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NGOs and news outlets in the West first shined a light on the issue of child labor and extreme poverty among cocoa farming communities in West Africa in the early 2000s. Since then, major chocolate companies, and the chocolate buying public, have…
child labor, fair trade chocolate, cocoa farming
child labor, fair trade chocolate, cocoa farming
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) Want a hot finance tip? Save more money. A lot more. When you save, and then invest your savings, you are creating the future.
The more you invest in affordable housing, education, community, health care, and environmental protection, the more our…
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) For decades, American companies have legally been allowed to import goods made with child or slave labor —mainly due to a loophole in federal regulations. A bill being sent to President Obama’s desk may finally close that loophole for good.
The…
slavery, child labor, Godiva, Senate
slavery, child labor, Godiva, Senate
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) We provide answers to questions about reducing paper receipt usage.
climate, recycling, better paper, Better Paper Project, toxins, green living, trees, water, waste
climate, recycling, better paper, Better Paper Project, toxins, green living, trees, water, waste
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) Ready to say goodbye to big banks? We have the perfect wording to use.
Break Up With Your Mega-Bank
Break Up With Your Mega-Bank
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) We often forget that our food system is dependent on human labor. It is important to consider how the farmers, producers, and laborers who are growing your food are being treated and paid. Labor standards differ by country and often serve the interests of
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Clean Energy Credit Union CD
Clean Energy CDs have a positive impact on our environment and economy by helping other Credit Union members afford to use clean energy.
Self Help Credit Union CD
This CD includes investment in renewable energy…
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Social(k) offers over 500 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) screened funds and ETFs (exchange traded funds) alongside thousands of traditional investment options to retirement plans for individuals or organizations.
Here is…
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) Here are some answers to common questions about this campaign.
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1. How does using my phone use energy?
There are two main parts of a wireless network that use energy whenever your mobile device is connected: the…
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) When Robert Haley was a kid growing up in the ’60s, he collected Coke bottles for a nickel or dime.
Today, Haley is the Zero Waste Manager for the San Francisco Department of the Environment and he recycles a lot more than just bottles and cans.…
environment, climate, recycling, waste
environment, climate, recycling, waste
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) The dairy industry isn’t what it once was: bucolic imagery of red barns and a few cows roaming the grass-covered hills. The industry has become a thing of the past; more concerned with profit and efficiency than the cows themselves. Dairy…
factory farms, CAFOs, animal welfare, Starbucks
factory farms, CAFOs, animal welfare, Starbucks
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) For the last few years, Green America has been working to educate consumers of the long-term implications and harm posed by genetic engineering (GE). Together we have made great strides in pushing companies to shift away from genetically modified…
gene editing, GMOs, genetic engineering, biotechnology
gene editing, GMOs, genetic engineering, biotechnology
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Back to the Vote With Your Dollar Toolkit
Brought to you by Green America and Social(k), national leaders in advancing socially and environmentally responsible investing (SRI).
Whether you are an employee or an employer, you may have…
SRI, socially responsible investing
SRI, socially responsible investing
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) Send Carter’s the message that we need to know what toxic chemicals consumers and workers are being exposed to!
Carter's children's clothing
Carter's children's clothing
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) Our newest Toxic Textiles Report reveals the dirty truth behind our clothes.
toxic textiles
toxic textiles
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) When you invest your money in community banks, you create enormous positive impacts in your community.
When you deposit money to a bank, it does not simply sit there. It goes to work in investments or loans that help the bank make money. Most…
Break Up With Your Mega-Bank, community bank, green business
Break Up With Your Mega-Bank, community bank, green business
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) Through the purchases you make, and those you choose to avoid, you have the power to create an economy where child labor and sweatshops cease to exist. And your voice, together with the voices of others, can help encourage companies here and abroad…
sweatshops
sweatshops
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) The 2025 shareholder season is underway! Over 500 shareholder resolutions have been filed on a wide range of social, environmental, and sustainable governance issues. This year brings even more resolutions on both the climate crisis and on racial justice.
shareholder activism, green economy
shareholder activism, green economy
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) Nuclear energy produces less carbon than fossil fuels, but do you know the dangers and risks? Learn why renewable energy is the safer, more sustainable option for the future.
nuclear energy
nuclear energy
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) Nuclear power it too risky and expensive to be a climate solution. We need to scale up solar and wind power now.
nuclear power
nuclear power
