Benefits to Producers and Traders in Fair Trade Coffee

Benefits to Producers and Traders in Fair Trade Coffee

Fair trade coffee is coffee that is produced under fair trade standards for both producer, trader and worker. The standards as well as the working relationship between the parties is governed by the FairTrade Labeling Organization International (FLO). The FLO standards are agreed upon by its Labeling Initiatives and Producer Networks as well as members of the producer networks.

Applying Sustainability Principles to Local Communities

Applying Sustainability Principles to Local Communities

Sustainability is providing for present needs while insuring future leaders and community a share in natural resources to meet their needs.

Green Mountain Faces the Underlying Issues that Conditions Coffee Growers Lives

Green Mountain Faces the Underlying Issues that Conditions Coffee Growers Lives

What motivates corporate vision that responds to peoples lives in a way in which they start to share the underlying issues that people face? Bob Stiller, president of Green Mountain Coffee Coffee Roasters, knows what it means to share a common vision with others.