Justice as Knowledge of Supply Chains

Sor Juana understood that ignorance perpetuates injustice. In ethical consumption, justice begins with knowledge: understanding who harvests our coffee, who stitches our clothes, who mines our minerals. This concept frames supply chain transparency not as optional corporate virtue-signaling but as essential to respecting human rights. Sor Juana's insistence on education and intellectual access parallels our responsibility to educate ourselves about labor conditions, environmental damage, and exploitation embedded in products. Justice requires this knowledge work. When we choose ignorance for convenience, we participate in systems of domination. Sor Juana's own fight for intellectual rights demonstrates that knowledge is power—and ethical consumption is powered by our willingness to learn uncomfortable truths. This transforms shopping into an act of witnessing and accountability.