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Fair Trade Customers
Constantly exposed to horrific news of natural disasters, humanitarian crisis, war and global warming, children and teenagers might ask what can they do about it.
Our answer, as a parent or as a teacher, might shape the future of these young citizens.
In fact, ethical consumption is the easiest way you can show them, every day, how we can improve our world. Drinking Fair Trade coffee is no more difficult than recycling paper, and it is a lot more fun.
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Ethical Consumption In A Nutshell
- Make sure the products you buy fully respect producer's human rights
- Make sure these products are healthy, and produced using best environmental
practices
- Reuse containers and products as much as you can, recycle everything you
can't reuse
- Make sure your house is energy efficient and reduce night time
"light polution" around it
- Use public transportation, walk or use the stairs and improve your health
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What Can I Do To Promote Fair Trade As A ... ?
Consumer: Fair Trade would not go far without consumer demand for Fair Trade products.
Any store will gladly sell a product that performs well. When you purchase Fair Trade product or talk about it to a friend, you actually use your purchasing power to change the world.
Parent: Whatever you say as a parent, your kids will remember what you do. Recycling waste, using Fair Trade and environmentally sound products is a good start, for a role model, at preparing his childrens for a world that needs to be preserved for them.
Teacher: As part of educational programs on environmental and Fair Trade issues hundreds of teachers have lead the way to raise
their community's awareness of Fair Trade products through local fundraising campaigns.
Student: Why would your school fundraising campaigns include chocolate that bears no guaranties that forced child labor was not used in its making? Why would your students' coffee shop use anything but Fair Trade products? Students associations are often leading advocate of new consumption values.
Employee: Whether your office uses an automated coffee machine or just a regular coffee pot, Equita products and catering partners can make the day a lot easier.
Volunteer: While hundreds of volunteer are activily promoting Fair Trade and ethical consumption , thousands more are using Fair Trade within their own organization for dayly consumption and fundraising activities.
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