admin @ March 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Ganesh Himal Trading Company, founded by Denise Attwood and Ric Conner over 20 years ago in Spokane, Washington is now the largest fair trade importer of handicrafts from Nepal. Their passion for helping those in need has brought about a new project for this dedicated couple, an opportunity to build a health clinic for a […]
admin @ January 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Since music is being treated as a commodity, artists – a.k.a. producers of cultural goods – often face problems similar to those of people who produce consumer goods – coffee, for example. So, if we can trade coffee fairly, why not music? Peter Rantasa, Managing Director of Music Austria, is pretty sure that we can, […]
admin @ January 8, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Our hearts and prayers go out to the Pakistani people left in the aftermath of the death of a leader who will not soon be forgotten, Benazir Bhutto. Her legacy to help Pakistan regain control over it’s own tribal communities, took her into the international spotlight. Today, her followers mourn a women with the courage […]
admin @ December 30, 2007 # No Comment Yet
view from a coffee plantation in Guatemala, by dustjelly on Flickr
Yesterday, I’ve come across leaflet titled Starbucks In Our Communities, in which Starbucks informs the conscious consumer about the company’s approaches to social and environmental responsibility. While some sound valid and reasonable – for example, paying employees for volunteering in their communities and donating […]
admin @ December 17, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The definition of “Capacity building” in regards to the International principles for Fair Trade states:
“Fair trade is a means to develop producers’ independence. Fair trade relationships provide continuity, during which producers and their marketing organizations can improve their management skills and their access to new markets.”
Now that Fair trade coffee is a good investment, corporate […]