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== Consumerium list of sites and apps for the ethical consumer == | == Consumerium list of sites and apps for the ethical consumer == | ||
* [https://www.codecheck.info/ CodeCheck.info] - German site with tons of products, but I am unable to find the Android app they advertise. | |||
* [http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ The Ethical Consumer] - The UK's only alternative consumer organisation looking at the social and environmental records of the companies behind the brand names. | * [http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ The Ethical Consumer] - The UK's only alternative consumer organisation looking at the social and environmental records of the companies behind the brand names. | ||
* [[FLO|Fairtrade Labelling Organizations FLO]] International [http://www.fairtrade.net/ (fairtrade.net)] | * [[FLO|Fairtrade Labelling Organizations FLO]] International [http://www.fairtrade.net/ (fairtrade.net)] | ||
* [http://goodonyou.eco/ The Good on You App] by Ethical Consumers Australia. It is available for Android and iOS for helping out the ethical clothing shopping consumer. | * [http://goodonyou.eco/ The Good on You App] by Ethical Consumers Australia. It is available for Android and iOS for helping out the ethical clothing shopping consumer. | ||
* [[Open Food Facts]] [https://world.openfoodfacts.org (.org)] is a nonprofit, copyleft effort to crowdsource facts about foods founded in 2012. | |||
* [http://www.thegoodshoppingguide.com/ The Good Shopping Guide] - UK | * [http://www.thegoodshoppingguide.com/ The Good Shopping Guide] - UK | ||
* [http://www.responsibleshopper.org/ Responsible Shopper] A project run by [http://www.coopamerica.org Co-op America] that has very convergent goal with us and they actually have a searchable DB online with 350 big companies investigated. | * [http://www.responsibleshopper.org/ Responsible Shopper] A project run by [http://www.coopamerica.org Co-op America] that has very convergent goal with us and they actually have a searchable DB online with 350 big companies investigated. | ||
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* [[Consumer Reports]] [http://www.consumerreports.org/ (.org)] - offers comparisons of various [[product group]]s. Online since at least 1998 according to [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.consumerreports.org/ Archive.org]. [[Nonprofit]] and Independent | * [[Consumer Reports]] [http://www.consumerreports.org/ (.org)] - offers comparisons of various [[product group]]s. Online since at least 1998 according to [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.consumerreports.org/ Archive.org]. [[Nonprofit]] and Independent | ||
* [http://www.consumerservicesguide.org/ Consumer Services Guide (.org)] a hefty guide of consumer information mostly for US by http://www.consumer-action.org/ | * [http://www.consumerservicesguide.org/ Consumer Services Guide (.org)] a hefty guide of consumer information mostly for US by http://www.consumer-action.org/ | ||
* https://www.buyreddit.com/ - crowd sourced information on brands and top products | |||
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* [http://www.gnu.org GNU - Gnu's Not Unix (.org)] - promoting [[free software]] and open content | * [http://www.gnu.org GNU - Gnu's Not Unix (.org)] - promoting [[free software]] and open content | ||
* [http://www. | * [http://www.greenpeace.org Greenpeace (.org)] - Agenda: Environmentalism, [[safe trade]], oceans, climate and opposing [[dangerous technology]] | ||
* [http://www.hrw.org/ Human Rights Watch (.org)] - Agenda: Human Rights | * [http://www.hrw.org/ Human Rights Watch (.org)] - Agenda: Human Rights | ||
* [http://www.infoshop.org Infoshop.org] is a portal linking content on the net of interest to the anarchist and anti-authoritarian community. In the spirit of anarchism, it is a collaborative project that encourages participation and networking of resources. Part of this network is the often updated Infoshop News. | * [http://www.infoshop.org Infoshop.org] is a portal linking content on the net of interest to the anarchist and anti-authoritarian community. In the spirit of anarchism, it is a collaborative project that encourages participation and networking of resources. Part of this network is the often updated Infoshop News. | ||
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* [http://www.worldwatch.org/ Worldwatch Institute (.org)] - An independent research organization working for an environmentally sustainable and socially just society. | * [http://www.worldwatch.org/ Worldwatch Institute (.org)] - An independent research organization working for an environmentally sustainable and socially just society. | ||
== Business ethics and | == Business ethics and corporate responsibility == | ||
* [http://corporatejustice.org/ European Coalition for Corporate Justice (.org)] is an organization working to advance corporate responsibility issues | |||
* [http://www.fairtradefederation.com/ Fairtrade Federation (.com)]- an association of fairtrade wholesalers, retailers, and producers | * [http://www.fairtradefederation.com/ Fairtrade Federation (.com)]- an association of fairtrade wholesalers, retailers, and producers | ||
* [http://www.jussemper.org The Jus Semper Global Alliance (.org)] main programme is "The Living Wages North and South Initiative" which studies the development of [[w:purchasing power parity|purchasing power parity]] in developed and developing countries - Very good and concise source of [[w:corporate social responsibility|corporate social responsibility]] (CSR) information. | * [http://www.jussemper.org The Jus Semper Global Alliance (.org)] main programme is "The Living Wages North and South Initiative" which studies the development of [[w:purchasing power parity|purchasing power parity]] in developed and developing countries - Very good and concise source of [[w:corporate social responsibility|corporate social responsibility]] (CSR) information. | ||
* [http://www.rmi.org Rocky Mountain Institute (.org)] - promoting [[Natural Capitalism]] | * [http://www.rmi.org Rocky Mountain Institute (.org)] - promoting [[Natural Capitalism]] | ||
* [http://www.sa-intl.org/ Social Accountability International (sa-intl.org)] - organisation behind the [[SA8000]] [[w:social accounting|social accountability system]]. | * [http://www.sa-intl.org/ Social Accountability International (sa-intl.org)] - organisation behind the [[SA8000]] [[w:social accounting|social accountability system]]. | ||
* [[w:Tax Justice Network|Tax Justice Network]] [https://www.taxjustice.net/ (taxjustice.net)] is an independent [[w:advocacy group|advocacy group]] consisting of a coalition of international researchers and activists with a shared concern about [[w:tax avoidance|tax avoidance]], [[w:tax competition|tax competition]], [[w:tax evasion|tax evasion]], and [[w:tax havens|tax havens]] | |||
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* [http://opendemocracy.net/ openDemocracy.net] - an online global magazine of politics and culture. They publish clarifying debates which help people make up their own minds. | * [http://opendemocracy.net/ openDemocracy.net] - an online global magazine of politics and culture. They publish clarifying debates which help people make up their own minds. | ||
* http://smartmobs.com - discussion of mobile technologies for politics | * http://smartmobs.com - discussion of mobile technologies for politics | ||
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* [[Interesting companies]] - Commercial links | * [[Interesting companies]] - Commercial links | ||
* [[Interesting software]] - links to useful software projects | * [[Interesting software]] - links to useful software projects | ||
* [[Countries of the world]] | |||
* [[Interesting feeds]] - Interesting RSS (RDF) feeds | * [[Interesting feeds]] - Interesting RSS (RDF) feeds | ||
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and finally [[Consumerium alphabetical list of projects, sites, services and companies that no longer exist]]. | and finally [[Consumerium alphabetical list of projects, sites, services and companies that no longer exist]]. | ||
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