Posted by Alannah Tomich in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign, Global Exchange Store Updates on 14th March, 2013 | 2 Comments
Working at the Fair Trade Store in Berkeley, I get to see beautiful crafts arriving a few times a week. My favorite part of my job is learning about the wonderful projects and producer groups we work with. Asha Imports is no exception…..
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Posted by Zarah Patriana in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 13th March, 2013 | No Comments
Join Global Exchange and our partners at the International Labor Rights Forum as we call on Chiquita banana supplier, Tres Hermanas, to bargain with SITRAINBA, the legally-recognized union on its three banana plantations in southern Honduras.
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Posted by Kirsten Moller in Fair Trade News & Views on 12th December, 2012 | 3 Comments
The end of the year is always a good time to take stock, express our gratitude and prepare to meet the new year with renewed energy to make Trade Fair! Here are a few of our suggestions for this year.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Fair Trade Roundups, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign, Global Exchange Store Updates on 19th November, 2012 | 1 Comment
Happy Thanksgiving week everybody! Check out our new Fair Trade Roundup format aimed to provide you with more Fair Trade news and info.
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Posted by Carleen Pickard in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 31st October, 2012 | No Comments
We want to know, is your Halloween Fair Trade? We spent the month sharing 31 days to Fair Trade your Halloween and celebrate Fair Trade month.
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Posted by Jocelyn Boreta in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Store Updates on 10th October, 2012 | No Comments
Do you or someone you know have retail experience and a passion for Fair Trade? Then check out this position that just opened up…
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Posted by Kirsten Moller in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 3rd October, 2012 | No Comments
Hershey’s has announced its commitment to source 100% certified cocoa by 2020. This is a huge step for Hershey’s to improve its supply chain accountability and shows that it is responsive to consumer pressure and you helped us get here! Join us in thanking Hershey’s for taking this monumental step forward and urge the company to choose a 100% Fair Trade certification for its chocolate and truly raise the bar.
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Posted by Zarah Patriana in Fair Trade News & Views, Featured, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 2nd October, 2012 | No Comments
We’ve launched our calendar of 31 Fair Trade activities so you can take action daily to support Fair Trade all month long! Here’s how it’s going, and how you can get involved…
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Posted by Alex Cole-Weiss in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Store Updates on 1st October, 2012 | 2 Comments
The traditional block-print fabric bags the artisans in Barmer began to produce for Handmade Expressions quickly became one of their best-selling items. However, hand block-printing requires an immense volume of water to dye and print the fabric. This issue of resource management in the face of environmental and economic adversity is one that many underprivileged communities face—use water to support an income generating project at the expense of other survival needs, or suffer economic hardship?
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Posted by Jocelyn Boreta in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Store Updates on 27th September, 2012 | 2 Comments
Stop by your local Bay Area Global Exchange Fair Trade Stores for all you need to build your own Dia de los Muertos altar! The San Francisco and Berkeley Global Exchange stores are stocked with everything from retablos to sugar skull molds and meringue power to paper marigolds.
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