[1] The guide explores how one can consume goods and services in an environmentally friendly manner.

[1] Topics discussed include travel, transport, food and drink, home and garden, fashion and cosmetics.

[1] The New Green Consumer Guide was published in 2007 as a successor to The Green Consumer Guide, which Hailes co-authored.

[1][2][3][4] First published in 1988, The Green Consumer Guide, in its various editions, has sold in excess of one million copies globally.

[1][2][3][4] In the first few weeks after it had been published, there were eleven print runs for The Green Consumer Guide.