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Research Papers and Fact Sheets
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Coffee with a cause From Consumer Reports: Greener Choices, Products for a Better Planet. A look at the gamut of coffee labels, and how to distinguish between them.
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Making Sense of Certification — Fair Trade, Direct Trade, Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, Whole Trade, and Organic. March 30th 2008 Posted to Coffee Certification. Thorough overview of different coffee certifications and what they mean.
Research Papers on Fair Trade Coffee
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One Cup at a Time: Poverty Alleviation and Fair Trade in Latin America Produced by the Fair Trade Research Group out of Colorado University in March 2003. |
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Environmental and Other Labelling of Coffee: The Role of Mutual Recognition, Supporting Cooperative Action. Prepared by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation and TerraChoice Environmental Services Inc. and published by IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development) |
Fact Sheets
- Creating Market Opportunitites for Small Businesses
by Andy Redfern and Paul Snedker. Published by the International Labour Office in Geneva. An excellent history of the fair trade movement, study of successes and failures, and challenges facing the movement. - International Development Programs Fact Sheet
The projects and methodology of the Cooperative League of the USA (CLUSA), and now doing business as the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA).
