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Vrijdag 26 juni is het feest bij Moyee Coffee in B.Amsterdam. De startup in eerlijke koffie heeft zijn eerste first roast uit Kaffa, Ethiopië naar Nederland gehaald. Dat beschouwt het als een mijlpaal: als eerste koffie-importeur ter wereld laat Moyee bonen branden in het land van herkomst. Dat levert de ondernemers daar een hogere opbrengst op dan de export van rauwe bonen. 
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"A responsible consumption short video message from Ecuador - with English subtitles Great to see initiatives like this from around the globe.
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When confronted with the reality that so many of our garments are produced under abysmal working conditions, the first question on many consumers’ lips is: ‘Where can I buy clothes that weren’t made in sweatshops?’
Samantha Groen's curator insight,
March 18, 2015 2:51 PM
I loved this article. This article should be shown in class. The person who wrote this wanted to change the way people think about purchasing from companies regarding sweatshops. They focus on instead of asking "Where can I get clothes that weren't made in sweatshops?" they want people to start asking "How can I persuade companies to do more to improve the conditions of the workers on the ground?" So instead of focusing on buying elsewhere they are redirecting the though to doing something better for the people who are already working.
If more people thought this way then maybe companies can be persuaded to do better. Instead of customers looking for another brand they can help to build an even better brand. The hope is that people will stretch beyond their beliefs that if what they are buying or wearing is better for social reasons or environmental reasons that they don't have to do anything else about it. Just buying well is not enough. The more people who help the closer we will be to change.
I agree wholeheartedly with these thoughts.
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Although Fairtrade products have become popular with consumers who want to make ethical purchases, a recent study about Fairtrade by the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) suggests the most marginalized Fairtrade farm workers may not be benefiting from their sales.
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It is 20 years since the Fairtrade Foundation mark appeared on British shelves, and its founders have cause to celebrate a certification system that has far exceeded the quality and reach of the early packets of tea and coffee.
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Liberty and Justice not only employs hundreds of women, but focuses on an age group that usually gets ignored in the garment industry--women who are over 30.
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For much of its short-lived existence, “ethical consumption”—the idea that we can do good and mitigate some of the worst excesses of globalization simply by shopping differently—has enjoyed its share of controversy. Some claim that it does nothing to address structural problems of the global economy, leaving the global supply chains as they are. Others argue that ethical consumption might give some citizens the license to behave even less virtuously when faced with other decisions: After all, they feel they've purchased their indulgences. Others fear that the extra profits generated via ethical consumption won't go to the people they intend to benefit but will instead be channeled into advertising budgets for ethical-consumption campaigns themselves.
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For many years the familiar sight of the blue and green Fairtrade mark has been a beacon for ethical shoppers.
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In July of 1989, the International Coffee Agreement (ICA)—an agreement between coffee producing and consuming countries—collapsed. The ICA had set a target price and managed supplies to temper the impact of free market fluctuations on coffee production and rural stability in many countries of the developing world. 1 In 2000, following a decade of price volatility, prices fell to their lowest levels in over 100 years. 2 The 2000–2008 global coffee crisis resulted in hunger, homelessness, school dropouts, increased outmigration, and the conversion of ecologically friendly agroforestry systems to damaging pasture systems in coffee-producing communities throughout the world. 3 With coffee providing a livelihood to over 100 million farmers worldwide, the coffee crisis became one of the biggest development disasters of the neoliberal era.
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Leaders of the European co-operative movement discussed the importance of people-centred events at a high-level conference in Brussels. The conference was hosted by MEP Gay Mitchell and jointly organised by Cooperatives Europe and Fair Trade Advocacy Office.
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Professor Michael Northcott, Professor in Ethics, presents "Fair Trade or Free Trade? Competing Moral Economies in a Changing World".
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Fair Trade USA, a nonprofit organization that certifies that goods made in developing countries meet certain standards related to wages and environmental impact, is several years into an effort to bring its standards to the clothing industry. The effort began quietly, but has recently started to gain momentum. Just a few weeks ago, Patagonia pledged to launch a Fair Trade certified line of yoga apparel. Also, the Ethiopian shoemaker Oliberte recently became the first company to offer Fair Trade certified footwear.
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