Global Goods
Fair Trade Checklist
Considering going the fair trade route? Here are some suggestions to keep in mind:
Check out the Fair Trade Federation's website which features a searchable directory of more than 270 companies that have been evaluated for their commitment to fair trade.
Ask questions of your vendors: How is it sourced? How are the communities changed by this buying decision?
Understand the difference between the two kinds of fair trade recognition. The Fair Trade Federation screens companies for their commitment to fair trade but doesn't certify them. Certification, which is for agricultural products such as coffee and tea, is specific to a product, not a company, and is sought by the business that is manufacturing a particular item.
Article Resources
Wholesalers
Aid Through Trade
800.980.9471
AidThroughTrade.com
Baskets of Africa
800.504.4656
BasketsofAfrica.com
Bolga Baskets International
866.479.2351
AfricanBaskets.biz
Eastern Breeze Home Collections
310.230.3001
EasternBreeze.com
Global Crafts
866.468.3438
Globalcrafts.org
Lucuma Designs
800.952.1810
Lucuma.com
Nos Vemos Greetings
785.608.4168
NosVemosGreetings.com
World of Good
510.524.GOOD
WorldofGoodWholesale.com
Zid Zid Kids
617.830.1837
ZidZid.com
Industry Experts
Fair Trade Federation
202.636.3547
FairTradeFederation.org
Fair Trade Labelling Organizations International
FairTrade.net
Retailers
One World Market, Durham, NC
919.286.2457
OneWorldMarket.info
The Mission Marketplace, Chelsea, MI
734.475.7604
TheMissionMarketplace.com
Additional Resources
African American Expressions
800.684.1555
Black-Gifts.com
Africology
Africology.co.za
Aid to Artisans
860.947.3344
AidtoArtisans.org
Aisha & Co.
203.227.9792
AishaCo.com
A Mano Trading Company
707.996.4920
AmanoTrading.com
Baltika, Inc.
773.777.5800
Baskets of Cambodia
866.774.8800
BasketsofCambodia.com
Be Sweet Products
415.331.9676
BeSweetProducts.com
Bridge for Africa
415.244.0604
BridgeforAfrica.org
Bright Hope International
224.520.6100
BrightHope.com
Casa Bonampak
888.722.4264
CasaBonampak.com
Creative Women
802.372.3320
CreativeWomen.net
Culturas Trading Company
512.295.4171
CulturaStrade.com
Discoveries Egyptian Imports
800.283.4978
EgyptianImports.com
Eastern Accents
800.397.4556
EasternAccents.com
El Quetzal
206.859.0883
ElQuetzal.org
Essence of Africa
EssenceofAfrica.com
Ethnic Pride Marketing
401.223.4420
EthnicPrideMarketing.com
Global Specialty Foods Inc.
770.399.0414
GlobalSpecialtyFoods.com
Global Views
888.956.0030
GlobalViews.com
Haitian Artisans for Peace International
616.446.9558
HaitianArtisans.com
Handmade Expressions
512.535.5228HandmadeExpressions.net
India Handicrafts Inc.
800.524.6766
IHIOnline.com
India Handicraft Store
408.326.9371
IndiaHandicraftStore.com
Jamtown LLC
888.JAM.TOWN
Jamtown.com
Kakadu Art & Design
877.428.3886
Kakadu-Design.com
Karen Hansen Design
KarenHansenDesign.com
Laga Designs International
888.LAGA.BAG
Laga-Handbags.com
Louise’s Daughter
585.734.0652
LouisesDaughter.com
Minga Fair Trade Imports
262.248.8790
MingaImports.com
Nimba Traders
610.623.5076
NimbaTraders.com
Nirvana
888.422.5663
NirvanaCandles.com
Paisley Imports
206.604.0960
PaisleyImports.com
Putumayo
212.625.1400
Putumayo.com
Rainforest Native
619.563.7552
RainforestNative.com
Sol Fair Trade
360.705.4766
SolFairTrade.com
Swahili Imports
541.684.0688
SwahiliWholesale.com
The Leakey Collection
877.532.5392
LeakeyCollection.com
US Aid
WATradeHub.com
Wild Boar Creek
410.672.7981
WildBoarCreek.com
World Finds
WorldFinds.com
Zeeba Home
312.467.7006
ZeebaHome.biz
Heather Johnson Durocher
Durocher is a northern Michigan-based journalist who writes frequently about business for newspapers and magazines. She has contributed to USA Weekend, Woman's Day, Parents and American Baby. Visit her website at HeatherDurocher.comSocial Connections
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