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A key part of ensuring that your customers, business partners, and anyone else with an interest can trust the ethics behind your company is transparency. From the top to the bottom of your supply chain, transparency is a core component of ethical commerce, production, and sales. Short of recording every business process publicly – with […]

Eco-friendliness is a hot topic in the minds of business owners and consumers all around the world. If you’re looking to start a new business, it can be worthwhile to invest in a core eco-friendly strategy from the ground up. Adapting later, after the fact, is always harder than building with the right core principles […]

In the world of ethical consumerism, there are a number of different buzzwords and labels that float around. Free-range, organic, green, farm-to-table, Fairtrade; they’re all specific, reference different aspects of the entire process of manufacturing, and have different regulations attached to them. One of the older labels you may see, and a label that applies […]

When it comes to Fair Trade, you want to make sure you’re buying products with a paper trail, certifications, and verification. The Fair Trade organizations take certification very seriously and will revoke permission to use the logo from any farm or company that isn’t certifiable every year. The question is, how can you tell if […]

When we say “made in America” or “made in the USA”, what do you think about? Depending on your perspective and your level of engagement with the means of production for goods, it can mean any of four different things. Here, we’ll cover all four, with a focus on the movement. Meaning 1: The Label […]

In the world of fair, ethical, and eco-friendly product sales and production, there are a lot of terms thrown around. In fact, several of them are right there! These days, when you go shopping, you’re likely to see all sorts of labels on a product. GMO-Free Organic Free Range Ethically-Produced Fair Trade Union Made Certified […]

There’s a concept in sociology, often thought of as a game, called Six Degrees of Separation. The idea is that, via social connections, any two people are likely no more than six connections away from one another.  As an example, take the President of the United States. You might not feel like you have any sort […]

Sustainability should be more than just a buzzword your marketing team uses; it should be a core tenet of your operations. While sustainability can be achieved in a wide range of different operations, it’s the details that really make it clear whether or not you’re focused on the real outcomes. For example, if your company […]

By now, just about everyone is familiar with the fact that plastic bags are generally pretty terrible. Plastic is bad for the environment across the board, but at least many modern use cases are either meant for long-term non-disposable use, are recyclable, or are made of newly-developed biodegradable plastics. Still, plastic bags show up a lot […]

At Ethix, we’re primarily focused on bringing products to you in a sustainable, eco-friendly, and humane way. What does that mean, though, and how do you quantify it? Two related concepts, ESG and Sustainability, are a key part of the equation. Let’s talk about them! Defining ESG: What Is It? Sustainability is a relatively well-known […]