"We see a real momentum now with big companies and institutions switching to fair trade."-Paul Rice, president and chief executive of
TransFair USA-
Fair trade awareness is growing. That's what Andrew Downie reports in "
Fair Trade in Bloom." According to the article (and to the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International), consumers spent approximately $2.2 billion on certified products in 2006. That's a 42 percent increase from 2005, a percentage increase that benefits more than seven million people in developing countries.
If you're reading this with your morning cup of joe, check out Kenneth David's "
The Controversy and the Cup," an article exploring fair trade coffee.
posted by Alexandra at 10/02/2007 09:25:00 AM 
