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) The minimum wage in Bangladesh's garment industry is equal to just US$67 a month. This wage has been fixed since 2013 and is not due to be reviewed for at least another year. Meanwhile the cost of living has increased dramatically: over 6% per year…
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) While no court ruling or monetary sum could undo the hardships faced by thousands of garment workers and their families after the 2013 building collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, two recent events help to bring some justice to victims.
First, on June 1…
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The problem of forced child labor and human trafficking on West African cocoa farms has been known problem since roughly 2000, when a number of investigative reports came out exposing the severity of this issue. These reports spurred a reaction…
cocoa farming, child labor
cocoa farming, child labor
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) Cooperative Fund of New England is bringing clean energy and energy efficiency to western Massachusetts.
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clean energy
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) Sergio Nuñez de Arco aspires to become the quinoa king, and with fair trade and better banking, he's well on his way.
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fair trade
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Organic certified cocoa from Ghana.
Five years ago, if you wanted to buy an organic chocolate bar, you would have had a hard time finding one with cocoa from anywhere in West Africa. Despite the fact that the region is the largest producer of…
cocoa, fair trade
cocoa, fair trade
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) Student guest workers protest outside a Times Square McDonalds back in March, accusing the company of refusing to pay its workers overtime and wage theft.
Despite the promise of certain legal rights to safe, healthy, and fair work conditions,…
workers rights, fair labor
workers rights, fair labor
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Yesterday in partnership with Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour and the activism arm of the Nation, Green America and China Labor Watch launched a petition to improve worker health and safety for Apple employees in the factories…
apple employees
apple employees
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) This short documentary, Who Pays the Price? The Human Cost of Electronics, reveals the worker health and safety abuses and hazards of the electronics industry in China, profiling workers poisoned by chemicals and their struggle for compensation…
smartphone sweatshops, smartphones
smartphone sweatshops, smartphones
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Are you thinking about breaking up with your mega-bank? By switching to a smaller, community bank or credit union, you are choosing to support the green economy by placing your money in the hands of ethical institutions. Joining a green bank is one…
green financing, green banks
green financing, green banks
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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
