Hope For Women:Fair Trade Products Created by Women Artisans ? Roger?s Post
2009-08-20 19:18:00 [From rsnyder's Posterous] Hope For Women:Fair Trade Products Created by Women Artisans Hope For Women brings premium quality, Fair Trade products created by women artisans to the mainstream marketplace. We are a socially responsible organization committed to providing sustainable employment for economically disadvantaged women worldwide. We offer products exclusively made by women so they can take control ...
By: News for Greens
Fair Trade Dropship - A Viable Business Model?
2009-06-06 12:11:00 Online Niche Market:Fair Trade is all about providing fair wages to the handicraft producers in the developing countries, associated with solidarity trade in its early days and not presented any differently than charitable causes to support third world countries. However, today's online entrepreneurs are targeting a growing niche market to offers ethnic, handcrafted products to a generation that needs to express themselves in a unique and original way and at the same time support the world cultural and artisanal diversity.To learn to respect and appreciate differences is the common ground of conscience customers, a lifestyle that has grown to be more accessible to the common man. Not different than the organic market, the access to fairly traded products through the dropship model raise the questions on the reliability of the products origins, as the suppliers' fair trade guidelines is as broad as one wants it to be, unless certified by regulatory institutions.The Online Network:N...
Fair Trade Soccer Balls Send Messages of Peace, Individuality and Environme
2009-05-22 23:34:00 These unique Fair Trade soccer balls support independent living through work in areas of rural Thailand, Cambodia and Pakistan while providing Japanese sports fans with a good-looking, quality product.
Environmental Safe Fuel Storage Solutions
2009-01-08 21:44:00 Unknown to many, the storing of fuel will have its share of issues in both the environmental and safety aspects. Normally concrete-encased models are utilized to store fuel. However, Envirosafe has come up with an eco-friendly fuel storage solution known as ABOVE-GROUND FUEL SYSTEM. The envirosafe? ABOVE-GROUND FUEL SYSTEM is the future of fuel storage ...
Hemp And Fair Trade Lady Bag
2008-12-21 05:01:00 Free Tibet! This popular sentiment is echoed by many, but how about actually doing something to actually help Tibet and its people. If you’re looking for a chic gift idea check out this cool eco hand-woven tote bag from Nepal. Its hand crafted of all-natural hemp fibers. And best of all, you’re helping the Nepalese, as ...
Earth?s Sweet Pleasures : Organic Fair Trade Fudge
2008-06-09 21:08:00 (Picture courtesy of earthssweetpleasures.com) Yes all you chocolate lovers out there, I speak the truth. This is really good fudge from an excellent company. I have had the pleasure of exchanging emails with Reonne otherwise known as the “Choco Mama”, over the past few weeks. She and her husband, Hawk, known as “The Fudgemeister” started Earth’s Sweet Pleasures because although Hawk has been making fudge for 40 years, they wanted something better than chocolate, chocolate that is both earth-friendly and socially responsible. They found themselves among concerned consumers who feel it is important to transform chocolate trading practices through donating generous proceeds from the profits of their business to earth friendly and humanitarian causes that promote economic fairness for cacao farmers and their families. Well done. So, Hawk went to work creating their delicious organic recipe using fair trade chocolate and 2 1/2 years later, after setting up...
The recycler wine bottle bag
2008-06-05 17:00:00 This is a bag that has been specifically designed to someone with the recycling duties as the bag has been given some dividers which keep the bottles from clinking together and smashing, which will not do the recycling scheme any good at all. Its great for using when you take the empties down to the bottle ...
Handy bags made from coffee bags
2008-06-04 17:00:00 At first glance these bags look as if they are just a bag with a nice pattern on. But upon closer inspection you will see that they are made from a sack of some sort. In this case the sack is an old recycled coffee sack and looks very neat too, with prices staring at ...
Is Fair Trade Mere Hype?
2008-06-04 09:51:00 Imagine an elderly man toiling under the hot sun to weed a crop of cotton in a remote African village. When the crop is harvested, a middleman appears in the name of free market trade and purchases...
By: Green Options
McDonalds go eco with coffee
2008-05-28 18:00:00 Those people who love to have a quick coffee in an Australian McDonalds will be pleased to see that very soon there will be a new type of coffee available. This is going to be an eco friendly brand which is grown under strict eco friendly conditions. This is a good move by the Australian branch ...
eBay to unveil fair-trade marketplace
2008-05-21 18:00:00 Robert Chatwani, eBay’s general manager of WorldofGood.com, talks about how the online auctioneer plans to cater to the “social conscious” consumer. Source:eBay to unveil fair-trade marketplace Tags: Tech News, technology
By: My Tech World
Eco-friendly Charged Solar Bra
2008-05-15 20:08:00 Here is something gold for people having difficulty adjusting to cold climates. Triumph, the known leader in manufacturing brasseries has launched and eco-friendly bra that puts a photovoltaic charge into the undergarment demand. It is a great item to consider for people who want to feel the warmth and contribution towards the green phenomenon we ...
