Ethical consumerism

Ethical consumerism is buying things that are made ethically by companies that act ethically. "Ethical" can be a subjective term both for companies and consumers, but could be considered to mean without harm to or exploitation of humans, animals or the natural environment. This can take on the following forms:

Related Topics:
Ethically - Companies - Consumer - Exploitation - Natural environment

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• Positive buying - favouring ethical products, be they fair trade, organic or cruelty free. This option is arguably the most important since it directly supports progressive companies.
• Moral boycott (Negative purchasing and company-based purchasing)
• Combination of above http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/aboutec/whybuyethically.htm

Alternative terms for this are Ethical purchasing, moral purchasing or ethical sourcing.

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