TOPIC: FAIR TRADE (20)
Rising Tide Fair Trade
http://www.rtfairtrade.comRising Tide Fair Trade works with artisans in developing countries who earn a fair wage, enabling them to support their families and achieve a sustainable business operation. The fair trade artisans we work with earn roughly 60 percent more than they would for comparable factory jobs. Since most of the artisans have the choice to work from home, they can tend to their children while contributing to the family income.
Cambio Market
http://www.cambio.marketCambio Market is an online boutique for handmade and ethically sourced products. The market sells jewelry made from upcycled T-shirts, vegan hair accessories to help animal species at risk, and many more ethical products. Every purchase supports social enterprise partners and gives back to a social cause.
Get Lazy
https://get-lazy.com/enGet Lazy sells vegan, fair-trade sweatpants and hoodies made from 100% organic cotton. Our motto is “Be good to yourself and you will do greater for others” and we believe in sustainability, ethics and transparency. Since 2016, Get Lazy has begun producing locally in Germany, and provides refugees with a secure job, as well as fair wages.
Yellow Leaf
http://yellowleafhammocks.com/Yellow Leaf aims to engineer a turnaround in which marginalized ethnic groups such as the Mlabri apply their artisan talents of hammock making towards creating a micro-economy that will elevate them from their former state and maintain their cultural identity, with the added benefit of eradicating toxic farming methods within the communities we partner with. Hammocks have been the means to securing civil rights, combating deforestation, creating basic infrastructure and achieving financial security for hill tribe villages in this region of Northern Thailand.
Fair Trade Federation
http://www.fairtradefederation.comThe Fair Trade Federation is the trade association that strengthens and promotes North American organizations fully committed to fair trade. The Federation is part of the global fair trade movement, building equitable and sustainable trading partnerships and creating opportunities to alleviate poverty.
Fairtrade Towns
http://www.fairtradetowns.orgWelcome to the home of the international Fairtrade Town movement. Communities across the world are working to promote Fairtrade in their area, in order to enable more farmers and workers to get a better deal. In the process many communities are meeting goals to become recognised as a Fairtrade Town. Here, you can find the best resources and top tips from over 890 Fairtrade Town campaigns in different countries.
Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery
http://www.hkjewellery.co.ukHarriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery specializes in crafting individual bespoke wedding and engagement rings, to suit customers style and budget. HK was one of the first of 20 companies worldwide to offer fully-certified Fairtrade and Fairmined gold, and was selected by the Fairtrade Foundations as a choice luxury bespoke jeweller.
ethical.market
https://ethical.marketEthical.market was co-founded in 2013 by London-based husband and wife duo Raquel and Michael, after learning more about the hidden costs of cheap clothing and the terrible toll taken on workers in developing countries. Ethical.market operates with a strict ethos of listing ethical brands who care about the impact of their supply chain and believe in full transparency. Ethical.market provides an alternative for conscious shoppers who don't want to change who they are, just how they shop.
Little Trove
http://www.littletrove.comLittle Trove is a fair trade company working with artisans in rural communities in Asia and South Africa to create contemporary home and giftware to sell in Western markets. The idea is to bring positive change to the lives of the poor, while creating employment in the artisan communities.
European Fair Trade Association
http://www.eftafairtrade.orgEFTA (the European Fair Trade Association) is an association of ten Fair Trade importers in nine European countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom).
Warby Parker
http://www.warbyparker.comWarby Parker was founded with a rebellious spirit and a lofty objective: to create boutique-quality, classically crafted eyewear at a revolutionary price point.
Artisan Connect
http://www.artisanconnect.comArtisan Connect provides the first online marketplace offering high quality home décor items made by artisans in developing countries. We source exclusively from non profits, artisan collectives and other organizations that ensure a fair wage is paid to the artisans.
Fair Trade USA
http://fairtradeusa.org"Fair Trade" helps “free trade” work for the poor. Fair Trade USA is the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States. We enable you, the consumer, to make a difference with your dollar. We help people and the planet work in tandem so both are healthy and sustained.
Sweet Riot
http://www.sweetriot.com/We make all-natural chocolate treats called ‘peaces’, and we work to create a more just and celebrated multicultural world for our next generation.
Global Goods Partners
http://www.globalgoodspartners.orgGlobal Goods Partners is a nonprofit organization that sells handmade, fair trade products in order to improve the economic status of women in marginalized communities around the world. We work with nearly 40 artisan groups which collectively employ over 3,000 women in close to 20 countries. Our online store offers socially-conscious consumers a direct connection to artisan partners that are changing women’s lives by helping them to build sustainable livelihoods.
