Day 6: Fair trade Fair trade is a win win! You get the product you want, without compromising the environment/ other fellow human beings. Today I attended the 'Fair@square' Fair-trade festival in Melbourne and learnt a lot more about brands and organisations that a bringing fair trade products into the mainstream, everything from shoes to chewing gum! It's very unfortunate that somewhere along the line our integrity slipped, and fair trade has become something that needs to be introduced as a new idea. But slowly and surely more and more people are getting involved, and it's making a big difference. Join the change/ Learn more:
http://fairtrade.com.au
http://www.fairtradeshop.com.au
I will be going into more detail on some things i came across in the near future, so stay tuned!