Fair Trade
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From Climate Justice?Wake Up, Canada, and Smell the Coffee! From: The Fair Trade Handbook |
This chapter concerns Canadian efforts to slow climate change, or the lack thereof. Continued inaction means that Indigenous peoples will be first and most effected. The author suggests … | Monika Firl | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
From NEW! Creating and Deepening Grower-Eater Relations |
In this chapter the authors maintain that a stronger connection between growers and eaters is crucial for developing more environmentally sound and socially just food systems. In addition to … | Dana James | 28 | 2021 | $2.80 Add |
From NEW! Envisioning the Future of Agroecological Food Systems |
In this chapter the authors summarize that agroecological agriculture must also be based on equity, participation, democracy, and justice, that is not only sustainable but helps restore and … | Dana James | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
From From (Invisible) Coffee Farmer to Undocumented Construction WorkerThe Life and Death of Álvaro Vargas Fonseca From: The Fair Trade Handbook |
In this chapter, the author outlines the chain of events that led to the death of a Costa Rican coffee farmer in a Toronto construction site. | Roxana Olivera | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
From UnsustainableFrom: Fixing Fashion |
Unsustainable begins with a case study of water pollution from a textile mill in China, owned by a Hong Kong company. Then it considers sustainable trade and programs like the Better Cotton … | Michael Lavergne | 32 | 2015 | $3.20 Add |
From Aid for TradeFrom: Fixing Fashion |
The chapter Aid for Trade takes a look at the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement over 20 years, considering who has benefitted. It also analyzes statistics and outcomes by country, … | Michael Lavergne | 13 | 2015 | $1.30 Add |
From Putting Southern Farmers FirstJourneys to Decolonization From: The Fair Trade Handbook |
This chapter is a conversation between a Colombian coffee farmer and a worker-member of Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op. | Nelson Melo Maya and Joey Pittoello | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
From A Brief History of Fair TradeFrom Charity to Autonomy and Justice From: The Fair Trade Handbook |
This chapter examines the complex relationships between small producer organizations and Northern NGOs. It concludes with a brief account of the causes of the mission drift within the certifying … | Darryl Reed | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
From Redefining FashionFrom: Fixing Fashion |
The final chapter presents a wide array of view points on how to change the fashion industry for the better, drawing on quotes and interviews with people involved, such as educators, financial … | Michael Lavergne | 50 | 2015 | $5.00 Add |
From The Roots of Fair Trade and SPPMy Experiences Alongside Small Producers From: The Fair Trade Handbook |
In this chapter, the author shares some of his experiences in the fair trade movement, from the origins of what is now the Fairtrade label to the creation and consolidation of the Small Producers … | Jerónimo Pruijn | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
From The Only Banana You Should BuyChanging Canadian Minsets to Choose Fairtrade From: The Fair Trade Handbook |
In this chapter, the authors examine the roots of cheap banana thinking and the alternative that Fairtrade provides. They also share success stories from a couple of retailers whose responsible … | Jennie Coleman and Madison Hopper | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
From Footprints for ChangeAn Indigenous Entrepreneur Weaves Traditional Teachings into His Fair Trade Coffee Business From: The Fair Trade Handbook |
This chapter concerns Birch Bark Coffee, a fair trade coffee business begun by Mark Marsolais-Nahwegahbow, an Ojibwe man. For every 100 coffee bags sold in retail stores and for every 50 bags … | Sarah Niman | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
From Sweet!How Fair Trade Powers the Sugar Revolution From: The Fair Trade Handbook |
This chapter explores fair trade in the sugar industry; how sugar farmers are often deprived of market access; and how a Paraguayan co-operative is positively disrupting the status quo. | Martin Van den Borre | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
From Wear It!Moving the Fashion Industry Forward From: The Fair Trade Handbook |
This chapter discusses how the fashion industry can move toward more ethical and sustainable choices, including an explanation of how the circular economy can be applied to fashion, using … | Erin Bird | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
From Fair Trade, FirsthandConnecting Northern Consumers with Southern Producers From: The Fair Trade Handbook |
In this chapter, the author describes the positive impact of "fair trade origin trips," which allow participants to hear firsthand the stories of transformation and change that have … | Jennifer Williams | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
From The Sustainable Development Goals as a Global FrameworkWhere Fair Trade Fits From: The Fair Trade Handbook |
This chapter focuses on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, which outline targets and goals that are formatted to allow for broad interpretation though whatever system is … | Sean McHugh and Nell Jedrzejczyk | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |