In November, we told you about Project Good (a joint venture between World of Good and eBay) – donating 40 of our Fair Trade soccer balls to Kenya, Africa. The eco-certified Fair Trade soccer balls were sent to an organization founded by James Rose, the Better World Cup that we’ve mentioned previously. I just received [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Why I love opening the mail
May 28, 2008Meet a Fair Trade rubber tapper
May 23, 2008When her husband died in an accident 17 years ago, Vasanta (age 46) was offered her deceased husband’s job as a tapper, an estate tradition. Since then Vasanta has been working for the New Ambadi rubber plantation (where we source our eco-certified Fair Trade rubber for our sports ball air bladders), as well as bringing [...]
New resource for sweat-free shopping
May 13, 2008Co-op America recently published their online Guide to Ending Sweatshops. The Guide focuses on clothing and shoes to make it easy for consumers to find companies with the best labor practices and avoid purchasing products from the worst offenders. On page 13, check out the feature on our sister company, The Autonomie Project, who received [...]
Happy 7th World Fair Trade Day!
May 10, 2008World Fair Trade Day is an international celebration of Fair Trade with events happening all over the globe on the same day…today! On the second Saturday of May, organizations and businesses spread the word about fair trade by hosting everything from fair trade coffee tastings, to fashion shows, to product sales. Now in it’s seventh [...]
5 great green gifts for Mom
May 8, 2008Mother’s Day is right around the corner on Sunday, May 11th. The greatest green gift we can think of is spending some quality time outdoors with mom this year, telling her how special she is and what she really means to you. While we advocate for less consumption, not more – we have found a [...]
I weep as I write this…
May 6, 2008…it would be hard not to after watching Radiohead’s “All I Need” video that they did with MTV’s EXIT initiative (End eXploitation and Trafficking). The video (shown to the right) shows a split screen, depicting a day in the life of a well-off child from a Western country versus a day in the life of [...]
