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 Market challenges shopping malls

  
  Deb's Style File — Authority: 124
  Union of Peasants for Self Development in Niger It’s officially the hottest shopping season of the year. And there are sale signs as far as the eye can see, but at what cost. Wildly cheap products usually mean cheap labor and dubious…
  7 hours ago

• On Ethical Consumerism: a Look at Fair Trade

  
  Trafficero — Authority: 128
  Browse through your nearby Tescos, and you’re looking at the miracle of globalization. One can purchase almost any item at super-low costs. Whether it’s from Indonesia or rum from Argentina - it’s available throughout the year. There’s never been a better period of time in the history of humanity to be a ...
  11 hours ago

• Value fairness? Vote with your dollars.

  
  Civil Religion — Authority: 548
  Hand-blown glass ornaments from Third Degree Glass Factory, sold at last years Rock N Roll Craft Show. Photo courtesty Rock N Roll Craft Show. Among all the coupons and sale announcements in my inbox this morning, one stood out as worthy of attention: a reminder that this is the last weekend for the Fair Trade ...
  1 day ago

• ‘Tis the time to liberate, indeed!

  
  Vox Nova — Authority: 506
  This is nonsense only Christians could come up with. Get this. The American Family Association (you know we’re in trouble right there) has initiated a boycott of the GAP and all of its offshoot companies because of this year’s GAP ad campaign which AFA says does not feature “Christmas” prominently enough among ...
  2 days ago

• Buy Fair Trade

  
  Retro Housewife Goes Green — Authority: 526
  This seems to be the season of spending so why not let your gifts give twice? Watch this video. Here are some of my favorite fair trade products/stores: Beads For Life I have a necklace sitting next to me from here. My husband got me it and a bracelet. I love them and wear them often. Ten Thousand Villages ...
  2 days ago

• renegade chicago :: wishing to be there

  
  Brown Sugar Design Blog — Authority: 414
  This time last year, we were on our way to Jonathan’s hometown, Chicago. Our trip coincided with Renegade Handmade’s holiday sale at the Pulaski Park Fieldhouse – so of course, we took advantage of the coincidence and went to check it out . This year, the sale is December 5 & 6 – alas, we won’t be ...
  3 days ago

• Tony Blair visits Palestinian Success Story

  
  Shared Interest Blog — Authority: 124
  We’ve just received the following press release from Canaan Fair Trade, a Shared Interest customer and producer of the only Fairtrade certified olive oil.  This really does illustrate what a massive accomplishment Canaan Fair Trade and Fairtrade in general have made in the region.  Congratulations Canaan! ...
  4 days ago

• Help Alleviate World Poverty With The “BLOG WITH HEART” Challenge

  
  Greener Choices for Stuff You Use Everyday! — Authority: 144
  Help Alleviate World Poverty With The “BLOG WITH HEART” Challenge I just made a loan to someone in Tajikistan using a revolutionary new website called Kiva . You can go to Kiva’s website and lend to someone across the globe who needs a loan for their business – like raising goats, selling vegetables at ...
  4 days ago

• Terra Trendz gives us a discount!

  
  Seed & Sew — Authority: 115
  Our friends at Terra Trendz love us so much that they’re giving Seed & Sew ’s readers a 15% discount on everything on their site. For example, this fair-trade raffia clutch by Mad Imports is already discounted $15 on the site – you get 15% more. Or their super cute “Woof” and “Meow” ...
  4 days ago

• Terra Trendz gives us a discount!

  
  Seed & Sew — Authority: 115
  Our friends at Terra Trendz love us so much that they’re giving Seed & Sew ’s readers a 15% discount on everything on their site. For example, this fair-trade raffia clutch by Mad Imports is already discounted $15 on the site – you get 15% more. Or their super cute “Woof” and “Meow” ...
  4 days ago

• Interview with Sonya Maldar, Extractive Industries Policy Officer for CAFOD

  
  Fair Trade Jewelry — Authority: 407
  Introduction: Sonya Maldar of the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) discusses CAFOD’s recent campaign, focusing on the retail jewellers and the challenge eliminating dirty gold from the jewelry supply chain. By Greg Valerio(Greg Valerio is a fair trade jewellery campaigner. He is the founder of CRED ...
  4 days ago

• Wholly Cow!

  
  Daisy Green — Authority: 139
  Hand made with love in the north east Wholly Cow are a little gem based in Daisy’s native north east of England. The design label and boutique was founded by Lisa Germaney and is dedicated to making chic and unique designer clothing, all of which are hand crafted . Lisa has offered daisygreenmagazine.co.uk ...
  5 days ago

• Wyclef Jean And Bono Receive ‘Ripple Of Hope Award’

  
  Look To The Stars News: Latest — Authority: 547
  Written by Delinda Lombardo Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer Wyclef Jean , and ( RED ) founder/ U2 front man Bono , were honored this week at a ceremony thrown by The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, where each were awarded the ‘Ripple of Hope’ Award. “As ...
  5 days ago

• Buy Well Coffee

  
  Leafygreen.info: Green Product Reviews for a Green World. — Authority: 124
  Peru Alta Gold and Guatemala Fuego are both dark bean coffees.  Using my Keurig machine I made single cups to insure that each cup would be brewed the same. With some coffees each cup sometimes tastes different.  With the Buy Well Coffees this is not the case.  With each cup came that wonderful coffee aroma and a ...
  5 days ago

• The bling Im coveting this holiday isnt blingy at all

  
  Cool Mom Picks — Authority: 555
  Looking around the Shokay e-shop recently, it turns out one of our favorite fair trade purveyors of luxury hand knit baby clothes are doing beautiful things with accessories now too. Kristen and I pretty much gasped simultaneously when
  5 days ago

• Organic Meltdown Sweet Candied Orange

  
  Chocablog — Authority: 495
  Back in July, Simon reviewed two Organic Meltdown bars and gave them a fairly positive write-up, so I was keen to try this when I found it in Waitrose. But before I get to the chocolate, I want to talk about the branding. Half of the front of the wrapper of this bar is taken up by the words “Eating this chocolate ...
  5 days ago

• Bord med skiva i metall med laserskuret mönster

  
  ROOM and SERVE — Authority: 428
  Via Designspotter Från Mon Tai Design kommer dessa snygga bordsskivor i metall med laserskuret eller etsat  mönster. [mó, man, tai] (kantonesiska)= no Problem. Hållbarhet och samhällsansvar är prioriteringar i begreppsbildning och utveckling av Mon Tai Designs produkter. Man kan förvandla sina antika ...
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• Faith-based organizations

  
  Fair Trade Sports | sustainable eco soccer balls and more — Authority: 457
  Faith-based organizations are at the heart of the Fair Trade movement, and have been since Day One. Here’s one that is best of breed called Trade As One . A good group to keep in mind this gift-shopping weekend.
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• 7 Points for Fantastic Food and Cities

  
  FoodCycles — Authority: 113
  Dr. Wayne Roberts spoke on food policy and a new vision for cities at Toledo Library in the US. As always his witty humour is always a hit. The photos he uses in the presentation are also quite insightful. Dr. Roberts also proposes hopeful solutions and answers to fixing cities and the food system. If you want the ...
  6 days ago

• Anti-sweatshop victory

  
  Newstips Blog — Authority: 131
  After student anti-sweatshop activists pressured 96 colleges and universities (including DePaul, Loyola and Northwestern) to drop Russell Athletics as a t-shirt supplier, the company agreed to allow Honduran workers to unionize in "a breakthrough of enormous significance for the right to organize in one of the ...
  6 days ago

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