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The organization GoodGuide.com is based out of San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Beginning on March 9, 2009, its website will provide information to consumers on just how good or bad our personal care and household products are with respect to our environment and to the inside or outside of our human bodies.
According to the About Us section of its website, GoodGuide says, “What chemicals are in your baby shampoo? Was sweatshop labor used to make your t-shirt? What products are the best, and what products should you avoid?”
It adds, “Increasingly, you want to know about the impacts of the products you buy. On your health. On the environment. On society. But unless you’ve got a Ph.D, it is almost impossible to find out the impacts of the products you buy. Until now …”
Thus, the GoodGuide website “provides the world's largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of the products in your home.”
For instance, on December 10, 2008. GoodGuide released a press report for safety-conscious parents during the Christmas shopping season entitled “With Toxic Toys Still on Shelves, Parents Dial Into GoodGuide.”
The report “… rates toys on health, environmental and social performance ….”
Page two continues with the Christmas 2008 news report.
The media reports begins, “GoodGuide, a San Francisco-based start-up with a social mission, released comprehensive health, social, and environmental toy product ratings today at https://www.goodguide.com and on mobile devices, helping parents identify and avoid toxic toys while they shop.”
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How does GoodGuide do it?
According to its ratings website its people work with universities, governments, private research companies, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to bring all of this information to you, the consumer.
Some of their partners helping with this research are KLD Research, Environmental Working Group, RiskMetrics, and Asset4.
Look on their Data Partners Web page for additional information on some of the alliances formed by GoodGuide.
Page three talks about the products being reviewed by GoodGuide all over the world.
And, GoodGuide.com is not just centered on the United States, the GoodGuide people are collecting information on products from around the world.
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So, if you want information on the toys your children play with, on sporting equipment your teenagers are using around the house, on the bath soap and shampoo your family is using every day in the shower, and on the medicines and products in your bathroom’s medicine cabinet, you can find all of this information on the GoodGuide website.
Just checkout its “Browse Products By Category” page.
Find out just how much you know (or don't know) about products you may use that have been in the news recently.
Take the GoodGuide Product IQ quiz to learn if you are current about which products have been recalled, which companies are not very environmentally friendly, which companies still test their products on animals, and other such relevant information.
All-in-all, this looks to be a very good website to learn more about the products you use everyday.
Page four offers a critique on GoodGuide from an independent website.
And, remember, just because you have used the same products for years and years, doesn’t make it good for the environment and healthy for your body.
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It may do you a world of good!
Learn more about GoodGuide.com at Crunchbase.com.
The website states, "GoodGuide.com provides free and easy access to the world’s largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental and social impacts of products and companies."
And, "GoodGuide offers ratings on over 60,000 products commonly found in your home - from baby shampoo to household cleaners - making it quick and easy to find safe and healthy products that are right for you and good for the planet."
"GoodGuide helps you see what’s behind the label, find better products, get expert advice, and view recommendations based on what’s most important to you."
"In the coming months, GoodGuide will be adding new product information for food, toys, electronics, automobiles, and beyond, making it the best resource for buying safe, healthy and green products that protect you and your family."
