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Are you looking for the perfect diamond?

Conflict diamonds are diamonds that fuel conflict, civil wars and human rights abuses. They have been responsible for funding recent conflicts in Africa, resulting in the death and displacement of millions of people. Global Witness and Amnesty International have produced a short guide on conflict diamonds for shoppers. The guide tells shoppers what they need to know about the trade in conflict diamonds and the questions they need to ask jewellery retailers to try and ensure the diamonds they buy are conflict-free. (Global Witness, Amnesty International, 2006)

http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=10315

(Added: Thu Jun 08 2006   Modified: Thu Feb 08 2007   Hits: 300)

Clean Energy Guide

Choose the cleanest energy supplier, and take action to encourage the use of renewable energy.

http://www.greenpeace.org.nz/ceg/

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Best Fish Guide

Forest and Bird is proud to provide New Zealand consumers with the Best Fish Guide, which ranks the ecological sustainability of seafood from our commercial fisheries. Making the right seafood choice is not always easy. All fishing has an impact. We urge you to use this guide to help you make more informed choices when buying seafood.

http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/bestfishguide/index.asp

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Shop with a Conscience & Support Workers' Rights!

The anti-sweatshop movement encourages consumers to shop with a conscience and buy goods made under fair labor conditions. The organizations listed below have compiled the following buying guide, representing a sampling of sweatshop-free apparel products currently available on the market.

http://swatch.igc.org/index.php?s=59

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Toxins in your TV, poisons in your PC?

Many popular brands of electronic products contain toxic chemicals. Small amounts of these chemicals cause widespread pollution. Fill in the make of your electronic product here and send a form letter to its manufacturer. Tick one or more boxes and optionally add the model so the company knows it is getting messages from its own consumers. Your pressure will help push these companies to follow the good example of companies like Samsung, Nokia, Sony, and Philips who have promised to remove toxic chemicals from their products in the future.

http://www.greenpeaceweb.org/consumingchemicals/ddtest.asp

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Oxfam New Zealand Take Action on Fair Trade

There are a number of ways in which you can support fair trade, ranging from very easy to slightly more time consuming. Some, like making the switch to buying Fair Trade coffee or sending an action card to your local supermarket, require very little effort but still make a real difference These pages include a range of ideas for getting involved in the Fair Trade movement. The activities listed have already proved successful in other countries, but if you have other ideas for promoting Fair Trade in New Zealand, please let us know so we can share them with other supporters.

http://www.oxfam.org.nz/fairtrade/takeaction.htm

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Call for Boycott of PAFCO's products

Two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Fiji are joining calls for a consumer boycott of products made by the Fiji government-owned Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO) and its American partner Bumble Bee International. They have made a list of all PAFCO and Bumble Bee labels and product brands which will be circulated nationally and internationally.

http://www.dev-zone.org/kcdocs/6117pang.html

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What's That in Your Coffee? - Oxfam Coffee Campaign

There is a crisis in the world coffee industry... massive overproduction has pushed prices down to an all-time low... 25 million coffee producers face ruin. Families are unable to buy medicines, enough food, or to send their children to school. The four giant coffee companies make huge profits while paying coffee farmers less than it costs to grow it. Buying Fairtrade coffee ensures farmers get a fair deal. It's a way that you can take action every day to make a real difference to people's lives.

http://www.oxfam.org.au/campaigns/mtf/coffee/

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