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Animal Testing

• www.choosecrueltyfree.org.au
  Choose Cruelty Free (Aust)
• www.peta.org
  People for ethical treatment of animals (US)
• www.uncaged.co.uk
  Uncaged (UK)
• www.shac.net
  Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (UK)

Animations

• www.storyofstuff.com
  Story of stuff
• www.themeatrix.com
  The Meatrix films 1, 2 & 3
• www.greengorilla.com
  Gorilla in the Greenhouse
• www.abc.net.au/science/planetslayer
  Planet Slayer
• www.meetthegreens.org
  Meet the Greens
• www.ibuydifferent.org
  I buy different

Buying Guides

Australian

• www.fightbacknews.com.au
  Fightback for Australia (Australian owned)
• www.ausbuy.com.au
  Ausbuy Guide (Australian owned)
• www.australianmade.com.au
  Australian Made campaign
• www.truefood.org.au
  Greenpeace True Foods Guide (Genetic modification)
• www.goodwoodguide.org.au
  Greenpeace Good Wood Guide
• www.nosweatshoplabel.com
  No Sweat Shop label (clothing guide)
• www.marineconservation.org.au
  Australia's Sustainable Seafood Guide
• www.choice.com.au
  Australian Consumers' Association
   

International

• www.responsibleshopper.com
  Responsible Shopper (US)
• www.ethicalconsumer.org
  Ethical Consumer (UK)
• www.greenchoices.org
  GreenChoices (UK)
• www.betterworldhandbook.com
  Better World Handbook (US)

Christmas

10 ideas for Christmas

 

Clothing

Australian

• www.oxfam.org.au/campaigns/labour-rights/docs/Ethical-Gear-FAQ.pdf
  Oxfam - Ethical Gear FAQ (pdf)
• www.caa.org.au/campaigns/nike/
  Nike Watch Oxfam (AUST)
• www.nosweatshoplabel.com
  No Sweatshop Label & Homeworkers code of practice
• www.fairwear.org.au
  Fairwear
• www.bsl.org.au
  Brotherhood of St Laurence: Ethical Threads Report
• www.choice.com.au/sportsshoes
  Choice magazine - sports shoes 'brand name ethics' article (Jan 2004)
   

International

• www.consumersinternational.org/TheRealDeal
  The Real Deal - Runnign Shoe brands - report July 2009
• www.BehindTheLabel.org
  BHL International sweatshop news
• www.usasnet.org
  United Students Against Sweatshops (US)
• www.unionlabel.org
  Union Label & Services (US)
• www.globalexchange.org/economy/corporations
  Global Exchange: sweatshops

Company Accountability

• www.corporatemonitor.com.au
  Corporate Monitor
• www.reputex.com.au
  Reputex Measurement – social responsibility ratings
• www.newcastle.edu.au/school/business/research/horwath/
  Horwath Corporate Governance Research Report
• www.crikey.com.au
  Crikey - company critique

Company Environmental Record

• www.deh.gov.au/industry/finance/publications/index.html
  Australian Government – Sustainable industry & environmental reporting
• www.ea.gov.au/industry/sustainable/per/index.html
  Environment Australia - What is Environmental reporting?
• www.deh.gov.au/index.html
  Australian Government – Department of Environment & Heritage
• www.ea.gov.au/industry/sustainable/per/ausper.html
  Environment Australia - links to Australian company environmental reports
• www.enviroreporting.com/resources.htm
  Environmental reporting - directory of online environmental reports (International)

Company Social & Governance Record

• www.ccinet.org
  Charities Aid Foundation (US) - database of corporate giving
• www.AccountAbility.org.uk
  Institute of Social and Ethical Responsibility (UK) - AA1000 accountability standard
• www.unglobalcompact.org
  UN endorsed principles for business on human rights, labour and environment
• www.cepaa.org
  Social Accountability International - workplace and communities standard SA8000

Consumer Advocacy

• www.consumersinternational.org
  Consumers International
• www.choice.com.au
  Australian Consumer Association
• www.consumersunion.org
  Consumers Union (US)
• www.which.co.uk
  Which? (UK)
• www.ethicalconsumer.org
  Ethical Consumer Research Association (UK)

Environment

• www.greenpeace.org.au
  Greenpeace Australia Pacific
• www.wilderness.org.au
  Wilderness Society Australia
• www.acfonline.org.au
  Australian Conservation Foundation
• www.planetark.org
  Planet Ark
• www.foe.org.au
  Friends of the Earth Australia
• www.aela.org.au
  Australian Environmental Labelling Association
• www.packcoun.com.au
  National Packaging Covenant Australia
• www.resourcesmart.vic.gov.au
  Sustainability Victoria' Resource Smart
• www.envict.org.au
  Environment Victoria
• www.epa.vic.gov.au
  Environmental Protection Authority Victoria

