Posted by Admin in Fair Trade News & Views, Guest Posts on 2nd September, 2012 | No Comments
Happy Fair Trade Month! For 31 days we’re seting out fun ideas and activities (and a contest!) to have you eating Fair Trade bananas, hosting movie screenings, baking delicious Fair Trade goodies, recycling Halloween costumes, and giving out Fair Trade chocolates to trick-or-treaters. For more, visit Fair Trade Your Halloween. Check out our website for the whole list »
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Posted by Admin in Fair Trade News & Views, Guest Posts on 7th May, 2012 | No Comments
Next week in Dallas, negotiations for what’s likely to be the largest Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in U.S. history will continue in near total secrecy, despite growing demands for an open process.
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Posted by Admin in Fair Trade News & Views, Guest Posts on 10th April, 2012 | 13 Comments
The following is a guest post by Jacob Schmalzle. Read about Asian factories outsourcing to cheaper African labor markets as the “last frontier”, and where Fair Trade business fits into the pricing conversation.
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Posted by Admin in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Store Updates, Guest Posts on 15th August, 2011 | No Comments
The Global Exchange Fair Trade Store in San Francisco hosted a Fair Trade Talk with Gilbert Ramirez from CoopeAgri in Costa Rica and Courtney Lang from Fair Trade USA. Gilbert’s town Pérez Zeledón is the very first Fair Trade Town in Latin America. Hear how it went, and read perspectives from a Fair Trade coffee producer.
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