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by Charlotte Mulvey (Editor)
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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Ethical Marketing Group (20 Sep 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0954252934
  • ISBN-13: 978-0954252939
  • Product Dimensions: 20 x 16 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 662,361 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The new edition of The GOOD Shopping Guide for 2005 reveals the ethical records of hundreds of glossy consumer brands and the companies behind them - it also ranks them exactly according to environmental, animal welfare and human rights records. Over 700 consumer brands are examined in detail - everything from banks to butter. Which bank is really the most ethical with its investment policy? Is a Neff fridge better for the environment than an Indesit? Is a Dyson more or less ethical than an Electrolux? Which brand of tea is best in terms of human rights records? Is Colgate or Oral B more ethical in terms of animal testing? Norwich Union or Prudential for insurance? A pint of John Smith's or a pint of Tetley? All this is backed up by solid gold-standard research from The Ethical Consumer Research Association, an independent co-operative which has been the authority in this field since 1989. Full colour throughout, the book is superbly art-directed and contains positive photography of the natural world - as well as all the detailed information on brands. This new edition includes new and updated sections.

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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, practical guide to Ethical Shopping, 24 Nov 2004
The Good Shopping Guide is an excellent guide to which brands to buy and which brands to avoid from an ethical point of view. There are about 70 different product categories - from butter to jeans and banks to shampoo - which include substantial editorial on the ethical issues involved plus a summary of the best brands to buy (and which not to). The summary is taken from an indepth ethical anaylisis of the companies behind each brand and shows how they perfom against a number of different ethical criteria (eg. animal testing, pollution, armaments, genetic engineering). Did you know that Diesel is a more ethical brand of jeans than Calvin Klein? Or a Whirlpool washing machine is better than a Bosch? Not only is this an essential reference guide for ethical consumers, but it is also extremely informative and interesting. It can be easily dipped in and out of before you go shopping or captivate you for hours!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Ethical Shopping 'Bible', 21 Feb 2006
This review is from: The Good Shopping Guide: Your Guide to Shopping with a Clear Conscience (Paperback)
A serious 350 page comparative analysis of hundreds of mainstream and niche consumer goods companies. Everything from ethical banks to ethical butter is examined in detail and ranked on animal welfare, human rights and environmental criteria. Amazing revelations eg that the company behind cuddly old Hovis bread has had some involvement in the arms trade !!

Good reviews from Tony Juniper of Friends of the Earth and Penny Newman of Cafedirect as well as Juliet Davenport of Good Energy and Life on Earth BBC producer Alistair Fothergill.

30 or so beautiful full page photos of natural world included in serious reference text - so also quite a nice gift/coffee table book.

Basically, its excellent - no more than you'd expect from The Ethical Company Organisation who are working hard to move consumer / ethical shopping on and on... see

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ethical shopping - the key reference book, 9 May 2006
This review is from: The Good Shopping Guide: Your Guide to Shopping with a Clear Conscience (Paperback)
There's no waffle in this powerful little 350 page book from The Ethical Company Organisation (you'll find them at http:/www.ethical-company-organisation.org). It simply and extensively compares virtually every consumer brand's ethical record - on up to 14 different criteria. So you know what's best to buy and what's best to boycott. Apart from the comparative tables, there is some good background text and great full page colour photographs of the beautiful natural world (as it should be, quite uplifting!) The design values are high too so it works as a coffee table / conversation-point book to,. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant guide for ethical shopping!
This book is great! Clearly written with simple tables to show which shops to get a variety of products from. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. C. Young

5.0 out of 5 stars Check the Pet Food
The Pet Food section is amazing - didn't know until I started looking at ingredients of Bakers, Pedigree etc. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Doodle

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT
Great comparative research combined with coffee-table design and artwork.Really shows which brands are ethical and which are not (700 reviewed in detail). Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2006 by Dr E.Shopper

5.0 out of 5 stars Necessary.
So you've gone green and found that saving the planet is good for the soul. You've gone organic and and have cut your car use. What next. Shop ethically. Read more
Published on 8 April 2006 by G. Morris

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