Monthly Archives: May 2015
Backlash Against Chipotle’s Anti-GM Move
We recently posted about Chipotle’s populist, anti-scientific decision to stop using genetically modified ingredients. The posting below notes that overall, the restaurant’s decision has been receiving lousy press, and suggests some reasons for that. >>> 5 Big Drivers Behind the
Backlash Against Chipotle’s Anti-GM Move
We recently posted about Chipotle’s populist, anti-scientific decision to stop using genetically modified ingredients. The posting below notes that overall, the restaurant’s decision has been receiving lousy press, and suggests some reasons for that. >>> 5 Big Drivers Behind the
Ethics of McAfee Marketing via Rebate on Speakers
Our friend Marni sends us this interesting case, with a bit of advice attached: >>> McAfee is getting desperate. I just found a pair of $90 speakers for $20 on Tiger Direct. The only catch? They came with a McAfee
Ethics of McAfee Marketing via Rebate on Speakers
Our friend Marni sends us this interesting case, with a bit of advice attached: >>> McAfee is getting desperate. I just found a pair of $90 speakers for $20 on Tiger Direct. The only catch? They came with a McAfee
Unilever’s Socially Responsible Brands Beat the Rest
It’s important to think about the range of possible causal stories behind the headline below. Are consumers drawn to Uniliver’s most socially responsible brands because they are socially responsible? Does Unilever spend more on promoting its socially responsible brands? Are
Unilever’s Socially Responsible Brands Beat the Rest
It’s important to think about the range of possible causal stories behind the headline below. Are consumers drawn to Uniliver’s most socially responsible brands because they are socially responsible? Does Unilever spend more on promoting its socially responsible brands? Are
Video: “Ethical” Clothing Options
This brief report highlights what some take to be the “more ethical” alternatives to buying clothing produced in developing nations. (After all, what better way to help someone than by not buying what they make?) >>> Ethical clothing options still
Video: “Ethical” Clothing Options
This brief report highlights what some take to be the “more ethical” alternatives to buying clothing produced in developing nations. (After all, what better way to help someone than by not buying what they make?) >>> Ethical clothing options still
Decline of the Pseudoscience Industry
Remember: all food fads and other get-healthy-quick schemes either start as marketing gimmicks, or end as marketing gimmicks. In many cases, what consumers are supposed to see as a “trend” is in fact an industry. Not that there’s anything wrong
Decline of the Pseudoscience Industry
Remember: all food fads and other get-healthy-quick schemes either start as marketing gimmicks, or end as marketing gimmicks. In many cases, what consumers are supposed to see as a “trend” is in fact an industry. Not that there’s anything wrong
The Origins of Ethical Consumption
Ethical consumerism is all the rage, but it’s hardly new as this piece by historian Andrea Major points out. What can modern efforts at ethical consumerism learn from history? >>> ‘Not made by slaves’: the ambivalent origins of ethical consumption
The Origins of Ethical Consumption
Ethical consumerism is all the rage, but it’s hardly new as this piece by historian Andrea Major points out. What can modern efforts at ethical consumerism learn from history? >>> ‘Not made by slaves’: the ambivalent origins of ethical consumption
Supporting Transgender Employees
It’s not just an HR matter. It’s an ethics matter. >>> How to build a supportive workplace for trans employees …A substantial, reliable Massachusetts public health study with over 28K respondents found that 1 in 200 individuals identified as transgender….
Supporting Transgender Employees
It’s not just an HR matter. It’s an ethics matter. >>> How to build a supportive workplace for trans employees …A substantial, reliable Massachusetts public health study with over 28K respondents found that 1 in 200 individuals identified as transgender….
Chipotle’s Anti-GM Move Populist, Not Evidence-Based
Chipotle’s has decided to shun genetically-modified ingredients — such as, for example, the corn and soy that most of us eat on a regular basis. It’s a purely populist move, feeding on public misconceptions about the safety of GM foods.
Chipotle’s Anti-GM Move Populist, Not Evidence-Based
Chipotle’s has decided to shun genetically-modified ingredients — such as, for example, the corn and soy that most of us eat on a regular basis. It’s a purely populist move, feeding on public misconceptions about the safety of GM foods.
Labor and Liberty in the Nineteenth Century
This new-ish book looks interesting. >>> From Slavery to the Cooperative Commonwealth: Labor and Republican Liberty in the Nineteenth Century, by Alex Gourevitch This book reconstructs how a group of nineteenth-century labor reformers appropriated and radicalized the republican tradition. These
Labor and Liberty in the Nineteenth Century
This new-ish book looks interesting. >>> From Slavery to the Cooperative Commonwealth: Labor and Republican Liberty in the Nineteenth Century, by Alex Gourevitch This book reconstructs how a group of nineteenth-century labor reformers appropriated and radicalized the republican tradition. These
Ethical Challenges of the Underground Economy
The blog entry below follows up on video we posted recently about the ethics of the underground economy. >>> How big is Canada’s underground economy? $42 billion …Ethically, this is not good. Contractors (for example) who don’t charge the required
Ethical Challenges of the Underground Economy
The blog entry below follows up on video we posted recently about the ethics of the underground economy. >>> How big is Canada’s underground economy? $42 billion …Ethically, this is not good. Contractors (for example) who don’t charge the required
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