Fair Trade & Social Justice
OCA's New Fair World Project
The Organic Consumers Association launched the Fair World Project (FWP) in September 2010 to promote fair trade in commerce, especially in organic production systems in developing countries as well as at home, and to protect the term "fair trade" from dilution and misuse for mere PR purposes. FWP fills the critical need for a watchdog of misleading fair trade claims, and a cheerleader for dedicated fair trade mission-driven companies.
NEW YORK (FORTUNE) - Wanted: Corporate executive to serve as a point person on business ethics at the world's largest retailer. Law degree a plus, spotless reputation a must. Some travel required. Candidate must also not mind living in northwest Arkansas.
Does that sound like the ideal job for you? If so, contact the headhunters at Martha Montag Brown & Associates, who are seeking to find Wal-Mart's new director of global ethics.
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Read moreIt was Saturday morning and time for breakfast. I pulled a few eggs from the refrigerator and began chopping potatoes for home fries. The skillet warmed on the stovetop as I sliced shallots and garlic to season the meal. But before the ingredients could enter the pan, I needed some butter. So Peter, my partner, poured some heavy cream into the mixer and flipped the switch. By the time I finished chopping, he had churned up some pale yellow butter to grease the skillet. Our 14-day experiment in extreme local eating -- "The Hundred-Mile Diet" -- was about to begin.
This challenge was
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ESCONDIDO, CA Family owned Gertrude & Bronner's Magic Alpsnack© is pleased to announce that beginning in April 2006 all five flavors of their popular snack bars will be made with certified organic 'fairDeal' hemp nuts. The fairDeal' is domestic fair
Read moreBANK OF WAL-MART: STILL A BAD IDEA
Why Bank Of Wal-Mart Really Is A Bad Idea (Huffington Post)
Every now and then you pick up the newspaper and something blows your mind for its sheer lunacy. Quite often it's some inanity out of the mouth of a Bush administration official, but today's winner is David Leonhardt's column on the benefits of granting a bank charter to Wal-Mart on the front of the New York Times business section. I have no idea what the guy was inhaling when he sat down and started typing, but is he out of his freakin mind? So why's it dangerous for Wal-Mart
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