Ethical Investment

• www.responsibleinvestment.org
  Responsible Investment Association Australia
• www.australianethical.com.au
  Australian Ethical Investment
• www.ethicalinvestments.com.au
  Ethical Investment Services
• www.ethicalinvestor.com.au
  Ethical Investor (AUST)

Ethical Resources

• www.coopamerica.org
  Co-op America Practical steps for using consumer power (US)
• www.ethicalconsumer.org
  Ethical Consumer (UK)
• www.spiral.org.au
  Spiral Hub (Aust)
• www.ethical-junction.org
  Ethical Junction (UK)
• www.newint.com.au/shop
  New Internationalist magazine and online store (Aus)
• www.theecologist.org
  The Ecologist environmental magazine (UK)
• www.worldwatch.org/topics/consumption/
  World Watch Institute
• www.redpepper.org.uk
  Red Pepper Magazine (UK)
• www.oneworld.net
  One World (UK)
• www.aela.org.au/conference/agenda.htm
  The future of Eco-labelling in Australia
  

Food Standards

• www.foodstandards.gov.au
  Food Standards Australia & NZ
• www.accc.gov.au
  Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (country of origin labelling)
• www.nutritionaustralia.org/dynamic/food-fact-sheets.php
  Nutrition Australia food facts

Fruit & Vegetables

• www.marketfresh.com.au
  Market Fresh (Melbourne Wholesale Markets) Guide to Fresh Produce
• www.marketfresh.com.au/retailer_guide
  Find your Local Greengrocer
• www.diggers.com.au
  Diggers Club - heirloom vegetables, cottage flowers & fruit plants
• www.permablitz.net
  Permablitz - creating urban food gardens
• www.eatthesuburbs.org
  Eat the Suburbs - blog
• www.yalcafruittrees.com.au
  Yalca Fruit trees

Genetic Modification

• www.truefood.org.au
  Greenpeace True Food Guide (Genetic modification)
• www.geneethics.org
  Gene Ethics: working for a GM-Free future
• www.csiro.au/science/Biotechnology.html
  CSIRO Gene Technology

Green Directories

• www.slf.org.au/directory
  Sustainable Living Directory
• www.thegreenpages.com.au
  Green Pages Australia
• www.thegreendirectory.com.au
  The Green Directory
• www.austconserv.com
  AustConserv
• www.carbonmarket.com.au
  Carbon Market
• www.ecodirectory.com.au
  Eco Directory
• www.thesavedplanet.com.au
  The Saved Planet
• www.geca.org.au
  Good Environmental Choice
• www.ecobuy.org.au
  Eco-Buy

Greenwash

• www.bindarri.com.au/envi-carbon-neutral-paper
  Go Greenwash with ENVI (regarding Australian Paper & its paper products)
• sinsofgreenwashing.org
  Six (Seven) sins of Greenwashing
• www.choice.com.au/GreenWatch
  CHOICE's 'Green Watch' campaign
• www.eco-shout.org/greenwash.php
  Eco-Shout on Greenwash - products, companies, codes
• www.greenwashreport.org
  Australian Greenwash site

Human Rights & Fair-Trade

• www.fta.org.au
  Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand
• www.oxfam.org.au/fairtrade/
  Oxfam Australia
• www.donttradelives.com.au
  World Vision Australia's Don't Trade Live campaign
• www.tradeaid.org.nz/index.cfm/
  Trade Aid (Aust/NZ)
• www.consumersinternational.org
  Consumers International
• www.globalexchange.org
  Global Exchange (US)

Nicks's pics

Some great products

• www.thefregiesack.com.au
  The Fregie Sack. A reusable, washable, breathable bag to replace the small plastic fruit & veg bags. Made in Brunswick, Vic. Say ‘NO’ to plastic pollution!
• www.elgaarfarm.com.au
  Elgaar Farm Organic Milk and dairy. Best practice for 'reuse' packaging. Glass bottles & jars can be returned to retailers and are collected for wash, sterilise and refill.
• www.patagonia.com
  Patagonia outdoor clothing & gear. Best practice in supply-chain transparency. Check out the Footprint Chronicles!

Organics

• www.bfa.com.au
  Biological Farmers of Victoria
• www.ofa.org.au
  Organic Federation of Australia
• www.nasaa.com.au
  The National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia
• www.edenseeds.com.au
  Eden Seeds
• www.diggers.com.au
  Diggers gardens & seeds

Sustainability & Ecological Footprint

• www.sustainabletable.org
  Sustainable Table
• www.ire.ubc.ca/ecoresearch/ecoftpr.html
  Ecological footprint- a concise overview
• www.rprogress.org
  Redefining Progress - indicators of progress and sustainability
• www.ire.ubc.ca/ecoresearch/ecoftpr.html
  How sustainable are our choices?