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May 18, 2013

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Fair Trade & Supply Chain CSRwire News

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Fair Trade is trade that satisfies criteria re. the supply chain of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for producers and other social and environmental considerations. It's part of an organized social movement which promotes standards for international labor, environmentalism, and social policy in commerce between developed and undeveloped countries.


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Monadnock Offers No-Compromise Beer Label for Sustainable Brands

Press Release Published: Apr 30, 2013 – 02:23 PM EST

BENNINGTON, N.H., Apr. 30 /CSRwire/ - Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., manufacturer of technical/specialty and premium printing and packaging papers, recently announced the availability of an uncoated product designed specifically for craft beers. Monadnock Envi Label is made from 100 percent FSC-certified, post consumer...

Bumble Bee Foods Announces New MSC-Certified 'Wild Selections®' Products and Support for WWF

Press Release Published: Apr 23, 2013 – 11:10 AM EST

BRUSSELS, Apr. 23 /CSRwire/ - (Marketwired) - Leading North America seafood company, Bumble Bee Foods, today announced the introduction of Wild Selections - a new high-quality branded line of products certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). A portion of the proceeds from...

Nestlé in Society: Creating Shared Value and meeting our commitments

Report Posted: Apr 22, 2013 – 08:00 AM EST

Nike Called Out for Doing Business with Slave Cotton Company

Press Release Published: Apr 17, 2013 – 11:03 AM EST

WASHINGTON, Apr. 17 /CSRwire/ - Uzbek human rights activists, political leaders, and prominent dissidents released an open letter today calling on Nike (NYSE: NKE) to stop doing business with Daewoo International, the largest processor of forced labor cotton in Uzbekistan. The 141 signatories,...

Wyndham Worldwide Exceeds 2012 Supplier Diversity Goals

Press Release Published: Apr 16, 2013 – 09:20 AM EST

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Apr. 16 /CSRwire/ - (Marketwired) - With an eye on both U.S. domestic and global growth, Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), announced today it has again surpassed its annual goals in strengthening the diversity of its global supply chain. An industry leader...

Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers Launches Disaster Relief Effort to Aid Organic Coffee Farmers in Latin America

Press Release Published: Apr 11, 2013 – 09:00 AM EST

PORTLAND, Ore., Apr. 11 /CSRwire/ - Today Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers announced a disaster relief effort called the Roya Recovery Project to help Latin American coffee farmers who are facing staggering losses as a result of a widespread outbreak of Coffee Leaf Rust...

Nov 12, 2013 – 2nd Annual Global Logistics in Mining Forum

Event Posted: Apr 09, 2013 – 09:02 AM EST

The 2nd Annual Global Logistics in MIning Forum 2013, will explore and brainstorm the scope and opportunities to eradicate supply chain challenges in mining sector and operate in an organized sector with proper logistics support and infrastructural facilities. Through dedicated speaker presentations, elevant...

Unilever Sources Over 1/3 of Agricultural Raw Materials Sustainably While Growing Business

Press Release Published: Apr 02, 2013 – 07:00 AM EST

LONDON and ROTTERDAM, Apr. 02 /CSRwire/ - Unilever (NYSE: UL) today announced it is sourcing more than a third of its agricultural raw materials sustainably, having made significant progress towards its target of 100% by 2020. With 36% now sourced sustainably, it has...

Making Sustainability Affordable for All: IKEA Creates a Demand for Better Cotton, Lasting Change

Press Release Published: Mar 15, 2013 – 01:45 PM EST

STOCKHOLM and NEW YORK, Mar. 15 /CSRwire/ - The IKEA Group of Sweden has announced its commitment to the Business Call to Action (BCtA) and reinforced its goal to use only cotton produced entirely in line with the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) in...

Hershey and Barry Callebaut Lag Industry in Addressing Child Labor

Press Release Published: Mar 14, 2013 – 02:39 PM EST

WASHINGTON, Mar. 14 /CSRwire/ - Based on data revealed this week at the Department of Labor's Child Labor Cocoa Coordinating Group (CLCCG), the non-profit groups behind the Raise The Bar, Hershey campaign (Global Exchange, Green America, the International Labor Rights Forum, and Oasis...

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