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Behind the brands: food justice and the ‘Big 10’ food and beverage companies
Oxfam, 2013Over the past century, powerful food and beverage companies have enjoyed unprecedented commercial success. But these companies have grown prosperous while the millions who supply the land, labor and water need ed for their products face increased hardship.DocumentUnderstanding Wage Issues in the Tea Industry
Oxfam, 2013Wage levels are an issue of concern across the globe as individuals, companies and governments wrestle with how wages paid to workers relate to costs of living, corporate and national competitiveness, profitability and broader macroeconomic trends and challenges.DocumentCan ethical trade certification contribute to the attainment of the millennium development goals? a review of organic and fair-trade certification
ADB Institute, 2008The growth of ethical consumerism in developed countries has led to increased imports of environmentally and socially certified products produced by the poor in developing countries, which could potentially contribute towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).DocumentA fair share for smallholders: A value chain analysis for the coffee sector
Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, 2006The report presents the value chain analysis of Fair Trade in coffee. Taking a closer look at the value chains of mainstream coffee and Fair Trade coffee, the report demonstrates how added value is distributed along these value chains.DocumentUnfair trade
Adam Smith Institute, 2008"Fair Trade" is used to describe all generic attempts to make global trade serve poor farmers better, through labelling schemes. The Fair Trade movement comprises a number of organisations that encourage the sale of retail Fair Trade goods for which the producer receives guaranteed Fair Trade terms. This report argues that Fair Trade is unfair.DocumentMainstreaming fair trade: fair trade brands & the problem of ownership
Center for Economic Policy Research, Australian National University (ANU), 2007This paper notes that Fair Trade has undergone exponential growth in recent years, largely because of the expansion of Fairtrade certified food products in mainstream distribution and retail channels.Document"Fair Trade - is it really better for workers? - a case study of Kaisa Grass Baskets in Bangladesh"
Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2006This paper analyses the extent to which fair trade organisations increase wages for rural poor women. Based on information gathered from interviews with senior-level managers and artisans in Bangladesh, it presents case studies of kaisa grass baskets manufacturing, giving particular attention to an NGO, a non-profit company, and a for-profit business.DocumentFair trade in forest products: policy lessons
Ethical Trade and Natural Resources Programme, NRI, 2008This paper examines the contribution that fair trade schemes in forestry products make to eradicate poverty. It considers the wider impacts on the local economy and explores successes, difficulties and limitations based on two case studies, a Peruvian nut collector and an Ecuadorian cocoa exporter.DocumentA cut above: building the market for fair trade timber
Sustainable Markets Group, IIED, 2008Unlike coffee and cotton, timber has yet to become a fair trade commodity. This two-page briefing argues that the time has now come to change this.DocumentHow Waitrose raised the bar for supply chain
Business in the Community, UK, 2006Waitrose has established a set of ‘responsible sourcing principles’, outlining its expectations of its suppliers on issues such as labour standards, environmental management and animal welfare. This brief paper examines the following questions:Pages