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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Original Technorati articles tagged “fair trade”

• in Lifestyle
  Epicurean Ethics
  Just how fair is fair trade coffee?
  by okjasmine / on Jun 28, 2011
• in Lifestyle
  Take a Walk on The Boardwalk... Boardwalk Chocolates
  A review on Boardwalk Chocolates and the ethics and idea behind the business and its operations
  by simplygreento / on Oct 9, 2010
• in Green
  Cadbury Goes Fair Trade in Canada: It's a Start
  Cadbury has recently switched to Fair Trade chocolate for their Dairy Milk line in Canada, but do they really mean it?
  by ashancock / on Sep 24, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “fair trade”

 

• Healthy V-Day Chocolate & Keeping Snow and Ice at Bay

  
  Eat. Drink. Better. — Authority: 513
  Listen, laugh & learn with the Green Divas (and Green Dude Scott) anytime -  Podcast here! Once again, we had one of our favorite guests, Green Dude Paul Miller, Coordinator for the Town of   Morristown Office of Sustainability ,  in the studio with us. Of course, we carried on quite a bit about the ...
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• The Mobile Learning Toolkit: How Can Mobiles Be Used for Interactive Teaching?

  
  MobileActive.org — Authority: 110
  Mobile education projects havent replaced face-to-face teaching, but they can be a valuable addition to lessons. The Mobile Learning Toolkit , written by Jenni Parker and developed for my.coop (an organization that teaches agricultural cooperative management techniques to people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America), ...
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• Para Taxi Tandem Paragliding joins Fair Trade in Tourism

  
  Travelwires.com — Authority: 120
  Para Taxi Tandem Paragliding is the first activity of its kind to receive FTTSA-certification. This latest addition to the FTTSA family was established in 2005 and is a small company which deals in the adventure tourism sector, offering visitors and locals alike a once in a life time opportunity to experience ...
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• The Nutless Husband’s Guide to Hosting a Super Bowl Party

  
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  The BrickHorns will be hosting a Super Bowl party again this year. Against my wishes. The wife has put her foot down, presumably to show once and for all who’s the boss in this relationship. It’s not enough that my kick-ass guitar rig has been relegated to a small slice of basement real estate between the kids’ ...
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• Primavera Organic Cosmetics

  
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  When it comes to nontoxic skin care, Primavera is the cream of the crop.  High-quality, super-effective, pleasant-to-use products.  You can practically feel the purity when you use them. Well, Primavera does not stop with making fabulous organic skin care.  No, this company is also fair trade and ...
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• Biblehumpers Don’t Let Biblehumpers go to Starbucks

  
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  The Far Right has always hated Starbucks anyway.  Providing good pay and benefits to their employees, purchasing Fair Trade coffee from a bunch of swarthy peasants in third world countries — Starbucks is Wrong For America. And now that same-sex marriage has been legalized by the Washington legislature, the ...
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• “The Dark Side of Chocolate”

  
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• LOVE & JUSTICE

  
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  This Valentine’s Day BFJN has teemed up with Cambridge’s Hope Fellowship Church with a special outreach event at the Porter Square MBTA stop. We’ve planned the event to demonstrate two important things that Christians care about: Love & Justice. Beginning … Continue reading →
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• Fair Trade Chocolate: A Myth?

  
  Healthy & Green Living — Authority: 588
  As February begins, red hearts and sappy cards crowd the shelves. But the question on my mind, as well as on the minds of many other conscious consumers is not which glittery red gift to purchase, but the difference this holiday could make if people chose to purchase ethically-sourced chocolate.Nowadays, most stores ...
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• Valentines Fair Trade Gifts + Chocolate Giveaway!

  
  eat, drink & be vegan — Authority: 103
  In time for Valentines Day, Fair Trade USA has posted a Valentines Day gift guide .  Not all of the items in their guide are vegan, but there are a few, and some different options (like the "Helping Haiti" bouquet). And, the folks at Free Trade USA are giving away 5 Alter Eco Dark Chocolate Quinoa bars ...
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• Talk Point: Your views on fair trade

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 166
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• China’s Unfair Trade Puts U.S. Jobs at Risk

  
  Talking Union — Authority: 461
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• Five Must-Have Natural Moisturizers (Or You’ll Get the Hose Again)

  
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• Talk Point: Your views on fair trade

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  As the Fairtrade mark turns 25, we want to debate the progress and future of the fair trade movement. Tell us what you think before we record this months Global development podcast Twenty-five years since the launch of the first Fairtrade label , the fair trade movement seems more popular than ever. Last year, 60% ...
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• Fair Trade Sari Notebooks

  
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  Fair Trade Sari Notebooks Sari notebooks and journals by Paper High Price: $ 3.00 Sold by Notonthehighstreet.com Share:
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• Sport Relief Celebrity Supporters Visit HIV Project

  
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• Doing Good to Do Well Gets a Legal Boost in California

  
  WalletPop Blog — Authority: 122
  Filed under: Special Report , Features It wasnt so long ago when labeling a particular brand of coffee as "Fair Trade" or a building as "LEED certified" required an explanation. Nowadays, such terms are widely understood. Someday soon, that might be the case when you hear a company described as a "B corporation" ...
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• Purple Rice from Laos

  
  Lao Voices — Authority: 128
  Lao Voices In 2009, fair trade sales totaled more than 3.4 billion euros. More than 5 million people in over 60 countries have directly or indirectly profited from fairer ties between producer and consumer. It’s a simple idea: Consumers pay a bit more to benefit farmers and producers in less developed countries. ...
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• Divine White Chocolate & Strawberry Hearts

  
  Chocablog — Authority: 107
  Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us, which means vast arrays of pink, heart shaped products from all the big chocolate companies. Divine sent us these white chocolate hearts with strawberry pieces to review, but they also do 70% dark chocolate and milk chocolate hearts. Being Divine, the cocoa butter and sugar are of ...
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• Mar Y Sol fashion accessories

  
  Afri-love — Authority: 98
  Mar Y Sol is a cross-cultural, cross-continental collaboration between artisans in Madagascar and artists in the US. Materials sustainably sourced from Madagascars forests are used to create vibrant, playful fashion accessories. "Trade not aid", economic independence for the artisans and environmental conservation ...
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