Daniel Goleman and Dara O’Rourke discuss emerging technologies that reveal the hidden societal, environmental and health impacts of products we buy. If you missed this on NPR, you can still find out more about consumer awareness and radical transparency.
More product transparency is certainly a good idea but I find myself increasingly influenced by complex political attitudes. E.g., what workers made a product and how much of my money did they get? Actually, where did my money go, into what cultures, governments, and financial classes?