The Big Read: The rise of the ethical consumer — can it uplift low wage workers too?

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SINGAPORE — In 2015, Ms Jasmine Hussain watched a documentary titled Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, which showed how animal agriculture had become the leading cause of deforestation, water consumption, pollution, and an even greater emitter of greenhouse gases than the transportation industry.

 

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Why should I be an ethical consumer when the cost of land and rental is disproportionately higher in Singapore? And where the G is the biggest landlord?

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