According to the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), “fair trade” is a trading partnership based on transparency, respect, and dialogue which seeks to establish greater equality in international ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amy Shoenthal is the USA TODAY bestselling author of The Setback Cycle The reason for some of the confusion is that the term Fair ...
West Elm expects 40% of its products to be fair trade–certified by 2020. Two execs leading explain how to create more responsible products at scale. Five years ago, West Elm may have had very little ...
“International trade is an engine for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction, and contributes to the promotion of sustainable development,” reads paragraph 68 of the 2030 Agenda for ...
The regulation of commercial activity across countries is the focus of free trade and fair trade policies, but both address the topic from different perspectives. Free trade focuses on the reduction ...
You might not know it from its generally low price tag, but chocolate has a host of production issues, from child labor on cacao farms to issues with deforestation. Chocolate isn’t alone in this ...
The Citizenry announced this month that they are the largest U.S. home decor retailer to have its complete product line made under standards guaranteed by the World Fair Trade Organization. The ...
If the droves of ecologically sourced, direct-to-consumer start-ups that have launched over the past few years are any indication, customers are becoming both savvier and more discerning about where ...