Fun, Fair-Trade, Organic Company Speesees has Eco Babies in Mind
2008-05-13 21:30:00 I am in LOVE with this company, Speesees, which provides fun and stylish children’s things from beautiful kimono onesies to au natural baby hat. Here are the other reasons to love this...
By: Green Options
May 10: World Fair Trade Day
2008-05-09 20:01:00 How will you celebrate “World Fair Trade Day” this year? It falls on May 10, and every year the mission of WFTD is to pay homage and create awareness of fair trade products, ideals, and practices. Many organizations from across the globe create workshops, have conferences, hold fairs, and other events to gather people and start ...
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By: Thessaloniki
Recycled and Fair Trade Beads
2008-05-08 17:09:00 Autumn recently posted The Eco-Crafters List of Demands, asking green crafters what they would like to see stocked in the craft store of their dreams. Katherine Cota of Spindle Bell had quite a few...
By: Green Options
Celebrities design rainforest tees
2008-05-05 18:00:00 The fashion designer Carlos Miele has launched a terrific campaign aimed at benefiting the rainforests, which simply has to be a good idea. This tee shirt has been designed by Carlos Miele, but there are other designs from such celebrities as Scarlett Johansson, Camilla Belle, Michael Roberts, Diana Picasso, and Alice Braga, which is bound to ...
Trash can made from trash
2008-05-01 17:00:00 It just does not get any more sensible than this, the metal trash can from the Urban Outfitters, that has been made from a 100% recycled trash, plus a little bit of rubber on the bottom to stop the metal from scratching those wooden floors. Features: Wipe clean 8.5″ diameter at the base 10.5″ diameter at the ...
When eco friendly tastes so nice
2008-05-01 16:00:00 The great thing about living the eco friendly life is that so many things can be considered ?Green? these days, but one thing that could have been over looked is Chocolate. You would have thought that considering all of the transportation that is involved that it could not even be considered as green. However it ...
Cosmetic case made from rice bags
2008-04-29 18:00:00 Due the weight that they carry, a rice sack has to be able to with stand quite a lot of punishment, which makes them ideal for the use in other products, such as these cosmetic cases from Ecoist. Because the rice sack come with some colourful images and writing on, this is carried through on the ...
Dr Bronner Soaps Now Certified as Fair Trade
2008-04-29 15:48:00 For their 60th anniversary, Dr Bronners Soaps, received the official word that their practices are indeed fair trade. They have moved to fair trade suppliers, including the farmers and workers around the world, who produce all their major raw materials. They also have better than average policies when it comes to their office workers in the ...
Sources for Fair Trade Cocoa
2008-04-21 13:59:00 One thing everyone who knows me knows without a doubt..I love chocolate. I like it melted, in cakes, in brownies, cookies, ice cream, and pie..mousse, souffle, terrine, and truffles. I like it edible, drinkable, and even body creams, soaps, lotions and such…I just really like chocolate. I burn chocolate scented candles, and I raise chickens ...
By: Baking Delights
DHL Uses Eco-friendly Bags
2008-04-12 09:19:00 Couriers and packages need to be delivered to various places and normally, the standard of plastic bags have become a cause for concern for eco-friendly standards. DHL, a leading logistics and express courier service has taken this issue by heart and has started to employ the use of eco-friendly courier bags. These new bags are ...
The Body Shop Daisy Soap
2008-04-10 06:21:00 The Body Shop Daisy Soap is a fantastic moisturizing soap from The Body Shop. It contains glycerin, which is a powerful moisturizer which helps improve softness and maximize hydration, and shea butter, which moisturizes and helps soften the skin. It not only makes your skin feel great, it helps TWO great causes. First, proceeds from every bar ...
By: Gifts That Help
Win a Year?s Supply of Fair Trade Incense!
2008-04-04 00:00:00 Spiralling is giving away a year’s supply of Fair Trade Incense to one lucky person. The Mother’s Fragrance incense is hand made in Pondicherry, India and is made using age-old methods, and only natural ingredients. Every single stick and cone is made by hand - from the selection herbs, spices, resins, gums and essential oils ...
