{"id":1246,"date":"2007-07-11T15:09:06","date_gmt":"2007-07-11T15:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/chatteringmind\/2007\/07\/better-world-shopper-ranks-eve.html"},"modified":"2007-07-11T15:09:06","modified_gmt":"2007-07-11T15:09:06","slug":"better-world-shopper-ranks-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind\/2007\/07\/better-world-shopper-ranks-eve.html","title":{"rendered":"Consume with a Conscience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"chocolateranking.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/183\/import\/chocolateranking.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"298\" style=\"float:right;margin: 5px\" \/>World Shoppers Unite! Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betterworldshopper.org\/rankings.html\" target=\"_new\">Better World Shopper&#8217;s website <\/a> and look left to find a menu of consumer goods ranked by how kind their production and trade is for the planet.<br \/>\nFor instance, in the category of shoes, Better World Shopper gives the Timberland company a higher grade than either Nike or Stride Rite. Office supplies, baby foods, audio supplies are all graded, so have a look and vote with your dollars by supporting companies that are environmentally conscious and socially enlightened in terms of their labor and trade policies.<br \/>\nIf you know of any other lists or resources like this, send them in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Shoppers Unite! Go to Better World Shopper&#8217;s website and look left to find a menu of consumer goods ranked by how kind their production and trade is for the planet. For instance, in the category of shoes, Better World Shopper gives the Timberland company a higher grade than either Nike or Stride Rite. 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