Who doesn't appreciate a bargain? Still, when a brand-new T-shirt costs a ridiculously low price, it may be time to start asking oneself some questions - like who made this product, and under what conditions, and at what cost to the environment? This program takes a close look at the issue of ethical consumerism: what it means to be a global consumer, the role of the consumer in sustaining the planet's future, looking for fair trade goods, and exercising the power of ethical choice.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 15, 2011. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

Global Consumer (4:54) -- Ethics and the Consumer (3:37) -- Sustainable Future (4:29) -- Fair Trade (3:12) -- Consumer Choice (3:03) -- Ethical Choices (0:56) -- Credits: Ethics and the Consumer (0:30).