Comments on: Certification challenges, part I http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/19/certification-challenges-part-i/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:26:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Robin http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/19/certification-challenges-part-i/#comment-1894 Robin Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:30:30 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/19/certification-challenges-part-i/#comment-1894 Another certifing body of real weight is IFAT. As the "corporate move" to fair trade, well isn't that the idea, that everybody uses fair trade. Corporations can be the vehicle of social transformation just as much as coops. If corporations start making changes because they see its good for business, I fully support them in cases like this where that move is good for the workers who buy thier product. Another certifing body of real weight is IFAT. As the “corporate move” to fair trade, well isn’t that the idea, that everybody uses fair trade. Corporations can be the vehicle of social transformation just as much as coops. If corporations start making changes because they see its good for business, I fully support them in cases like this where that move is good for the workers who buy thier product.

]]> By: peterb http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/19/certification-challenges-part-i/#comment-1653 peterb Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:26:00 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/19/certification-challenges-part-i/#comment-1653 Here's something to think about when you consider this debate. Someone recently sent me a lovely card that came with a postcard to send to Nestle's CEO urging him to work to sell fair trade chocolate. Knowing what I know about Equal Exchange's letter and the community's non-reaction to it, the question I thought when I read this is "Why in the world would Nestlé start selling fair trade chocolate if they had a good faith belief that it would just lead to them taking _even more abuse_ because they are a multinational and therefore are somehow "tainted" and can't sell "true" fair-trade products?" Just something to think about. Here’s something to think about when you consider this debate.

Someone recently sent me a lovely card that came with a postcard to send to Nestle’s CEO urging him to work to sell fair trade chocolate.

Knowing what I know about Equal Exchange’s letter and the community’s non-reaction to it, the question I thought when I read this is “Why in the world would Nestlé start selling fair trade chocolate if they had a good faith belief that it would just lead to them taking _even more abuse_ because they are a multinational and therefore are somehow “tainted” and can’t sell “true” fair-trade products?”

Just something to think about.

]]> By: Matthew http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/19/certification-challenges-part-i/#comment-1652 Matthew Sun, 19 Feb 2006 23:21:06 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/19/certification-challenges-part-i/#comment-1652 Just read your post, funny this debate would coincide with a post I wrote called "Morning Coffee Contemplation" at http://www.thegivingbean.com Basically the article was a direct challenge to the certification process. It was just a stream... I look forward to hearing more details about the debate. Matthew Just read your post, funny this debate would coincide with a post I wrote called “Morning Coffee Contemplation” at http://www.thegivingbean.com

Basically the article was a direct challenge to the certification process. It was just a stream… I look forward to hearing more details about the debate.

Matthew

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