Fair Trade World of Good
In 2007, Fair trade certified sales amounted to approximately $3.62 billion worldwide, a 47% year-to-year increase.
Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach to empowering developing country producers and promoting sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a fair price as well as social and environmental standards in areas related to the production of a wide variety of goods. It focuses in particular on exports from developing countries to developed countries.
In 2007, Fair trade certified sales amounted to approximately $3.62 billion worldwide, a 47% year-to-year increase.