Bush and Chavez Adopt Fair Trade
2008-04-01 10:00:00 George Bush and Hugo Chavez, former political enemies, announced plans this morning to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, with the North American Fair Trade Agreement, also...
By: Green Options
Kiehl?s Makes a Fair Trade
2008-04-01 05:38:00 Kiehl’s has just launched a new product line featuring their first ingredients through fair trade and use organic ingredients Superbly Restorative Body Lotion and Superbly Restorative Dry Oil. Kiehl’s has dedicated itself to giving back to the global community. The best way to do that is to obtain ingredients through fair trade and use organic ingredients like 100% certified organic Argan Oil. So what’s Argan Oil? Take a little bit of the Argan Forest of Southern Morocco to your home. Considered a treasure, Argan Oil is pressed from the nut of the Argan Tree?s fruit. Berber women in Morocco?s Atlas Mountain region in beauty and culinary preparations, the natural fatty acids in the oil provide essential nourishment. On top of that, the oil has anti-aging properties, so it’s an all around winner. Meet the Superbly Restorative Products: -Superbly Restorative Body Lotion is a hydrating, antioxidant moisturizer that improves the skin?s tone and resilience....
By: Steeping Beauty
Fair Trade and Tree-Free
2008-03-29 22:23:00 Do you love gifting as much as I do? Well, it has never felt better with magical tree-free greetings. Production of Tree-Free paper uses less water, no chlorine or harmful chemicals, & requires...
By: Green Options
Fair Trade for Biofuels
2008-03-21 14:30:00 Brazil has launched an international campaign promoting use of biofuel from sugarcane and seeking to create a global biofuels market. The campaign targets Europe, Asia, and the U.S., which has overtaken Brazil as the world's leading ethanol producer. An international biofuels market will require a c
Is There Such A Thing As Fair Trade Jewelry?
2008-03-21 00:00:00 A Google search for “fair trade jewelry” will bring up numerous companies, many of which sell ethnic jewelry produced in small villages in the developing world. The ‘fair trade’ concept draws the socially responsible shopper, yet the third party labeling organization, Fair Labeling Organization (FLO)- of which Transfair USA is a member - does ...
Yearn-Worthy Yarns: Da?vida Fair Trade
2008-03-06 14:34:00 Organic yarns have been the majority of the fibers featured in our Yearn-Worthy Yarns series thus far. For this week’s installment, we are covering another vital element of green living and...
By: Green Options
Hand and body lotion that helps charity
2008-03-05 05:26:00 Back by popular demand, here’s the LUSH Charity Pot. This is LUSH Cosmetics‘ hand and body lotion where a FULL 100% of proceeds goes to help a number of great organizations, including: Clean Ocean Action Amazon Conservation Team TreePeople UNICEF International Fund for Animal Welfare WaterCan This luxurious hand and body lotion is made with cocoa butter from projects in the ...
By: Gifts That Help
Fair trade watchdog raids Sharp, Hitachi unit over suspected price-fixing f
2008-02-28 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's fair trade watchdog raided two electronics companies Thursday on suspicion of fixing prices of display panels for Nintendo's popular DS portable game machines, officials said.Fair Trade Commission investigators searched several offices and factories of Sharp Corp. and Hitachi Display Ltd., a display unit of Hitachi, an FTC official said on condition of anonymity, citing internal policy.The two companies are accused of fixing prices ...
Is your coffee supplier ethical? Why a ?fair trade? label is no guarantee
2008-02-23 08:53:00 Although it doesn’t happen too often, we do occasionally get asked about our coffee and especially is it ‘fair trade’? We buy our coffee from Illy for several reasons. The first is that they have some of the best 100% arabica beans on the market. The second is that the reason they are able to achieve ...
By: Del Sole Deli
Fair Trade Sun-Dried Fruit Snacks
2008-02-21 03:32:00 I love fruit and dried fruit snacks. I love them even more when they are Fair Trade certified. In the town of Robertson, South Africa is a fair trade co-op that brings about fair employment, wages, and hope to the locals. Through the co-op, the locals are responsible for packaging the Fair Trade Fruit Snacks. The ...
Natural, Plain, and Simple Ecobags
2008-02-20 05:50:00 Ecobags.com created this bee bopping video that has plastic bags playing the villian and all natural bags playing the hero. It’s a fun video that aims to bring about awareness of how ungreen plastic is, and how we all need to change our habits for the greater good. Plastic bag use is an epidemic, and although ...
