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responsible shoppers act to change corporate behavior

Being a responsible shopper means being informed about the social and environmental impact of the companies you shop with, choosing the best green options, and taking action to demand change from some of the worst corporate actors.

 

Each company profile in Responsible Shopper contains a listing for consumer, investor, and community campaigns to end corporate abuse of workers, communities and the environment. Check out the complete list of actions and get involved today!

 

Campaigns by Co-op America


Adopt-A-Supermarket Campaign

Companies: Ahold, Albertson's, Kroger, Safeway, SUPERVALU INC., Trader Joe's, Wal-Mart, Whole Foods

Co-op America's ADOPT-A-SUPERMARKET campaign is linking up Fair Trade advocates with stores in their local communities to keep pressure on supermarkets to carry and promote more Fair Trade products. Sign up to Adopt-A-Supermarket today. Tell us which store you are adopting and the location of the store.
Campaign URL: www.coopamerica.org/programs/fairtrade/whatyoucand...

Climate of Corporate Change Campaign

Companies: Fidelity, Vanguard Group, Inc.

With trillions of dollars in assets, Fidelity, Vanguard, and American funds could play a vital role in encouraging corporate responsibility on climate change and protecting the assets of their investors. Over the past year, tens of thousands of investors have expressed concern that these funds are failing to take action on climate change. Now, they need to hear from thousands more. Tell them it's time to wake up and take action!
Campaign URL: www.coopamerica.org/takeaction/mutualfunds/

Co-op America's Banana Action

Companies: Chiquita Brands, Dole

Fair trade coffee and chocolate are widely available, but fair trade fruit, which has been available in the U.S. since 2004, is rarely seen in supermarkets. If you want your bananas to be pesticide-free and grown sustainably, then take action with Co-op America's Banana Action and tell supermarkets to stock fair trade bananas.
Campaign URL: www.coopamerica.org/takeaction/fairtradebananas/

Co-op America's ExxonMobil Campaign

Companies: ExxonMobil

Co-op America's ExxonMobil Campaign calls on consumers to tell ExxonMobil to put money into developing renewable technologies instead of spending $600 million in research to keep the fossil fuel economy going.
Campaign URL: www.coopamerica.org/takeaction/exxon/index.cfm

Ecopledge

Companies: BP

Founded in 1999 by the Center for Public Interest Research, Ecopledge works to "influence corporpate choices through a unique, multi-phased approach." Consumers, investors and students seek to negotiate with corporations and if that fails, they initiate a consumer, investor or employment boycott. Ecopledge has had a number of successes with companies in Responsible Shopper including Apple, BP and Whole Foods. Be sure to sign their pledge!
Campaign URL: www.ecopledge.com/about/index.htm

Green Shopping Pledge

Companies: Wal-Mart

Sign the Green Shopping Pledge and let the Walton Family, founders of Wal-Mart, know that you and your family will not be shopping at their stores, and get your friends and co-workers to join you in taking this pledge.
Campaign URL: www.coopamerica.org/takeaction/walmart/

Say 'NO' to Coal and Climate Change

Companies: Dominion, Peabody Energy, Sempra Energy

Tell the CEOs of power companies Peabody, Dominion, and Sempra and their Board members to heed the call of shareholders and their power customers and halt climate change, stop building new coal plants, and shift the billions of dollars they are spending on coal into green energy like solar and wind as well as energy efficiency.
Campaign URL: www.coopamerica.org/takeaction/coalpower/

Six Degrees of Exploitation

Companies: Hanesbrand Inc.

One of the world’s best recognized and most successful actors, Kevin Bacon serves as a key paid celebrity endorser for Hanes. We know that Hanes values his services as a spokesperson for the company and wishes to continue this lucrative relationship. As a result, Mr. Bacon is in a powerful position to stop the abuse of workers at Hanes' factory TOS Dominicana. If Mr. Bacon told Hanes that he would not continue to help Hanes sell its t-shirts and underwear unless the abuses at TOS Dominicana are stopped, we know that Hanes would listen. So we are asking for his help on this urgent cause.
Campaign URL: sixdegreesofexploitation.org/

Stop Supporting Slavery!

Companies: Archer Daniels Midland Company, Cargill

Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland are fighting against a provision in the Farm Bill which would provide importers with a voluntary way to demonstrate to consumers that their products are harvested without the worst forms of child labor or forced labor. Tell these companies that they should stop defending slave labor!
Campaign URL: www.unionvoice.org/campaign/CargillADM08/

Tell Ford & GM: Raise Fuel Economy

Companies: Ford, General Motors

Ford and GM cars on the road today account for more than half of all US automotive global warming emissions. Neither company is working to improve its record quickly enough, even though existing technologies could make a real difference now. Join Co-op America in asking Ford and GM to reduce the impact of their cars and trucks on global warming. Demand improved gas mileage and an increase in hybrid vehicle production. Click on the URL to read more and take action now.
Campaign URL: www.coopamerica.org/takeaction/fordandgm/