Green Consumerism: Overview.

Green consumerism is an approach to making purchasing decisions about products based on their environmental impact. Further, green consumerism is intended as a response to what some see as the detrimental effects of economic and environmental globalization such as unfair labor practices, overuse of natural resources, species loss, and environmental pollution. Concern over working conditions in foreign countries and dissatisfaction with disposable products also are strongly tied to the growing interest in green consumerism in the United States.