Buycott

Buycott - the app

I recently found this app and wanted to share it with you.  I love having these types of app's on my phone so that when I am out shopping I can scan a product and get the information I need right then and there.  Then I can either buy the product or reject it on the spot. 

Description 
Buycott helps you organize your everyday consumer spending to support causes you care about. 

How it works
Join a campaign to help a cause you care about and commit to actively supporting the companies on your side of the issues, while avoiding those that oppose your position. Scan bar codes and Buycott will find out what company owns that product and who owns that company.  Using this information, Buycott will determine whether you have joined a campaign that includes the product owners. 

Features
Look up the ownership structure of any product and trace it all the way back to its parent company with the interactive family tree diagram.  Offers a variety of contact data for companies and brands, so you can easily inform them of your decision to support or avoid their products.  Bar code scanner scans all major retail bar codes.

Want to buycott Mansanto?  You can add that to your campaign list. Want GMO labeling? Add that to your campaign and find out which companies spent money to stop the initiative for labeling. The campaign list goes on with topics such as woman's rights, animal welfare, education, social responsibility, etc.

I hope you give it a try and make your voice heard with your consumer dollars.