The Rough Guide to Ethical Living

by Duncan Clark

Do our consumer choices really have a major impact on people and planet? If so, what can we do about it? Which companies and products should we support or avoid? And which ethical claims can we trust?... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843537923
• ISBN13: 9781843537922
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Rough Guides Limited
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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It's a good starting point. It lists many of the pros and cons of a lot of the ethical issues facing shoppers today along with a laundry list of sources to try. It goes through a lot of the modern controversies and points out the holes in the arguments for both sides. The only problem sometimes is the decision of how far to go and it does point out some of the pros and cons for the different choice levels. Some companies come out quite well from the book, others not so well. The edition I read was from 2004, before The Body Shop was bought out or Nestle brought out it's Fair Trade branded coffee, and a few of the websites were out of date, but overall it made me think and read some portions out to those around me. Many of the issues will stick in my mind, but it's the kind of book you'd really want to read every few years to keep some of the issues fresh in your mind.