', But How Green is Apple?

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  Ethical Consumption: iPad is Helping Businesses Go Green... In the lead up to the launch of iPad 2, Mashable released an article stating three reasons why they think tha

  

  Akhila Vijayaraghavan • February 25 • 0

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  Costco Commits to Sustainable Seafood

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  Ethical Consumption: The Costco corporation has released a new sustainable seafood policy that eliminates the sale of red list seafood species and declares a commitment t

  

  Sarena Ulibarri • February 25 • 0

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  Green Living: Buy Good, Feel Great With Blissmo

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  Ethical Consumption: Changing Consumer Choices with Blissmo Awhile ago I wrote about MindBodyGreen, a website that caters exclusively to greenies. Now, however Sundeep A

  

  Akhila Vijayaraghavan • February 22 • 0

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  Unilever Eliminates Animal Testing For Lipton Teas

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  Ethical Consumption: Pressure from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has caused a major tea company to turn a new leaf. Tea products produced by parent c

  

  Sarena Ulibarri • February 18 • 0

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  California Legislation Takes a Bite Out of Shark Fin Trade

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  Ethical Consumption: The controversy over the shark fin market is nothing new, but recent California legislation, introduced February 2011, is bringing it to the surface

  

  Sarena Ulibarri • February 17 • 0

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  UK's Government is 'Lazy' About Promoting Organic Food

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  Ethical Consumption: The newest report shows that the UK government is not doing enough to promote organic food. The Soil Association said sales continued to grow in othe

  

  Akhila Vijayaraghavan • February 14 • 3

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  Greentings for Valentine's!

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  Ethical Consumption: It was recently reported that approximately one billion Valentine cards are sent out each year worldwide. Almost all of these cards end up in the tra

  

  Akhila Vijayaraghavan • February 12 • 0

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  Behind the Valentine Bouquet: The Carbon Footprint of Cut Flowers

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  Ethical Consumption: It may not be quite so obvious in the first instance but flowers come with a very high carbon footprint. Cut flowers are sprayed with pesticides, dri

  

  Akhila Vijayaraghavan • February 10 • 0

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  Five Companies That Sell Eco-Friendly Flowers

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  Ethical Consumption: Finding organic or eco-friendly flowers is easy if you know what to look for, and these flowers do not necessarily cost more than others. Listed belo

  

  Sarena Ulibarri • February 09 • 2

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