Vegans are often aware of ethical purchasing issues but recently my wife has become more interested through a Lent study group. Almost everything we buy in Europe today has been manufactured in China where employment and human rights are poor. I took a quick look online and discovered that my recent show purchases could have been better researched.
Quite why Brooks hit the bottom slot in this review is unclear as I'm not a subscriber (yet perhaps?). A quick scan of the company's website shows quite a bit of policy
documentation and another
consumer website suggests that Brooks are one of the more ethical manufacturers, but perhaps that's out of date now?
Inov-8's
policy is very weak by comparison and occupies just a single webpage screen. A climber's
blog suggests that Inov-8 had a strong eco policy in 2006 but that might not extend to its personnel.
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