Are you an ethical consumer?

[five toed sloth]

Just seen a trailer for tonight's Panorama - Primark: On the Rack...an investigation into alleged unethical practices in the clothing industry.

Got me wondering - Do you boycott any particular stores, companies for ethical/political (or any other) reasons?

If so - What? Who? Why?

If not - Why not?
Teddy - It would be a full-time job to investigate and research every item purchased or service used - as you say organisations without 'blood on their hands' are few and far between. Don't want to sound "preachy" but surely it's worth a certain amount of effort?
Tiny clanger - No, it's not easy, maybe it's not even possible, but I like to assuage my guilty conscience by trying!

 

[MARION Q]

I have never eaten in Macdonald's because it is death by calories. I buy Cafe Direct or Fairtrade when I can. Increasingly I am cautious about buying Made in China and I would never buy from Primark or any other "pile em up and sell em cheap" outlet. However, I recognise that not everyone can be as picky as I am so am open minded about others who do.

What I am much more exercised about is what newspapers and media programmes people use and watch as they are much more dangerous to the perceptions of the hoi poloi on what is good for society and what is bad. No decent parent should allow media in their home which denigrates women or any other group, uses foul language, excess violence or exploits children.

 

[Nimrod]

Voting is useless now.

The only way to show contempt for big business and unethical trade is by your purchasing power.

Hit them in the pocket. If every body did this we wouldn't now be in peril from corporations dictating politics, instead of the nation state. Our own stupidity is bringing about global government.