The problem with toys is that there are no standards for fair trade, as there is in the food industry, so parents are left to grapple with this issue themselves with few guidelines. One rule parents have used has been to focus on the smaller companies that are simply presumed to be more ethical because often they are. Sometimes, however, problems crop up with this. Sometimes small, independent companies can seem like they are wonderful alternatives to the “big guys” and they are embraced by parents and families everywhere… Only to become the “big guys” who are less ethical than their previous “big guy” counterparts. The question has to become: How unethical are these big companies? Are there big companies that we can feel good buying from? How do we, as parents, know? blog.staples.ca/2014/03/17/the-ethical-toy/
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 01:40:00 +0000