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Previous posts about fair trade coffee at the Preserved Stories site are listed here
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillMy most recent post related to fair trade coffee – as brand, and as back story – concerns the ISEAL Alliance: My interest in fair trade coffee, as brand and back story, has led me to www.isealalliance.org The wider topic concerns global economic, social, and military history. Below is a key post about recent research […]
The ISEAL Alliance is of interest to students of fair trade coffee
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillCaffeine is a widely used psychoactive plant ingredient that many of us enjoy ingesting on a daily basis especially in the mornings. Given my interest in fair trade coffee – as brand and back story – I’ve had the occasion, with regard to coffee and other other products, to learn about the ISEAL Alliance. What […]
Buying into Fair Trade (2013) seeks to understand the ways conscientious consumers make sense of things
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe concept of fair-trade coffee is among the most intellectually challenging and enjoyable-to-ponder concepts that I have come across in recent years. I’ve addressed this topic in previous posts including the following ones, among others: Truthiness, stage magic, and fair trade coffee Is there a reason to boycott fair trade coffee after reading recent research […]
Is there a reason to boycott fair trade coffee after reading recent research reports? For me, answer is: No
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’ve been recently asked, as a follow-up to a recent series of posts about fair trade coffee, if I’m now boycotting this brand of coffee. The answer is: No. I continue to drink fair trade coffee. I like the taste. And I support local independent businesses, across Toronto, that have built their brand around fair […]
From trust to compliance: Accountability in the fair trade movement (2013)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillFair trade coffee is of interest to me, as a brand and in terms of recent research associated with it. I’ve previously posted an abstract of an article co-authored by Eileen Davenport. Another article she has co-authored is: Eileen Davenport, William Low, (2013) “From trust to compliance: accountability in the fair trade movement”, Social Enterprise […]
The labour behind the (Fair Trade) label (2012)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillGiven my interest in fair trade coffee – as a brand and back story – I was interested to read an abstract for a recent research report entitled “The labour behind the (Fair Trade) label (2012).” The full reference is: Eileen Davenport, Will Low, (2012) “The labour behind the (Fair Trade) label”, critical perspectives on international business, […]
Stage magic and Fair Trade coffee
/2 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillBy way of an introduction: 1) Truthiness refers to sense making in the absence of evidence. 2) What does the work of stage magicians tell us about how the mind works? The link to a May 3, 2008 Boston Globe article about this topic can be accessed at the previous sentence. The article notes that […]
The Problem with Fair Trade Coffee – Summer 2011 Stanford Social Innovation Review
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdates: A June 2, 2014 article at treehugger.com is entitled: “It’s not fair to bash Fairtrade.” A May 30, 2014 article at the website of the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Greenwich is entitled: “Fairtrade benefits in the complex world of sustainable development.” A June 6, 2014 article at the Center for Global […]
Does Fairtrade certification benefit poor farmers? In Ethiopia and Uganda, research indicates the answer is No
/2 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThis post concerns an April 2014 research report about the Fairtrade certification program. The report is outlined in a May 26, 2014 Globe and Mail article entitled: “Fairtrade coffee fails to help the poor, British report finds.” The opening paragraphs read: Coffee drinkers who choose brands carrying the Fairtrade logo are not helping the poor […]