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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) 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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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) 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…
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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) 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,…
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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) 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…
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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) 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…
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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) 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…
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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) 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…
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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) 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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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) 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…
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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) We provide answers to questions about reducing paper receipt usage.
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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) Ready to say goodbye to big banks? We have the perfect wording to use.
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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) 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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Piece (November 23, 2020 )   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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Piece (November 23, 2020 )   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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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) Here are some answers to common questions about this campaign. .panel-default {padding:12px;} 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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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) 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.…
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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) 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…
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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) 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…
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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) Back to the Vote With Your Dollar Toolkit A recent report by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing found that 84% of individual investors – including 99% of GenZ and 97% of Millennials – are interested in sustainable investing.…
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Piece (November 23, 2020 ) Send Carter’s the message that we need to know what toxic chemicals consumers and workers are being exposed to!
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