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Ethical Chic: The Inside Story Of The Companies We Think We Love (2012)

by Fran Hawthorne(Favorite Author)

2.85 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0807000949 (ISBN13: 9780807000946)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Beacon Press

review 1: The concept of the book is good. I found it overloaded on information in some respects, and leaving me wanting to know some more information in others. I didn't actually finish the entire book, pretty much ended up skipping to the summaries to get the author's take at the end of the chapters.I am not in agreement with her assertion that a non-unionized workforce cannot be part of a completely ethical company. To the contrary, I would argue that a workforce and employer that can reach an agreement without an outside force are probably better for everyone. I believe that collective bargaining and representation are needed in some cases, and certainly were back when most of our organized labor was formed, but I believe that sometimes the unions cause more trouble than the... morey resolve in modern instances.
review 2: This book is a discussion of what exactly makes a company ethical- or socially responsible. Is it how they treat their employees? Their effect on the environment? Where they get their raw materials? Overall, this book gave me a lot more questions than answers, but they are questions that I think more people should be asking about what there are buying, eating, and supporting. The book was very well researched and highly readable, but if you are looking for definitive answers about what to buy and what not to buy, this book doesn't offer any. less

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