BUY THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE
Use Your Purchasing Power to Make the World a Better Place
Equal parts travelogue, buying guide and call for more supply chain transparency in fashion and apparel, this inspirational, uplifting book follows Jane Mosbacher Morris's journey from the U.S. Department of State, where she worked on counter-terrorism and anti-human trafficking, to her decision to start a fashion company to connect impoverished artisans with consumers and Fortune 500s here, helping to harness the power of private enterprise to overcome longstanding social injustices.
The book travels from Washington D.C. to India, from the glittering aisles of Macy's Herald Square to Haiti, and from the Northwest Chocolate Festival in Seattle and a trendy coffee bar in Austin to coffee and cacao farms high in the hills of Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. Covering topics from why not all factories are evil, to how our morning coffee can be the easiest way for us to use our purchasing power for good, Buy the Change You Want to See sheds light on why some aid programs miss the mark, and how being better informed consumers can truly help make change.
“The time has come to put consumer power to good use. Whether we use our purchasing power to support small businesses and good causes, or to send a message to producers and companies, our potential for impact is massive. Buy the Change You Want to See is a powerful guide to shaping the world we want to see.”
— Gayle Smith, President and CEO of the ONE Campaign & former Administrator of the US Agency for International Development
“In Splitopia, Wendy Paris has set out not only to write the essential and supremely practical guide to the good divorce, but to change how we think and talk about the way we dissolve what were once expected to be indissoluble unions. Rather than lasti”
— Cindy McCain, Chair of the McCain Institute for International Leadership
"An inspiring voice for change.”
— Ambassador Melanne Verveer, former US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
“Read this book to be inspired and reminded of our collective power to create change!”
— Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA
"Conscious consumerism is a core component of the growing movement toward conscious capitalism… her book is for anyone who wants to live their values, dollar by dollar.”
—Anne Marie Slaughter, President and CEO of New America and author of Unfinished Business
“A marvelous and stimulating must-read. Time to not only look at ‘overlooked’ populations, but to embrace their astounding potential.”
—Christopher M. Schroeder, author of Startup Rising
“This book presents a truly big idea—using your buying power for good.”
— Bill Drayton, CEO of Ashoka
“Buy the Change You Want to See opened my eyes to the power we have to contribute to causes we feel strongly about when we open up our wallets to purchase the necessities and extra goodies in our lives. An excellent blueprint for how to start the conversation to effect change.”
—Halle Stanford, President of Television, The Jim Henson Company
