goodguide product reviewsby laurie |
Really want to know if what you’re buying is the best thing possible? Sure it might be from a company that touts its green values or organic wares, but is it really earth-friendly?
The GoodGuide is an independent organization that has set out to provide “the most comprehensive, credible, and useful information in the world, on products and companies delivered whenever and wherever you need it.”
You can search through some 60,000 personal care and household products that are ranked and use those rankings to decide what to buy. The rankings (10 is the best, 0 is the worst) are based on three areas:
- health performance The impact of a company’s operations on its workers and local communities, and the impact of using a product on your health.
- environmental performance The life-cycle impact of a product, from manufacturing and transportation to use and final disposal.
- social performance Compensation, labour and human rights practices, diversity policies and working conditions.
You can look stuff up on the site, but, really, the best thing to do if you have an iPhone is to get the free app to load on it, so when you’re out shopping, you decide what to do right then and there! The con: the guide is American, so some Canadian products aren’t listed.
Check the site out at: www.goodguide.com
Get the iPhone app at: iTunes
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Thanks for the post about GoodGuide! While we have focused on the U.S. market in this initial beta phase, we hope to eventually be able to provide purchasing information to consumers around the world. This may take some time, but if you find http://www.GoodGuide.com useful for some products immediately, you can still become a member by typing in “11111″ as the postal code on our sign-in page http://www.goodguide.com/user/new. We are working on enabling our system for international addresses. Thanks for your patience while we build this resource for all to use! –Jodie at GoodGuide
Thanks for the info, Jodie! Can’t wait for more info to become available and happy to have the info that’s up already handy!
Laurie
What a great app! I don’t have an iPhone, but the more I see all the apps available, the more I want one.
I am in love with my iPhone, and everyone else I know who has one uses that exact word–”love”–when talking about it! Seems extreme, I know, but when you get one, you’ll know what we’re talking about! They’re so handy with all the functions (phone, camera, notebook, text messaging), not to mention all the great apps. I just got back from London and am using my WorldView app to look longingly at street scenes of London, courtesy of the app’s web cams…