Fair Trade

Fair trade is a social movement that promotes sustainable development by seeking greater equity in international trade. Fair trade offers better trading conditions to marginalized producers and workers, particularly in the southern hemisphere. Several fair trade certification organizations offering product labeling programs exist, including TransFair USA, Fair Trade Labeling Organizations International and Fair Trade Federation.

Fair trade certification programs typically address making improvements to the following aspects of international trade: labor conditions, pricing, direct trade (eliminating middlemen), transparency, community development and environmental sustainability. You'll find bloggers addressing fair trade at Fair Trade Certified, Catholic Relief Services, Global Exchange Store and many other sites.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Fair Trade”

• Meet Me At The Fair. The Divorce & Bereavement Fair. [Fair Trade]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 825
  Having trouble conceiving? Head to the " UK Fertility Fair ." Divorcing? " The Paris Divorce Fair " calls! Welcome to the UKs first Fertility Show. The two-day event, which took place at the weekend, has been described as an "Ideal Home Exhibition for making babies" and will run annually at Olympia in west London ...
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• “Shop For Good” in support of Fair Trade Nov 11!

  
  Central Florida Green Guide — Authority: 121
  The holiday season has begun and Ten Thousand Villages in Winter Park continues to provide community outreach and help to other non-profits. These non profits are able to sign up for a sale date and part of the proceeds goes to them and their charities and not just to Ten Thousand Villages. I’m a big fan of Ten ...
  7 hours ago

• Earth Fare’s Economy-Boost Giveaway

  
  (Green)Grounded — Authority: 412
  A little while back, Earth Fare asked if I wanted to give a $50 Earth Fare gift card to one lucky (Green)Grounded reader.  With a landslide of holidays coming, a $50 gift card is exactly the stimulus package we each could use! A happy Earth Fare gift card, valued at $50, is waiting for your happy, warm ...
  8 hours ago

• Come in out of the blue

  
  Daisy Green — Authority: 136
  People tree dress available from PurityStyle.com Blue clothes are everywhere right now, and, unlike those neons, it’s really wearable. There’s a blue to suit every girl’s hue and it’s a colour that’s never really out of fashion. Here’s our gallery of the best blue pieces the ethical fashion ...
  9 hours ago

• Win an incredibly soft, Alpaca batwing jumper

  
  Daisy Green — Authority: 136
  This gorgeous blue batwing jumper could be yours Check out this super stylish and flattering alpaca batwing jumper, in a funky shade of cobalt blue brought to you by Peruvian Knitwear You can wear it in a few different ways – do the sexy off the shoulder look, the layered look – put a tight fitting ...
  11 hours ago

• What does Krafts proposed takeover of Cadbury mean for workers?

  
  Labor is Not a Commodity — Authority: 116
  Tim Newman, Campaigns Director, International Labor Rights Forum The businesses world is buzzing over the news that Kraft has made a hostile takeover bid for Cadbury.  For weeks, there has been plenty of back and forth between the two companies in the media and Kraft finally placed its $16.3 billion bid for ...
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• Chew on This

  
  The World Next Door — Authority: 116
  Looks like Nestle is in talks to make Kit-Kat fair trade... FBD: Nestle’s Kit Kat could follow Fairtrade trend (UK) by FoodBizDaily.com staff writer London November 09 2009 - Discussions are underway between Nestle and Fairtrade for the confectioner’s Kit Kat brand to become Fairtrade-certified, ...
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• Holiday shopping lists

  
  Fair Trade Sports | sustainable eco soccer balls and more — Authority: 114
  The holiday shopping lists are starting, and the folks at Wantist just added us to theirs. Their tagline is “picky in a world of plenty”. Here’s a description of their unique site, in their own words: Maybe it’s how something makes you feel—about yourself, to yourself. Or maybe it’s something tactile, ...
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• Miljömedvetet och elegant hem - GANT home

  
  ROOM and SERVE — Authority: 130
  Svenska Caroline Winberg är modell för GANT och jag tycker hon klar väl i rollen. GANT är ett svenskt kläd- och inredningsmärke med ett amerikanskt arv. Gants produkter finns tillgängliga hos återförsäljare och i deras webb-shop . Huvudkontoret ligger i Nacka Strand. Miljömedvetna textilier ...
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• A cuppa fair brew?

  
  Eideard — Authority: 491
  Fair Trade works for those who fight for it.
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• Fairtrade is the best hope for Indias tea producers

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  The Chamraj estate in Tamil Nadu is thriving thanks to the Fairtrade Foundation - but the same cannot be said for the south Indian tea industry The price of basic farm commodities has been hammered over the past 40 years, placing unbearable pressure on farmers. At the bottom of the food chain are smallholders. With ...
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• Video: A fair brew?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  The Chamraj tea estate in South India was among the very first farms to receive fair trade certification in 1994. Now 15 years later, has fair trade made a difference to the lives of workers there? Nick Mathiason and Simon Rawles find out Nick Mathiason Christian Bennett
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• Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream: Commitment To Fair Trade – Review and Giveaway

  
  Moomette's Magnificents — Authority: 128
  On A Fair Trade Mission Many of my readers know that I’m from New England, and have a special “connection” with the State of Vermont. My charming son-in-law is originally from Vermont, and his family still lives up there.  When he married my daughter, their wedding was held over a Columbus Day weekend ...
  3 days ago

• Fair Trade In Tea In China…update

  
  Seven Cups Fine Chinese Teas — Authority: 396
  This entry has been sitting around unfinished in my drafts folder for sometime now. I have wanted to write an update about Fair Trade since I saw Heidi Kaiser’s articles about “How Fair is Fair Trade(Part One)” and “How Fair is Fair Trade(Part Two)” Both articles are good reading. There was a article in ...
  3 days ago

• Pangolin Backpack

  
  Plunder Guide — Authority: 149
  Mother Nature provides yet another inspiration for things that we could use everyday. The Pangolin Backpack is modeled after, you guessed it, the pangolin. That mammal has plates that protect them as they curl up when threatened. The bag is no threat to your well-being or to your possessions however. The bag is made ...
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• Thanksgiving Blend Coffee by Starbucks with Free Shipping Offer

  
  Greener Choices for Stuff You Use Everyday! — Authority: 140
  Shop for All Starbucks Coffees at StarbucksStore.com To celebrate the gathering of family and friends during this holiday season, Starbucks coffee experts and Seattle chef Tom Douglas have created a coffee to pair perfectly with your Thanksgiving meal. Lush herbal accents of full-bodied Sumatra beans with the ...
  3 days ago

• Pangolin Fair Trade Back Pack

  
  Changethethought — Authority: 590
  This h andmade Fair trade backpack by Pangolin for men is made from the recycled inner tubes of trucks. It’s probably the coolest backpack I can remember seeing in a really long time and I will never ever own one because the thing costs 195.00 euros which at the current exchange rate for the dollar is ...
  4 days ago

• 60 Minutes, Conflict Gold from the DRC, and Jewelers Of America Panic Letter

  
  Fair Trade Jewelry — Authority: 110
  ~ Opinion by Marc ChoytThe latest public relations crisis in the jewelry world is an upcoming segment on 60 Minutes on the “conflict gold”, funding wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The images, according to Jewelers of America (JA), are “harrowing” JA wrote a letter to its members and other ...
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• No acceptable substitute

  
  Wolfville watch — Authority: 121
  The co-founder of Just Us Coffee in Wolfville, Debra Moore,  has commented on the military’s preference for Tim Horton coffee. It “ may not be to everyone’s taste, but it isn’t surprising , ” she says. She was interviewed because: Public Works and Government Services Canada issued a regional ...
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• Women in Pakistan

  
  Fair Trade Sports | sustainable eco soccer balls and more — Authority: 114
  The New York Times recently published an article about the plight of women in Pakistan, focusing in particular on the story of Saima Muhammed – a woman who failed to produce male children for her out-of-work husband. Despite the fact that we know men are genetically responsible for determining the sex of a child, ...
  4 days ago

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