by pasquale@sageha.us | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog
Fair trade coffee and fair trade chocolate has been widely recognized and accepted. But what about responsible apparel sourcing? Ten years ago, Fair Trade USA started working with fashion and outdoor brands to encourage a deeper commitment to their manufacturers. The...
by pasquale@sageha.us | Mar 22, 2021 | Where to Find Fair Trade
In the Philippines, coconut is called the “tree of life.” Extend the benefits of coconut to everyone by seeking the Fair Trade Certified™ label. We hear a lot about benefits of coconut for our bodies, meals, and households, but not so much about how it’s affecting the...
by pasquale@sageha.us | Jan 24, 2021 | Where to Find Fair Trade
Fair Trade ethical home goods are made responsibly and support the well-being of the workers behind the products. Rigorous fair trade standards help ensure safe working conditions and sustainable livelihoods for factory workers around the world, creating economic...
by pasquale@sageha.us | Jan 14, 2021 | Blog
Americans drink a LOT of coffee—more than 400 million cups each day. Meanwhile more and more people across the globe are drinking coffee as consumption grows in China, India, and beyond. This has led to the development of a vast commodity market worth $200 billion...
by pasquale@sageha.us | Dec 22, 2020 | Where to Find Fair Trade
Coffee for people who care to know the story on their cup. Americans drink a lot of coffee: 400 million cups a day, to be exact. Drip, cold brew, on-the-go, and espresso, we like it all. It’s difficult to imagine life without the coffee we know and love. In a culture...
by pasquale@sageha.us | Dec 14, 2020 | Blog
International Women’s Day is on March 8, and as we consider what it means to achieve true gender equality, we must also consider the ingrained structural and insidious cultural/societal frameworks that hold women back. There is still a long way to go to achieve total...
by pasquale@sageha.us | Dec 8, 2020 | Blog
Americans will buy more than 198 million stems of roses this Valentine’s Day, the majority of which will travel all the way from Ecuador and Colombia. This year, why not ensure that your long-stemmed symbols of love positively impact the lives of farm workers...
by pasquale@sageha.us | Dec 1, 2020 | Blog
Look at any community around the world that works with Fair Trade, from the smallest village in Uganda, to a coastal fishing town in Mexico, and you’ll see that no two have the same exact set of needs. That’s why Fair Trade USA leaves power in the hands of...
by pasquale@sageha.us | Oct 29, 2020 | Blog
As we at Fair Trade USA adjusted and learned to navigate the difficult reality that the pandemic has put us in, we saw and heard the distress that those we seek to serve through the fair trade model were experiencing. From the start, all fair trade producers and...
by pasquale@sageha.us | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog
As I write this update, I am sitting at my new desk (my cluttered kitchen table) trying my best to focus as my 4-year-old twins beg me to turn on the music for yet another Disney dance party in the living room. My husband is in our bedroom, poring over our finances...
