the.com/consumer ethics
morality you outsource to your shopping cart, then forget by checkout.
means the attempt to buy things in a way that matches your values, even when your wallet quietly disagrees.
from emerged as a distinct field in the 1980s-90s alongside fair trade and green consumerism, when shoppers started treating receipts as ballots.
say vs domost claim to care, few pay the premium
halo effectone ethical purchase excuses ten unethical ones
greenwashing taxethical labels often just mean pricier packaging
boycott mathsingle-brand boycotts rarely dent global supply chains
for instance
fair trade coffee — certified since 1988, still under 5 percent of global coffee trade
nike sweatshop boycotts — 1990s campaigns forced public labor audits by 1998
patagonia worn wear — pays customers to resell used gear instead of buying new