1.0EWB Canadahttps://www.ewb.ca/en/Commshttps://www.ewb.ca/en/author/august-admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.ewb.ca/en/what-we-do/advocating-for-change/fair-trade/">Fair Trade</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ewb.ca/en/what-we-do/advocating-for-change/fair-trade/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Fair Trade” — EWB Canada" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Advocating for Fair Trade involves striving to ensure healthy and ethically sourced food is available for everyone. Encouraging the purchase of Fair Trade products means that some of the most disadvantaged producers in the world have access to global markets, creating the means for long-term investment, improved labor standards, and more sustainable community development overall. What is Fair Trade? Fair Trade is an alternative approach to conventional trade, with an increased focus on the direct partnerships between producers and consumers. When farmers sell their products through the Fair Trade model, they receive a guaranteed minimum price, improved terms, and a social premium. The premium is commonly implemented by a committee of local producers and is designed to improve communities by funding education, healthcare, infrastructure, and local business improvement projects. The Fair Trade model empowers everyday consumers to make significant contributions towards eradicating poverty. In a broader sense, Fair Trade supports the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, addresses climate change through promoting improved agricultural techniques, and encourages business practices that reduce poverty. Our work with Fair Trade. We have championed more equitable purchasing practices for over a decade and partnered with the Canadian Fair Trade Network. Broadening our approach to encompass Food Systems is an integral aspect of our work in eradicating global poverty. Two years ago, we invited chapters to experiment with and explore other opportunities for collective impact connected to food. Up to this point, EWB chapters have contributed substantially to advancing Fair Trade across Canada. Campuses and workplaces are uniquely positioned to advocate for the purchasing of Fair Trade products, and have played significant roles in redirecting the flow of capital away from exploitative supply chains to sustainable ones. Now, we want to take our work with Fair Trade to the next level. EWB change-leaders are currently working to […]https://www.ewb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Copy-of-Concordia_ChampagneParty1.jpg16001066