Sexy Eco Jeans from Kuyichi
2008-02-17 21:50:00 Save the planet one jean at a time, with the Kuyichi Eco Jeans. The motto of Kuyichi is, “organic cotton, pure design, and premium denim. Kuyichi opened in 2001 to bring fair trade and organic jeans to the mainstream premium denim market. The Kuyichi Eco Jeans are all made from pure 100% organic cotton and are fair trade made. These are ...
Fair Trade Coffee: An Ugly Truth Posted By : Coffee123
2008-02-12 07:02:00 Fair Trade is less than helpful and far less benefecial to anyone thats not an American. More: continued here
Fabulous Fair Trade Inca Kids
2008-01-29 15:35:00 Kelli first wrote about Inca Kids in her post “Three Fair Trade Toy Companies“. Inca Kids is fair trade project supporting unprivileged Peruvian artisans. Gilda Pedraza of Inca Kids...
By: Green Options
LUSH Charity Pot - Handmade, Fresh Lotion, Cosmetics and Bath Products that
2008-01-17 05:11:00 LUSH Cosmetics is a company that really takes “socially responsible” selling to the next level. If you haven’t heard of them, you will soon. Their products are among the nicest smelling, feeling, looking cosmetics in the world, and have a growing following. And unlike many of the big cosmetics companies, they are extremely rigrous about ...
By: Gifts That Help
What American Workers Deserve is Fair Trade, not Free Trade
2008-01-10 01:14:00 by Richard Backus "Fair Trade" must be adopted as the trade policy of the U.S. for the sake of the survival of the U.S. working classes. If implemented correctly, it will result as well in an improvement of the living standard of workers throughout the world. This article will describe the deceptive and false premises used as an explanation of the need and justification for Globalization.The real motivation is an even more intensive exploitation of workers and resources worldwide. "Fair Trade" needs to be accepted worldwide as the only suitable and equitable means of sustaining a high standard of living in the U.S., as well as an improvement in living standards worldwide. I will end the article with some of the changes in trade policy necessary to implement "Fair Trade". The theory of `Globalization` is based upon the premise that there are three practices which are necessary to ensure optimal worldwide trade. They consist of `free trade(the trading ...
Eco Gift Expo December 15th and 16th
2007-12-14 02:45:00 Coming up on December 15th and 16th is Eco Gift, the premiere green gift expo in Santa Monica, CA. If you’re looking to find some really cool green gift ideas, this expo is perfect for you. Big time exhibitors like Whole Foods will be there, but also smaller up and coming eco companies like Klean Canteen, will be ...
Cost and Pricing for Eco-Friendly Considerations
2007-12-11 09:41:00 We are all going green and looking for supposedly better products that can help save the environment. We get a lot of them today. We read them on newspapers, run into them at websites and even get some unsolicited email for certain promotions. But the thing is, are they truly green compliant and worth every ...
Dressing Up With Eco-Friendly Clothes
2007-12-11 04:38:00 Everyone is going green. This area includes food and things they consider important and relevant to satisfying everyday living. Included in the list of eco-friendly needs are the fashion clothing that most people look for today, most of which are heavily sought. This in turn has provided an opportunity for companies to grab the potential ...
Three Fair Trade Toy Companies
2007-12-05 20:59:00 I StumbleUpon-ed Inca Kids the other day and loved their products, particularly those geared towards children. The company is fair trade, and they get their products from Peruvian craftspeople. ...
By: Green Options
Be Eco-Friendly this Holiday Season
2007-11-25 18:07:00 We all know the fast pace at which the holiday season is gearing up to and chances are we may be thinking of good gifts to buy. Going eco-friendly shopping is totally useless if you don?t know how to look for the green products that you can consider giving to that special someone. People are ...
Designer Organic and Green Product Lines NEW!
2007-11-08 04:02:00 Theresa over at Shopping The Trend sent me a link to her new organic and green section at her shopping trends site and it has top notch product lines listed. 3 pc Organic Bath Towel Set from Target Many designer houses and department stores are recognizing the demand for eco friendly apparel and accessories, and starting to introduce ...
A Fair Trade Against Property
2007-11-08 00:00:00 When a homeowner is in dire need for funds, the most common option is to mortgage their home. They then pledge their property as a security against money lent to clear the debts. This option is common in the west where people are keen on buying real estate properties and cannot afford to pay the ...
A Fair Trade Against Property
2007-11-08 00:00:00 When a homeowner is in dire need for funds, the most common option is to mortgage their home. They then pledge their property as a security against money lent to clear the debts. This option is common in the west where people are keen on buying real estate properties and cannot afford to pay the ... |
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