Archive for February, 2008

Eco-Resolution video winners

February 28, 2008

Congratulations to the eco-resolution contest winners! Your prizes of eco-certified Fair Trade soccer balls, volleyballs, and more are on their way to you now. Thank you for moving us closer to a sustainable future!

Fair Trade conference in Austin

February 26, 2008

For those on you in the Texas area, be sure to put the annual Fair Trade Federation conference on your calendars. This year it is in Austin on April 4-6. FTF membersand friends are invited to join us for vital conversations about the strategic future of FTF, great networking opportunities, and skill building workshops at [...]

Social responsibility: charity hijacked

February 20, 2008

Kellee Sikes from Pioneer Technologies wrote an interesting article called Social Responsibility: Charity Hijacked that featured some kind words about Fair Trade Sports. It made the home page for FastCompany today. Check it out.

A fair system for ball stitchers

February 16, 2008

I was speaking with students at the University of Washington last week about this topic and realized I had not yet done a blog post summary on it. So here you go… As suppliers of Fair Trade soccer balls, we’ve signed up to a pioneering initiative where soccer ball stitching is organized into small work [...]

Who inspires you?

February 14, 2008

Who inspires you? Who makes you stop your normal routine of the day and take notice? Who makes you want to change (yourself, the world)? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr is one of those individuals who – when hearing or reading his words – will stop me cold in my tracks and make me reconsider [...]

Friends don’t let friends use PVC

February 12, 2008

…in anything. What was once a touted as a wonder substance is now proven to be poisoning ourselves and our planet. Many low-end soccer balls are made with PVC – it’s much cheaper to use than other materials – by companies who give no warning to the consumer. Our soccer balls are made of synthetic [...]

Green and sassy

February 9, 2008

For an oft-humorous quick read about green-living tips, consider checking out Ideal Bite. This week their focus was on green tips for guys.

Surviving NW winters: yerba mate

February 7, 2008

My friend don Miguel was recently out looking for surf in Northern California when he took this self-portrait. DM is one of the founders of Guayaki, the leading company that brings us a fairly traded organic green tea called yerba mate which helps me survive these cold gray Pacific Northwest winters. Don Miguel, David Karr, Pierre [...]

The Khan family…a Fair Trade family

February 5, 2008

Gidpur is a small village outside of Sialkot, Pakistan. It is centered around a large banyan tree that provides welcome shade from the sweltering heat. The village is very poor. The road is extremely rutted and the few buildings are single-story brick dwellings that house large families.Martin and James from FairDeal Trading (our sister company [...]

Green your SuperBowl

February 1, 2008

Green your tailgate party for the Big Weekend with our eco-certified football. More more easy tips on guiltless ways to go green this season, check out the The Lazy Environmentalist. Enjoy the game!