According to the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), “fair trade” is a trading partnership based on transparency, respect, and dialogue which seeks to establish greater equality in international ...

“International trade is an engine for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction, and contributes to the promotion of sustainable development,” reads paragraph 68 of the 2030 Agenda for ...

Korea’s push to let small businesses bargain collectively against large firms aims to curb unfair pressure but raises ...

The regulation of commercial activity across countries is the focus of free trade and fair trade policies, but both address the topic from different perspectives. Free trade focuses on the reduction ...

You might not know it from its generally low price tag, but chocolate has a host of production issues, from child labor on cacao farms to issues with deforestation. Chocolate isn’t alone in this ...

If the droves of ecologically sourced, direct-to-consumer start-ups that have launched over the past few years are any indication, customers are becoming both savvier and more discerning about where ...

As I have met with fair trade factories and farms internationally, I have often heard, “When the certification auditors come, two-thirds of the workforce runs out the back door." This cheekily ...

The Citizenry announced this month that they are the largest U.S. home decor retailer to have its complete product line made under standards guaranteed by the World Fair Trade Organization. The ...

Five years ago, West Elm may have had very little idea of the conditions in the overseas factories that made its products. But by 2020, the retailer expects 40% of its items to bear the seal of Fair ...

Elizabeth Killough remembers the beginning of Media’s Fair Trade history as follows: She was sitting at her desk at UnTours, an unconventional Media-based travel company, next to her boss and UnTours’ ...