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Searching with a thematic focus on Fair trade, Corporate Social Responsibility

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  Fair trade in the mainstream

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005

  This short article outlines the agenda of new research at the Institute of Development Studies, which aims to answer questions including: does fair trade do more to satisfy the conscience of wealthy consumers than to improve the outlook for poor farmers and workers? Can it ever occupy more than a niche?
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  Globalisation, urbanisation and changing food systems in developing countries

  Economic and Social Department, FAO, 2004

  As part of the FAO ‘State of Food Insecurity in the World 2004’, this chapter explores how the profound demographic and economic changes are rapidly transforming food systems and the scope and nature of nutritional challenges in the developing world.Key findings of the study include:following rapid urbanisation, rising income and rapid growth in imports of wheat and other commodities, t
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  Dealing with the coffee crisis in Central America: impacts and strategies

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2003

  The paper deals with the impacts and strategies to deal with the crisis in the coffee sectors (of Latin American countries).
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  Sustainable coffee trade: the role of coffee contracts

  International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2004

  The paper provides an overview of the role of contracts as instruments to catalyse sustainable development within the coffee sector.In order to do so, the paper provides an overview of the diverse contractual systems currently in use in the coffee sector, highlighting the distinctiveness between “conventional” standard form contracts typically used as a basis for transactions in mainstream phys
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  Recommendations for Fairtrade coffee cooperatives of the Yungas, Bolivia

  Market Access and Poverty Alleviation, 2004

  Based on the outcomes of a set of meetings with Fairtrade cooperative members, the Recommendations suggest a three-phase working plan for all Fairtrade coffee cooperatives of the Yungas in Bolivia.
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  Coffee, co-operatives and competition: the impact of Fair Trade

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004

  Impact studies looking at the effectiveness of Fair Trade initiatives on increasing the welfare of coffee producers have predominantly shown that the system is working well. This study focuses on the Fair Trade system’s use of democratically run coffee cooperatives to reach small scale producers.
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  Shopping with attitude

  Eldis Corporate Social Responsibility Resource Guide, 2004

  This report presents the results of a survey of consumers’ views on ethical issues such as human rights, animal welfare, food integrity and the environment, and how these affect their purchasing habits. It was undertaken by the UK-based supermarket chain, Co-op.
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  2003 report on fair trade trends

  Fair Trade Federation, 2003

  This report provides an overview of the fair trade movement in North America (the U.S. and Canada), and the Pacific Rim (Australia, New Zealand and Japan).
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  Coffee markets: new paradigms in global supply and demand

  World Bank, 2004

  This report examines the changing environment for coffee producers and argues that in the current situation of liberalised markets and decreasing state support for agriculture, it will be increasingly incumbent upon producer and trade organisations to provide the necessary services for themselves.The paper examines a growing response to the coffee crisis; the development of "differentiated" cof
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  Grounds for complaint: fair trade and the coffee crisis

  Adam Smith Institute, 2004

  This report argues that Fair trade is not the solution to the fall in coffee prices worldwide.

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