The regulation of commercial activity across countries is the focus of free trade and fair trade policies, but both address the topic from different perspectives. Free trade focuses on the reduction ...

At a 2007 craft fair in Seattle, I found a vendor selling olive oil from the Holy Land that he called “fair trade” Peace Oil. I asked why the label on his bottles carried no service mark certifying ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amy Shoenthal is the USA TODAY bestselling author of The Setback Cycle The reason for some of the confusion is that the term Fair ...

As I have met with fair trade factories and farms internationally, I have often heard, “When the certification auditors come, two-thirds of the workforce runs out the back door." This cheekily ...

Peter Giuliano is in many ways the model of a Fair Trade coffee advocate. He began his career as a humble barista, worked his way up the ladder, and in 1995 co-founded Counter Culture Coffee, a ...

Fair trade is a global movement that strives to provide standards for how products like food and clothing are grown, produced, and sold. These standards help ensure equitable trade by directly ...

Over the past 15 years, Fair Trade Labeling Organizations International (FLO) and Fair Trade labels have played an important role in driving consumer awareness and demand for socially and ...

Chances are you’ve heard of “fair trade” and have a vague idea of what it means — maybe you’ve even bought a bag of coffee or a bar of chocolate with a fair trade seal on it. How about skin care ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

The Fair Trade Certified seal appears on a fast-growing number of products, but what does it mean? Your customers could be looking for Fair Trade businesses, putting you at a competitive disadvantage ...