Goods Unite Us is based in Madison, Wisconsin, and (unfortunately) we’re still getting snow and ice. But the calendar tells us that spring is just around the corner, so we’re starting to shift our focus (at least in our minds)...
Spring break is approaching, conjuring up images of sunshine, the beach, travel, fun and relaxation (hopefully). Some of us at GUU are planning on a doing a little Spring-breaking somewhere warm, so of course, we took to our app to...
A few months ago, a representative from O, The Oprah Magazine, reached out to us because they were interested in possibly including us in their March print edition. To say we were thrilled by this notion is an understatement; every...
In December, the Wisconsin-based department store, Shopko, announced that it will close 39 stores in 19 states. Now according to the Green Bay Press Gazette, the retailer will close an additional 6 stores in Wisconsin by early April 2019. This...
New Balance makes great running shoes. Their shoes are consistently ranked as some of the best. And according to Runner's World, a lot of runners are getting into politics. So I guess it shouldn't be surprising that one of the...
It's a question we get fairly often. And it's an important one. Here's a simple analogy to explain why we think corporate money in politics is a bad thing. Comparing Corporations And Politicians Corporations have shareholders. When a corporation wants...
The short answer is: not very often. At Goods Unite Us, one of our missions is to get corporate money out of politics. And to that end, we’ve created on our website and app what we call our Campaign Finance...
When Nike announced that its 30th anniversary “Just Do It” campaign would feature Colin Kaepernick, the social media response was explosive. Kaepernick is, after all, a politically controversial figure (at least to some). And Nike took a huge (and presumably...
On July 25, 2018, at a demo day in front of a room full of investors in Silicon Valley, California, Goods Unite Us released a free, first-of-its-kind rating tool that allows users to see how their own purchasing habits impact...
Each company’s Campaign Finance Reform Score is calculated on a scale of -100 to +100. The higher the score, the more likely that purchases from the company or brand will lead to meaningful campaign finance reform. A negative score, on...
