If you're among the 64% of Aussies who shop online sometimes, we are launching something to help you apply your ethical principles to your online shopping. Our new browser extension places Shop Ethical! company ratings right on the page where you're shopping, whether it's for groceries, technology, clothes, stationery, or just about anything!

How it works: 

• See the Shop Ethical! A-F rating symbol right next to brand names as you shop;
• Hover over to find a link to the full company profile from our website;
• The extension picks up the latest data from our website daily, so you always have the most up to date ratings at your fingertips;
• By default it works on ten or so common shopping websites (Coles, Woolies, Amazon, etc.), and you can add any others in the settings depending on where you shop;
• Available on Chrome and Firefox (not for mobile).

Top tips from our team:

• Where websites have a filter for brand, you'll see the Shop Ethical rating right there in the drop down so you can quickly filter to only show products with top ratings.
• Hover over brand names to see country of ownership - helps if you're trying to find Australian owned products!

Our browser extension is an exclusive feature for our wonderful subscribers. If you want to subscribe, you can do so on Patreon - the cost is $5/month, and you can cancel any time (you will still be able to access the browser extension, but won't get new data updates if you're not an active subscriber). Our work is almost entirely volunteer-based. With Patreon subscriptions we can continue to grow content and features. We appreciate your support!

Find out more and download the extension here.

How would you feel if your money was supporting the companies manufacturing nuclear weapons? Well, in Australia, there’s a high chance it is.

• Quit Nukes (teaming up with Australia Institute) found that fourteen major Australian superannuation funds invested $3.4 billion in the companies that produce the worst weapons of mass destruction.
• Don’t Bank on the Bomb identifies the following Australian companies as having investments in the nuclear weapons industry: Macquarie Group, Perpetual, ANZ, National Australia Bank, Westpac. 

By choosing a banking, superannuation, or investment option that aligns with your values you can help make effective change.

Australian institutions listed as having 'comprehensive exclusion of financial involvement with nuclear weapon producers' include: Active Super, Australian Ethical; Bank Australia, Crescent Wealth and Future Super. See the Honor Roll and Moving away from Mass Destruction report for more options for a safer world. 

Matthew Legge in his wonderful article Working for Peace in a Violent World, notes that environmental destruction and forced labor uphold many of the supply chains behind the systems on which we depend. "The laptop I use to write about peace runs on Congolese conflict minerals".

We can reject violence, but our lives, from toothbrushes to treasured childhood toys, can be full of its products. In order to be peacemakers, we must hold the tension of seeing the violence, and naming it, and at the same time reject it's power.

Our work for peace can range from supporting a healthy, fair and safe world by making deliberate purchasing choices, to growing understanding and empathy in our relationships, and building trust. These things may appear small, but by standing together and finding our voice, we shape the world.