The
Guide To Ethical Supermarket Shopping
Pocket-sized print guide (76 pages)
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Know the score in the store
The Guide to Ethical Supermarket Shopping 2012 is a handy
pocket-sized guide designed to help you match your shopping habits with your
values. It’s the ideal size for keeping in your bag for quick reference,
so every time you shop in a supermarket, you can make an informed decision about
where your money goes. This completely updated edition includes special features
on cosmetics, toys, meat, and beer, while
tracking the ever-increasing consolidation of company ownership.
When you purchase a product, the money you spend endorses a company and its
activities, whether you are aware of it or not. In easy to understand language,
The Guide to Ethical Supermarket Shopping 2012 offers you a
practical way to make a positive difference through your everyday purchases.
In this revised edition you will find more information to empower you to make
the best possible choices at the supermarket.
The Guide to Ethical Supermarket Shopping 2012 also contains
information addressing contemporary issues such as food miles, palm oil, overfishing,
animal welfare, child labour, genetic engineering, multinational ownership and
packaging. Looking beyond the supermarket, the Guide encourages home-grown,
independent and local purchasing choices.
Here’s what you’ll find in the The Guide to Ethical Supermarket
Shopping 2012:
• A comprehensive list of products and brands, aisle by aisle, with
company and parent company information
• Easy-to-use icons to clearly identify company ratings, Australian ownership,
and outstanding products
• Expanded Cosmetics, Skin Care and Hair Care section now includes pharmacy
and department store brands
• See how SABMiller's purchase of Foster's and Pacific Beverages changes
the Australian beer landscape
• 'Supermarkets in Australia' blurb with side-by-side comparison of Woolworths,
Wesfarmers (Coles), Metcash
• Five principles to guide a more sustainable purchase
• Easy-to-use contents page, index page, and colour-coded categories
The Guide to Ethical Supermarket Shopping has sold over 100,000
copies and is in its fifth edition.
The Guide to Ethical Supermarket Shopping 2012
Compiled by Nick Ray and Clint Healy
Produced by the Ethical Consumer Group
Printed on 100% recycled paper
Published Nov 2011. RRP $7.00
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What others say about our book:
"a great, practical tool to help people make a difference"
Mike (via email)
"THANKYOU for this great ethical guide to shopping. i have
been looking for something like this for ages."
Delia (via email)
"Thank you all so much for producing such a great guide. It
is just what I have been looking for. . . Not only is it informative and
easy to carry around but also provides so much more with website addresses
etc for further study. Thanks again and keep up the good work."
Trish (via email)
"It may take me a little longer to shop, but, the trade off
will be well worth any extra time spent in the supermarket aisles .
. .Your guide is invaluable to help me make informed choices and boycott
those companies who are linked with less savoury practices, e.g. GM,
palm oil, animal testing, child labour, etc. etc. and, for the small
price involved, well worth its weight in 'green' gold. Thank you!"
Lyn (via email)
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