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Fair Trade USA, formerly "TransFair USA", [1] is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that sets standards, certifies, and labels products that promote sustainable livelihoods for farmers and workers and protect the environment.
Paul Rice is the Founder & CEO of Fair Trade USA, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in North America.Since launching Fair Trade USA (formally called TransFair) in 1998, Rice has brought Fair Trade into the mainstream and built a movement to expand its impact. [1]
The history of fair trade in the United States began in the 1990s, when the use of fair trade labels was introduced to help visually distinguish products. Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) was formed to set fair trade prices, and TransFair USA took the lead in the U.S. Its labeling efforts contributed to an average annual ...
Fair Trade USA [25] is an independent, nonprofit organization that sets standards, certifies, and labels products that promote sustainable livelihoods for farmers and workers and protect the environment. Founded in 1998, Fair Trade USA currently partners with over 1,000 brands, as well as 1.3 million farmers and workers across the globe. [26]
Fairtrade Town is a status awarded by a recognized Fairtrade certification body (i.e. The Fairtrade Foundation in the UK, TransFair Canada in Canada etc.) describing an area which is committed to the promotion of Fairtrade certified goods.
Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit fair trade organization that markets handcrafted products made by artisans from more than 120 artisan groups in more than 35 countries.. As one of the world’s largest and oldest fair trade organizations, [1] Ten Thousand Villages cultivates long-term buying relationships in which artisans receive a fair price for their work and consumers have access to ...
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Fair trade is a social movement to help producers in developing countries achieve better trading conditions. Fairtrade or fair trade may also refer to: World Fair Trade Organisation, a global community of verified Fair Trade Enterprises; Fair trade law, a law in the United States permitting manufacturers to specify a minimum retail price