Archive for the 'How you can help' Category

What does it all mean?

July 9, 2009

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 [...]

Fair Trade the White House

June 13, 2009

Fair 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, 2009

This 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 [...]

How to be an eco-friendly soccer fan

June 2, 2009

Noah Davis and Greg Lalas at Goal.com – an enormous online soccer community – celebrated Earth Day a few weeks ago with by publishing their guide to How to be an Eco-Friendly Soccer Fan.
From Fair Trade Certified soccer balls (pictured right, being juggled in the Fair Trade Town of Media, PA) to energy-efficient washing machines for [...]

Ecofactory launches

May 29, 2009

Ecofactory 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, 2009

Fair 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. [...]

Video: green + sports + Fair Trade

April 9, 2009

A recent talk I (FTS Founder Scott James) did about the intersection we are creating between the world of sports and the sustainability movement:
…and the Q&A session from that talk:
Overall this was a good summary of what we are trying to accomplish, but for two caveats:
1. I was totally caught off guard when asked [...]

The eco-hit of sports water bottles

March 2, 2009

A 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 [...]

Compassion International

January 22, 2009

Carol and Lew Smith of Just Fare Market recently traveled to Anusha, Tanzania to present our Fair Trade soccer balls to the Compassion International project team.
Lew, pictured below in the white shirt, presented the ball himself in honor of Thomas, the Smith’s sponsored Compassion Child. Thomas is the young man in the photo, along with [...]

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 [...]