In this first episode, learn about how you can make an impact with your spending, or spend your money like you mean it. We'll review some of the challenges, introduce ideas that will be discussed in future episodes, and present some guidelines for evaluating companies and products. You'll learn how I got started paying attention to the companies I support, and how I make decisions when there are several competing forces at play.

Useful links and references include:

Kleenex-Greenpeace update
https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/sep/08/greenpeace-kimberly-clark-kleenex-tissue-paper-canada-forests-ngo-corporate-collaboration

US: Child Workers in Danger on Tobacco Farms
https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/05/14/us-child-workers-danger-tobacco-farms

Exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act
https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/youthlabor/exemptionsflsa

Patagonia Corporate Social Responsibility
https://www.patagonia.com/corporate-responsibility.html

EPA Superfund National Priorities List
https://www.epa.gov/superfund/national-priorities-list-npl-sites-state#GA