| 词条 | Ethical Consumer |
| 释义 |
}}{{Infobox magazine | title = Ethical Consumer | logo = | logo_size = | image_file = | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | editor = | editor_title = | previous_editor = | staff_writer = | photographer = | category = | frequency = Bi-monthly | circulation = | publisher = | founder = | founded = 1989 | firstdate = | company = Ethical Consumer Research Association | country = UK | based = Manchester, England | language = English | website = {{URL|http://www.ethicalconsumer.org}} | issn = 0955-8608 | oclc = }}Ethical Consumer is a not-for-profit UK magazine and website which publishes information on the social, ethical and environmental behaviour of companies and issues around trade justice and ethical consumerism. It was founded in 1989 by Rob Harrison and Jane Turner.[1][2] MissionThe mission of the Ethical Consumer is to promote "a society where the environment is respected, where human rights are properly protected and where animals are no longer cruelly exploited."[3] The Ethical Consumer publishes reports and calls for boycotts of companies deemed unethical by its findings. HistoryEthical Consumer magazine and its associated websites are produced by the Ethical Consumer Research Association (ECRA). Between 1989 and 2009 ECRA was a worker co-operative, based in Manchester, UK. In 2009 ECRA became a not-for-profit multi-stakeholder co-operative consisting of worker members and investor/subscriber members. It is an industrial and provident society.[4]Company ratingsEthical Consumer publishes a company ratings tables which rate various products across 19 criteria.[5] The data behind the ratings tables is produced by research into the social, ethical and environmental records of companies, using media reporting, NGO reports, corporate communications and primary research. Other activitiesThe Corporate Critic website provides access to ECRA's database, tracking over 30,000 companies, providing information such as rating, ownership structure and turnover. ECRA also undertakes consultancy and research[6] on behalf of NGOs and corporate clients as well as providing a screening service.[7] Clients have included: Amnesty International, Cafédirect, Christian Aid, Comic Relief, The Co-operative Bank, British Red Cross, Consumer Focus, Ecology Building Society, International Consumer Research and Testing, Friends of the Earth, Glasgow Caledonian University, Lush, Médecins Sans Frontières, Natural History Museum, Oxfam, The Guardian, the Soil Association, Vegetarian Society, WaterAid, Women's Institutes and WWF. References1. ^{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/environment/green-living-blog/poll/2010/sep/14/unsung-green-hero|accessdate=15 December 2011|title =Vote for your unsung green hero |location=London|work=The Guardian|author=Shanta Barley|date=14 September 2010}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.redpepper.org.uk/Workers-of-the-world-co-operate/|accessdate=15 December 2011|title=Workers of the world, co-operate!|author=Tim Hunt|website=RedPepper.org|date=June 2010}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/aboutus/ourmission/ourmanifesto.aspx|title=Our manifesto}} 4. ^{{cite web|url =http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/AboutUs/MembersArea/uniquestructure.aspx|accessdate=15 December 2011| title =Co-op Structure|website=EthicalConsumer.org}} 5. ^{{cite web|url =http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/Home/QuickGuide.aspx|accessdate=15 December 2011|title=Quick Guide to using Ethical Consumer|website=EthicalConsumer.org}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ResearchServices.aspx|accessdate=15 December 2011|title =Consultancy & Research|website=EthicalConsumer.org}} 7. ^{{cite web|url =http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ResearchServices/CompanyScreening.aspx|accessdate=15 December 2011|title=Company Screenings|website=EthicalConsumer.org}} External links
15 : 1989 establishments in the United Kingdom|Anti-corporate activism|British magazines|British bi-monthly magazines|Business ethics organizations|Consumer magazines|Contemporary philosophical literature|Co-operatives in England|Ethics literature|Magazines established in 1989|Media in Manchester|Non-profit publishers|Consumer organisations in the United Kingdom|Research organisations in the United Kingdom|Social responsibility organizations |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。