I look at how many businesses that are on there that I don't know if I can ditch. I am in Germany so many, but not all. I could get rid of my VISA credit card and get a Mastercard, but otherwise I would be crippled in my life if I did not have at least one credit card. In fact, I have difficulty using my credit card for online purchases …
I look at how many businesses that are on there that I don't know if I can ditch. I am in Germany so many, but not all. I could get rid of my VISA credit card and get a Mastercard, but otherwise I would be crippled in my life if I did not have at least one credit card. In fact, I have difficulty using my credit card for online purchases because of some weirdness of how my bank in Germany has things set up. I am considering getting rid of Amazon, but I have also chosen not to have a car, so I limit myself too. We shall see. I am weaning myself off of unnecessary things, but not overnight.
We launched Spending Spotlight (www.spendingspotlight.org) today in fact to help consumers distill information like this article and convert it into easy actions they can take to align their daily spending with their values on issues like LGBTQ+ equality. We help people focus on switching "just one or two brands" as a first easy step to help move consumer dollars away from companies supporting anti-LGBTQ+ legislators, as most of the people in our test pool were overwhelmed by trying to change away from all of these companies. Would appreciate and feedback if you have a chance to check it out. Thx.
Looks like a great start! (I'd also like to see a category related to environment and/or climate change - but maybe that's harder to quantify based on votes).
On the website, I find it very annoying that you can only open one category at a time (and the previous one closes when you open a new one).
That is going to be a big help for me. It *is* hard to wade through the conglomerate mess. I am tied to a few utilities I can’t change (phone, internet). That won’t stop me from trying. Big business is amazingly two-faced, more than ever. That HRC hasn’t thoroughly researched its own data isn’t a surprise. I’ve seen this before. Rating businesses based only on their PR campaigns and not on donations is poor research. I’m hoping that they’ll realize this; otherwise people are going to lose trust. — Tom
I look at how many businesses that are on there that I don't know if I can ditch. I am in Germany so many, but not all. I could get rid of my VISA credit card and get a Mastercard, but otherwise I would be crippled in my life if I did not have at least one credit card. In fact, I have difficulty using my credit card for online purchases because of some weirdness of how my bank in Germany has things set up. I am considering getting rid of Amazon, but I have also chosen not to have a car, so I limit myself too. We shall see. I am weaning myself off of unnecessary things, but not overnight.
We launched Spending Spotlight (www.spendingspotlight.org) today in fact to help consumers distill information like this article and convert it into easy actions they can take to align their daily spending with their values on issues like LGBTQ+ equality. We help people focus on switching "just one or two brands" as a first easy step to help move consumer dollars away from companies supporting anti-LGBTQ+ legislators, as most of the people in our test pool were overwhelmed by trying to change away from all of these companies. Would appreciate and feedback if you have a chance to check it out. Thx.
Looks like a great start! (I'd also like to see a category related to environment and/or climate change - but maybe that's harder to quantify based on votes).
On the website, I find it very annoying that you can only open one category at a time (and the previous one closes when you open a new one).
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, environment is on the list, but the quantification is challenging. Working on it, but haven't solved it yet...
This is great! I will check it out and give feedback if I can remember to.
That is going to be a big help for me. It *is* hard to wade through the conglomerate mess. I am tied to a few utilities I can’t change (phone, internet). That won’t stop me from trying. Big business is amazingly two-faced, more than ever. That HRC hasn’t thoroughly researched its own data isn’t a surprise. I’ve seen this before. Rating businesses based only on their PR campaigns and not on donations is poor research. I’m hoping that they’ll realize this; otherwise people are going to lose trust. — Tom
Thx. Tom. We've just gotten started at Spending Spotlight, but would appreciate any feedback or suggestions. John