It means that you can take a small, persistent idea and radically change (for the better) an entire industry in a very very short amount of time. To our friends and colleagues at Nike, Adidas, Puma, Baden and the rest of the sporting goods industry…heads up. Citizens are beginning to realize they can vote with their dollars for sports [...]
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What does it all mean?
July 9, 2009Fair Trade the White House
June 13, 2009Fair Trade the White House - an exciting new campaign – has officially begun and we need your help. This grass-roots, nonpartisan coalition of Fair Trade organizations, vendors, retailers, schools, individuals, and consumers has set out with the singular goal of turning the White House into a “Fair Trade Home” by petitioning First Lady Michelle Obama [...]
World Day Against Child Labor
June 11, 2009This Friday, June 12, is World Day Against Child Labor, and more voices than ever before have joined the international outcry against child exploitation. World Day Against Child Labor was launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) some seven years ago and has helped those who work against child labor practices make great strides in [...]
Ecofactory launches
May 29, 2009Ecofactory is a new website that debuted on Earth Day (April 22) this year. Ecofactory is “the social network for world changers” and looks to be the MySpace or Facebook of the green movement. The site features environmental news, personal blogs, forums, downloadable podcasts, a GreenTV service, and a “Shop Green” section focusing on eco-friendly [...]
Clean water for everyone
April 22, 2009Fair Trade Sports recently become a sponsor for Blue Planet Run, an organization wholly dedicated to bringing the global community together in order to provide safe, fresh drinking water to every single person on the planet.
They do this by raising awareness globally through events and fundraisers, such as their signature event, the Blue Planet Run. [...]
The eco-hit of sports water bottles
March 2, 2009A lot of children and adults that are playing sports or engaging in other vigorous activities needlessly use disposable water bottles to rehydrate.
I was reminded of that a few weeks ago when I walked through a park the Monday morning after a beautiful sunny weekend (a rarity around here in the winter). The trash bins at the [...]
Switching our support?
January 7, 2009 As you probably know, Fair Trade Sports sells sustainable sports balls and designates the after-tax profits to children’s charities. Until we hit profitability (later this year, I believe), we push $1000 annually to our designated charities, currently Boys & Girls Club of America and Room to Read.
As part of my recent year-end planning, I’ve been [...]
