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Labor conditions and pay are theoretically covered under fair trade. > How harmful is the product to the environment (manufacturing through disposal) This one
by blotter_paper 7y ago
Labor conditions and pay are theoretically covered under fair trade.
> How harmful is the product to the environment (manufacturing through disposal)
This one is more in line with Cradle 2 Cradle: https://www.c2ccertified.org/ https://www.c2ccertified.org/
> Is the product I'm buying reasonably advertised.
I'm unfamiliar with this organization, but a search popped up the Trustworthy Accountability Group: https://www.tagtoday.net/certified-against-fraud-program/ https://www.tagtoday.net/certified-against-fraud-program/
I didn't find anything on my first page of results for certificates of non-subsidisation.
- weberc2 7y agoWow, thanks very much. I spent a good chunk of Saturday morning googling around for something like that last one. I’ll look into all of these. EDIT: TAG seems to focus on eliminating fraudulent Internet advertising; it's a much narrower scope than I had in mind.
- smartasspolice 7y agoHow about eliminating snowflakes like you?
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