Archive for the ‘world commerce’ Category
Monday, September 10th, 2007
It seems so difficult these days to take time out of our busy schedules to research and focus our efforts toward a more sustainable world for everyone. With corporate businesses and the media providing us more convenient ways to accumulate everything we need to live comfortably, and with lower priced goods and uncountable options, many people find it difficult to make every purchase support the good for all involved in making and selling that product. If asked why, many probably feel it’s just easier not to worry about it. Maybe they feel that small purchases, compared to the millions spent by everyone around them, is just not that substantial.
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
There’s so many ways to be economically and environmentally friendly. Some things we employ are:
-Kiva - Their tagline is “Loans that change lives”. They work through a large network of organizations to give micro-loans to entrepreneurs that may not have any other way to break the cycle of poverty. What to you or I would be a night out or a weekend away can help change the lives of an entire family.
-Fair Trade - Let more of the money you spend go back to those that produce it. The core of
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Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
The seed of what ultimately has become Fair Trade Culture was planted passing through Istanbul, Turkey in May of 2004.
I made friends with a local man that introduced me to his town…including a warehouse that belonged to a carpet wholesaler friend of his. I wasn’t shopping at that time…so the merchant was quite forthcoming about his business. A carpet that would cost several thousand dollars in America, he would purchase for approximately 1/6 of that price further more about 1/6 of that went back to the person that made the product. The amount that the weaver received for a rug would also have to cover the materials. (more…)
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