See what goes into your food with GoodGuide

See what goes into your food with GoodGuide

I’ve been a big fan of GoodGuide — the online database for information about whether a product is healthy, environmentally friendly and ethical — since it launched at the TechCrunch50 conference in September. But as much as I admired GoodGuide, I didn’t actually use it… Continue Reading

DEMO: CO2code lets consumers track carbon offsets

DEMO: CO2code lets consumers track carbon offsets

If you’re a consumer worried about global warming, but you feel uncertain about how to make a difference, you should check out a new product called CO2code, which offers a promising approach to the issue. In many ways, CO2code (developed by eFormic) operates like the… Continue Reading

GoodGuide raises $3.73M for ethical shopping

GoodGuide raises $3.73M for ethical shopping

GoodGuide, a site that helps shoppers find healthy, sustainable, and ethical products, has raised $3.73 million in a first round of venture funding.

The concept behind GoodGuide is rather obvious, but it was also tough to pull all the necessary data together. That’s why there are… Continue Reading

GoodGuide’s iPhone app needs more Christmas presents

GoodGuide’s iPhone app needs more Christmas presents

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The best iPhone application that I’ve downloaded in the last few weeks is the mobile version of GoodGuide, the site that aggregates data about whether a product is safe, environmentally friendly and ethically manufactured. It’s already pretty useful as a web site, but becomes indispensable… Continue Reading

GoodGuide helps you find healthy, sustainable, ethical products

GoodGuide helps you find healthy, sustainable, ethical products

GoodGuide has a simple goal — to become the one website you visit to understand whether a product is “good,” however you define good. That could mean safe for your kids, environmentally friendly or manufactured in an ethical way, whatever matters to you.

The company just… Continue Reading