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Piece (March 30, 2017 ) This spring, Green America’s End Smartphone Sweatshops campaign, in partnership with China Labor Watch (CLW), called on Apple to remove toxic chemicals including benzene and n-hexane from its supplier factories in China. Only five months into the…
apple products

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) Green America and China Labor Watch released the findings of an undercover investigation we conducted at one of Apple’s supplier factories.
Apple

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) Recently, Dan Watch and Electronics Watch released Winds of Change, a report which details the harsh working conditions of the electronics manufacturing sector, particularly the problems caused by occupational exposure to dangerous chemicals. The…
fair labor, smartphone sweatshops, sweatshops, Chinese factories, workers rights, Samsung

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) Finding Fair Trade products has never been easier. Not only has the steady growth of the Fair Trade market brought more and more products into supermarkets and local retail stores, but the internet has brought almost every possible Fair Trade…
fair trade, fair labor, sustainable business

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) Learn why fair trade and fair labor are important for the next time you buy chocolate, clothes, or any number of products.
fair trade

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) In the U.S., about 80% of consumed sugar is produced domestically. However, what is imported often comes from impoverished sugarcane farmers in the global south. Fair Trade Certified™ sugar protects sugarcane farmers against the volatile world…
sugar farmers, sugarcane farmers, sugar industry, fair trade

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) New phones come out every few months, with new bells and whistles? Do you really need one? See our graphic about how to make your phone last longer.
smartphones, smartphone sweatshops, green living, recycled products

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) Cocoa is a $16 billion a year industry, but the average annual revenue the cocoa farmers receives is between $30 and $110 per household. The Fair Trade certification for chocolate has given over 42,000 cocoa farmers in West Africa, the Caribbean,…
cocoa farming, fair trade, child labor

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) The Cocoa Barometer is a biennial report on the current state of sustainability in the cocoa farming industry.  In 2015, the report found that West African cocoa farmers were living well below the global poverty level of $2/day; chocolate…
fair trade chocolate, cocoa farming

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) What's the problem with Miracle Whip? Half of the ingredients are likely produced from GE crops.
Miracle Whip

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) We call on Starbucks because it is one of the largest milk purchasers in the US, purchasing over 140 million gallons each year.
Starbucks

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) In 1986 the Reagan administration determined, through the Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology, that it was not necessary to create any new laws for the regulation of biotechnology as these new products did not pose any risk. Yet,…
GMOs, FDA, GRAS

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) You've been told GMOs are essential for feeding a growing population. In reality, they carry heavy consequences—and conventional crops are often better.
GMOs

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) We all know that climate change is driven by our energy and transportation systems, but we don’t hear as much about how our current food systems also create climate change. However, sustainable agriculture and food systems could be a huge part of…
sustainable agriculture, organic farming

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) To combat the long lasting environmental impacts of industrial agriculture, we need to farm in a way that preserves soil health, removes toxins, and protects the health of farm workers, farmers, and consumers. Agriculture is the most polluting…

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) Genetically engineered (GE) crops [more commonly referred to as genetically modified organisms (GMOs)] are crops that have been engineered to produce certain qualities not intrinsic to the plant itself. An organism is inserted with genetic…
GMOs

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) Despite a love of football, Suzan Shown Harjo has attended exactly one of her home team’s NFL games, back in 1974. The team was the Washington Redsk--s. [Editor’s note: Green America has made it our policy not to print this racial slur in its…
stereotypes, Native American, sports mascots, racism

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) Learn more about our campaign for Amazon to build a cleaner cloud.
Amazon

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) The difference between new and recycled paper is anything but trivial-make the switch and encourage publications to do the same.
recycled paper

Piece (March 30, 2017 ) Back to the Vote With Your Dollar Toolkit Everyone has the power to reduce pressure placed on forests worldwide. By choosing recycled paper, you are voting with your dollars for a cleaner and healthier planet. You can look for environmentally…
recycled paper, paper, better paper, green purchasing