Fair Trade is a global trade organization, whose products can be immediately recognized by shoppers as produced in a healthy manner. However, for consumers, Fair Trade is a highly effective route to ending poverty through everyday shopping. Farmers in other countries know Fair Trade to be a way to have better prices, business capabilities, and upgraded trading terms needed to create high quality products to compete in a global market. Fair Trade benefits over 1.2 million farming families in over 70 countries around the planet. Fair Trade certified products include coffee, tea and herbs, cocoa, fruit, vegetables, sugar, beans and grains, flowers, nuts, oils and butters, honey, spices, wine and apparel. Fair Trade is a great way to benefit farmers and workers all over the world.
Here are three well-known companies that are associated with Fair Trade:
Name: Starbucks Coffe Company
Location: Based in Washington
Goods: Coffee and Cocoa
Location: Based in Washington
Goods: Coffee and Cocoa
Name: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
Location: Based in Vermont
Goods: Coffee, Bananas, Sugar, Cocoa, and Vanilla.
Location: Based in Vermont
Goods: Coffee, Bananas, Sugar, Cocoa, and Vanilla.