tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146301212011-04-21T13:25:02.319-07:00FAIR TRADE HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT. The business generated by Fair Trade Organizations in Europe and the U.S. now accounts for an estimated US$400 million, just .01 % of all global trade. Small as it may be, the rapidly growing alternative or fair trade movement is setting standards that could redefine world trade to include more social and environmental considerations.Fair World Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04300913450824182158noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14630121.post-1121803291591514942005-07-19T15:00:00.000-07:002006-05-05T22:45:15.096-07:00Fair Trade brings the benefits of trade into the hands of communities that need it most. It sets new social and environmental standards for international companies and demonstrates that trade can indeed be a vehicle for sustainable development.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.newconsumer.org/bloggers.cfm"><img height="171" alt="I support Fair Trade" src="http://www.newconsumer.org/images/think.gif" width="150" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.newconsumer.org">I support Fair Trade</a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14630121-112180329159151494?l=fairworldgallery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fair World Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04300913450824182158noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14630121.post-1121801431390685962005-07-19T12:23:00.000-07:002005-07-19T12:30:31.390-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/611/1330/1600/whiteband_mphtranslinkimg.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/611/1330/320/whiteband_mphtranslinkimg.gif" border="0" /></a><br />I think there are some circumstances where Free Trade does work for Fair Trade, I do believe there are some countries that it does help a few of the more needy people. Unfortunately we are not all on the same playing field.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14630121-112180143139068596?l=fairworldgallery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fair World Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04300913450824182158noreply@blogger.com0