Sustainable Development (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Definition of fair trade
Definition of fair trade
Equitable trade promoting sustainable development & social justice
Fair trade scale (2022)
Fair trade scale (2022)
2M+ farmers/workers, 74 countries
Fair trade product examples
Fair trade product examples
Coffee, chocolate, textiles
Fair prices ensure
Fair prices ensure
Cover costs & decent living standard for producers
Direct trading removes
Direct trading removes
Exploitative middlemen
Fair trade labour prohibitions
Fair trade labour prohibitions
Forced labour & child labour
Community development investments
Community development investments
Schools, healthcare, clean water
Purpose of fair trade certification
Purpose of fair trade certification
Ensures social/economic/environmental standards met
Certification cost challenge
Certification cost challenge
Too expensive for small producers in poor countries
% of extra price reaching producers
% of extra price reaching producers
Only ~32%
2023 coffee price rises (robusta/arabica)
2023 coffee price rises (robusta/arabica)
+19% robusta, +29% arabica
Imbibe: % of sales to causes
Imbibe: % of sales to causes
1%
Imbibe footbridge impact on rural economy
Imbibe footbridge impact on rural economy
Boost up to 40%