Book Review: The Better World Shopping Guide
One of the reasons we opened Birch is because of our belief that the way we spend our money shapes our world. We wanted to make it easier for our customers to be sure their dollars were making a positive impact by supporting ethical manufacturing.
Ellis Jones shares this philosophy. He wrote The Better World Shopping Guide to assist consumers in finding goods that are made in a socially and environmentally responsible way.
This handy dandy pocket sized guide is arranged alphabetically by category. Companies and products are rated A to F on social and environmental criteria. The guide covers a wide range of consumer goods. It is compact to carry, concisely written and well organized.
Under the category “clothing”, we were pleased to see that Patagonia and Maggie's Organics are rated highly. Birch sells apparel from both of these producers and our customers love their offerings.
Included in the Guide’s list of ten small but beautiful companies is Ten Thousand Villages and World of Good, two of our favorite fair trade resources.
The Better World Shopping Guide is fun to look through and see what is considered the good, the bad and the ugly by the author who is described as a “scholar of social responsibility, global citizenship and everyday activism”. This guide is a sequel to Ellis Jones’ first book The Better World Handbook.
--Your friends at Birch
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