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AlienatedVila t1_ix882kn wrote

For clothes, check out Good on You website. You can also check if the company is certified B corp. Other than that google the name of company and add "controversies" to see if there is anything on them. Basically if it is a big, esp. multinational company or its subsidiary it is most likely unethical and terrible for the evironment, or was in the past. Same with billionaires.

Obligatory #fuckNestle

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c_alias t1_ix8eg2l wrote

In addition to B Corp, other third party certifications like Fair Trade and Blue Sign are a little more specialized but are generally good indicators of labor conditions.

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_2Silencio2_ t1_ix8jf6v wrote

3rd party certifications should be more objective/fair than what the company will say about itself. There are so many now, Made Safe, GOTS, FSC, RWS, C2C. Other than that, does the company repair their products, have a long warranty, sell their products used, etc? Here are some websites:

https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/ https://earthhero.com (like Amazon, but only sustainable products) https://www.treehugger.com (Lists of sustainable products)

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Dokayn OP t1_ix88xmh wrote

This is a very helpfull answer. Thank you!

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Dokayn OP t1_ix8bnhk wrote

Do you have any more sites like "Good on you"?

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Hermeeoninny t1_ixc0zjx wrote

I have the same question. I use goodonyou but want to know if other industries have similar resources. Thanks for making this post! Saving it for future reference

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