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Oh what a month...
10.19.07
Did you know that October is Fair Trade Month?
What's in a (brand) name?
9.27.07
TransFair USA’s new Board Chairman Michael Conroy was in town last week.
Vive la difference
9.06.07
For several years, TransFair USA's ambition has been to see Fair Trade principals benefit a larger pool of farmers and farm workers, both by expanding the amount of Fair Trade coffee
Mind the Gap
8.27.07
The well-known consulting firm McKinsey recently surveyed a group of executives about whether large companies are generally contributing to the "public good". They then asked consumers the same thing.
Progressive Progress
7.31.07
The new FLO annual report is out, highlighting the fantastic global growth in Fair Trade. Fair Trade sales have been growing at a 40% compound annual rate, and FLO estimates that 1.4 million producers and workers worldwide now benefit from Fair Trade. The US is the largest market for Fair Trade goods, and now makes up 30% of global Fair Trade sales.
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