Comments on: Starbucks announces at fair trade convergence it won’t commit even 5% to fair trade

By: Siel

Siel — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:10:58 +0000

Yer so cute, Dee. Yes, I'm well aware that not all coffee can be certified fair trade. I also know that activists aren't asking for 100% -- we're asking for 5% to start, for crying out loud. Yet Starbucks still uses this 100% hyperbole to try and excuse themselves from moving in the right direction.

By: Dee

Dee — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:57:54 +0000

Have you ever actually sat down and tried to figure how much coffee is consumed on this planet?

As long as there are commercial growers, not all coffee will be fair trade. There is not enough fair trade to meet all the coffee demand. Just sayin’.

By: mateotemprano

mateotemprano — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:19:37 +0000

This article in the Boulder Weekly talks about some of the main issues discussed at USFT. Check it out…

http://www.boulderweekly.com/coverstory.html

-matt

By: Demian

Demian — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:49:48 +0000

Siel,
Myself, Kimberly Easson, and David Funkhouser managed to make it to Boston despite the JetBlue fiasco (I only suffered 6 hours on the ground in Atlantic City…) We’d be happy to answer questions about our experiences at Fenway High.

Have a great weekend,

Demian

Demian Luper
Coffee Account Manager
TransFair USA
dluper@transfairusa.org

By: Fletch

Fletch — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:36:59 +0000

Lack of transperancy? Remind you at all of their C.A.F.E. standards?

Deepening partnerships among “purists” (which could, perhaps, result in more lobbying of Transfair U.S.A. to eject those firms that fail to meet a certain percentage threshold) and increasing student activism and education, I believe, is what these convergences do best.

As for Starbucks, few surprises are here.