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By Fran Hawthorne Mount Storm Coal-Fired Power Station in West Virginia (by user Raeky via Wikimedia Commons) “Even if Stanford [University] divested itself fully of all its stocks, both fossil fuel and nonfossil, it would probably take the market less than an hour to absorb all the shares. It would not lead the executives of…
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How should an ethical consumer respond to the Donald Sterling controversy? Fran Hawthorne, author of ‘Ethical Chic,’ investigates.
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Shopping for holiday gifts is tough enough. But ethically shopping? It’s a whole other set of challenges.
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The latest allegations against Dov Charney add to a long list of complaints filed against him by his employees. But is the company still a force for good?
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Save yourself some money and keep your conscience clear: some ethical reasons to pass on the iPhone 5.
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One year after Steve Jobs stepped down from Apple, how have changes to the corporate culture brought the company closer to living up to the mythological status it has long held with ardent fans?
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The Chick-fil-A showdown has illustrated one thing: ethical consumerism is not limited to liberal causes.
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Why does Trader Joe’s inspire such devotion, and how does it sell itself as a “neighborhood” grocery store?
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It’s difficult to define what makes a company hip and also ethical, but some companies seem to have hit that magic bull’s-eye. A new book looks at how six companies have connected with consumers on an emotional level.
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Fran Hawthorne is lost in a stack of green living guides.
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