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One-Month Challenge 2010
Posted February 2nd 2010
The One-Month Challenge is an opportunity to show support for producers in the developing world by consuming only fair trade brands of coffee, tea and chocolate for 30 days, starting on Valentine’s Day, 2010.
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Fair Trade FAQs
What are the standards that products have to meet to be certified as fair trade?
The fair trade standards used by the Fair Trade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) are developed by its Standards & Policy Committee, in close cooperation with relevant stakeholders, including fair trade organizations, producer organizations, traders and external experts.
Fair Trade Leaders
Fair Trade Manitoba recognizes groups and organizations that have fair trade purchasing policies – not only for one month, but as an ongoing element of their operations.
If your Manitoba-based organization has adopted a fair trade purchasing policy, please contact us and we will gladly add you to the list. We hope it grows by leaps and bounds!
