Trade

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A Brief History of Fair Trade

From Charity to Autonomy and Justice

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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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 … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Roots of Fair Trade and SPP

My Experiences Alongside Small Producers

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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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 … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Only Banana You Should Buy

Changing Canadian Minsets to Choose Fairtrade

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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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 … 11 $1.10 Add
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Footprints for Change

An Indigenous Entrepreneur Weaves Traditional Teachings into His Fair Trade Coffee Business

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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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 … 10 $1.00 Add
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How Fair Trade Powers the Sugar Revolution

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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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. 8 $0.80 Add
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Wear It!

Moving the Fashion Industry Forward

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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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 … 11 $1.10 Add
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Fair Trade, Firsthand

Connecting Northern Consumers with Southern Producers

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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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 … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Sustainable Development Goals as a Global Framework

Where Fair Trade Fits

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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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 … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Case for Shaping the Business and Human Rights Agenda

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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In this chapter, the authors suggest that if fair trade is viewed as a market-based movement to "level the playing field" by empowering disadvantages producers, we may overlook the deep … 9 $0.90 Add
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Uneven Outcomes

The Tensions, Contradictions, and Challenges in the Search for Fair Trade

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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In this chapter, the authors list and evaluate some of the more important goals that have been identified by Fairtrade International and its affiliated organizations and producer networks. They … ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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COVID-19, Trade, and Corporate Power

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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This chapter demonstrates that the international trade framework systematically reduces national sovereignty and democracy, disempowers governments that seek to enact policies to protect people … 12 $1.20 Add
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Demanding Justice

Can Trade Policy Be Fair?

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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This chapter articulates the challenge for fair traders: to create a vision for how the principles of fair trade — democracy, justice, dignity, human rights, a living income and … 10 $1.00 Add
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Taking Fair Trade to the People

Education and Advocacy for Social Change

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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In this chapter, the author explores the different forms of activism and advocacy that have been employed to bring about positive change in trading relationships. 9 $0.90 Add
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Fair Trade 2030

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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This chapter outlines a potential future in which fair trade mindsets create true global partnerships and ethical consumption. It also offers 6 overarching lessons from the book and its contributors. ; ; 9 $0.90 Add