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”

• Fair Trade Gift Ideas + $165 Worth of Giveaways!!

  
  Mindful Momma — Authority: 414
  As you rack your brain trying to come up with the perfect gift for Grandma or that little something for your favorite babysitter, its important to remember that there is more to gift giving than the gift itself. There are people behind the gift.  People who work in the fields, operate machines, package it up and ...
  20 hours ago

• Nestlé going Fair Trade for Kit Kat bars in UK and Ireland

  
  Labor is Not a Commodity — Authority: 414
  Tim Newman, Campaigns Director, International Labor Rights Forum Today Nestlé announced that it would achieve Fair Trade certification for its Kit Kat bar in the United Kingdom and Ireland in January 2010.  Many of you have joined us for many years in calling on Nestlé to purchase Fair Trade certified ...
  21 hours ago

• The Unlist: 9 Holiday Gifts Not to Buy

  
  EcoSalon — Authority: 536
  I’m  so over the annual mandatory retail blitz which prompts us to purchase scads of presents no one needs (and few can afford). Enough is enough. Necessity is one thing; waste is another. Be an angel and give material items only to the needy. Give kisses ,  homemade jam and DIY potpourri to your family, ...
  23 hours ago

• Party girl

  
  Daisy Green — Authority: 141
  Handwoven silk dress from People tree Christmas, New Year and everything in between – if there is ever a time a girl needs a new dress, it has to be now. The perfect party frock should be the kind that makes you look and feel amazing. It will give you the confidence to walk into a room knowing you’re ...
  1 day ago

• Why Is KitKat Only Fair Trade In the UK and Ireland?

  
  Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority: 442
  Nestle made a big announcement today: Its KitKat bars will soon be made with fair trade chocolate. Fair trade chocolate is harvested and produced in such a way that farmers and workers are sure to get a just compensation for their labor. When it comes to chocolate production, that’s often not the case. In fact, ...
  1 day ago

• FTC approves LG telecom’s merger plans in South Korea

  
  Wireless Federation — Authority: 435
  www.WirelessFederation.com/news: LG telecom got antitrust approval from Fair Trade Commission (FTC) to merge its three local telecoms subsidiaries- LG Dacom, LG Telecom and LG Powercom.The South Korean antitrust regulator was satisfied after examining the proposal saying that the tie up is unlikely to harm competition ...
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• Kit Kat Goes Fairtrade

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 675
  Image from the Telegraph Kit Kat is the best selling chocolate bar in the UK, with 1 billion sold annually. So when Nestle decides to make it Fairtrade, it is a big deal, and sweet news. Starting in January all of the four-finger bars will be made with Fairtrade cocoa, with the smaller ones following later.In fact, ...
  1 day ago

• Win a year’s supply of natural, fair trade candles

  
  Daisy Green — Authority: 141
  Maddie Alexander cedar wood candle Maddie Alexander specialise in luxury organic candles, where organic means totally organic. Simply put, there are no hidden ingredients in a Maddie Alexander candle. They are made using natural vegetable wax combined with 100% organic essential oils from fully sustainable ...
  1 day ago

• Big break for Fairtrade as Kit Kat receives certification

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  The UKs best-selling chocolate biscuit bar, Kit Kat, is to receive ethical certification through the Fairtrade quality mark, it will be announced today. After lengthy talks between the UK arm of the Swiss food giant Nestlé and the Fairtrade Foundation, the familiar blue and green logo will appear on the wrappers of ...
  1 day ago

• Ben & Jerry’s Fair Trade Ice Cream - With Giveaway

  
  Recipes, Reviews, News and More - From Val's Kitchen — Authority: 555
  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - we LOVE ice cream in this house. Ben & Jerry’s is one of our favorites. I love Brownie Batter and Half Baked, and was recently introduced to their FroYo. At the end of October, I learned that Ben & Jerry’s was celebrating Fair Trade Month.They promised to ...
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• Don’t Worry about Trade Deficits

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 617
  Here’s a letter I sent recently to the New York Daily News : December 3, 2009 Editor, New York Daily News 450 W. 33rd Street New York, NY 10001 Washington, D.C.: In his December 3 column, “On jobs front, President Obama needs to show a little audacity,” Errol Louis worries about America’s trade deficit. ...
  2 days ago

• The Real Story of Food

  
  FoodCycles — Authority: 117
  USC Canada’s new short, animated film will get you thinking about our broken food system. It identifies what’s gone wrong, and what we can do to rebuild it. See the video at FoodCycles.org . Posted in Agriculture, Calls to Action, climate change, Environment & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Food, Food Security, ...
  2 days ago

• Extra Fair Trade!

  
  Kavey Eats — Authority: 120
  Fair Trade. Weve all come across it but how many of us have much of an understanding, beyond a short soundbite, of what it actually means in practice?"Fair Trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries and promote sustainability. The movement ...
  2 days ago

• Luxury - The New Driver of Social and Environmental Conscience?

  
  EbioAnt — Authority: 143
  By Jennifer Christiano Two thousand years, ago, a mysterious man named Jesus declared that the poor will always be among us. That was an accurate observation. However, he should have finished the thought by declaring that the wealthy, likewise, will also always be among us. And that’s not necessarily an evil ...
  3 days ago

• Coffeetown, Arizona?

  
  Downtown Phoenix Journal — Authority: 500
  We’re no Seattle (or New York, or Chicago or Portland), but it’s no secret that Downtown Phoenix is supporting a decidedly growing coffee culture. In full disclosure, I consider myself more than slightly addicted to coffee, and the thought of going to get a cup right now sounds enticing. I’m always intrigued to ...
  3 days ago

• Holiday Gift Guide Part 2: Conscious Shopping

  
  Idealist in NYC — Authority: 415
  Last week we discussed donation-based giving in Part 1 of our Holiday Gift Guide . A donation is a meaningful gift made even better by being super environmentally friendly (no carbon footprint or future in a landfill). But let’s face it, there’s something to be said for a lovely package under your tree (or other ...
  3 days ago

• Two Ways To Shop Bambootique With No Shipping Costs

  
  Everyday Just Living — Authority: 107
  We’re now officially in the holiday shopping season and you may be starting to cross some names off your Christmas shopping list.  You can still make Bambootique part of your holiday gifts without paying a cent in shipping costs, at least through December 14th. Use coupon code lipship at checkout and you ...
  3 days ago

• On Fair Trade Handbags and Other Ways to Help Poor Nations

  
  Flooto.com Blog — Authority: 131
  Walk through your nearest branch of Asda, and you’re looking at the benefits of a global market. One can buy just about any product at a cheap price. Whether it’s bananas from Thailand or cornflower oil from Chile - it’s in stock throughout the year. There’s never been a greater era in the history of ...
  4 days ago

• have a merry fair trade christmas!

  
  i wonder as i wander — Authority: 405
  why not shop fair trade for christmas and help those who produce the products live just and sustainable lives? you can make a difference in how you spend your money. if you want to know more about fair trade go here. many of the beautiful products at these sites are also organic, sustainable, and conflict-free--or ...
  4 days ago

• Clean Clothes Campaign Goes After Major Retailers

  
  Green Cotton — Authority: 92
  The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) is an international campaign focused on improving working conditions in the global garment and sportswear industries and on empowering workers, most of whom are women. There are CCC coalitions in 12 European countries, backed by a broader, international network of trade unions and NGOs ...
  4 days ago

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