by Marc Choyt, Publisher In a recent post, I wrote about an artisan owned distribution model project by the New World Mexican Women who lived in the state of Guerrero. They have started an economic empowerment project based on developing a direct relationship with the buyer, rather than going through distributors.

Introduzione: This is an exchange between myself and Cristina Echavarría, Executive Director of the Alliance For Responsible Mining (ARM), on the issue of what materials to be used in manufacturing, and other issues last March. This is published in the spirit of transparency, as we are about to begin our discussion again. The members of

Introduzione: Recentemente, I have been recently working on a document to move forward a process started two years ago at a Madison Dialog World Bank meeting that took place in Washington DC. I sought to spearhead an initiative to develop fair trade manufacturing principles and standards. In preparation for the new round of discussions, qui