Daily Grommet feature this Friday

Daily Grommet feature this Friday

Submitted by Fair Trade Sports on Mon, 2010-04-12 14:25
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Join us online at the Daily Grommet this Friday to share your first-hand experience with our sports balls. Should be a fun virtual day together.

World Fair Trade Day(s)

World Fair Trade Day(s)

Submitted by Fair Trade Sports on Fri, 2010-04-09 19:50
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I think North Americans are a bit jealous of the UK’s full-on Fair Trade Fortnight, so we’ve expanded this year to 15 days of events around the continent.
This year’s theme is “Fair Trade My Home” featuring a smattering of items available for your home, including Fair Trade Certified soccer balls.

Sweatshop workers speak out

Sweatshop workers speak out

Submitted by Fair Trade Sports on Wed, 2010-04-07 18:36
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Starting on April 16th and going through May 5th ILRF will work in conjunction with SweatFree Communities (SFC) on the “Sweatshop Workers Speak Out” speaking tour. 

Oprah likes us

Oprah likes us

Submitted by Fair Trade Sports on Sun, 2010-04-04 11:55
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…or at least her Style Editors at O Magazine do. We made their popular “O List”.

Media Week summary

Media Week summary

Submitted by Fair Trade Sports on Sat, 2010-04-03 07:21
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Ah Spring Break. Our fruit trees are blooming, vegetable gardens are going bonkers, and the summer intern stops by for a week-long visit. We turned over control of our social media accounts (Twitter and Facebook) and let them run free.

Children changing the world

Children changing the world

Submitted by Fair Trade Sports on Sun, 2010-03-28 12:16
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From fighting child labor to teaching their parents how to read/write, these children are truly Being The Change.
This case study from India about Kiran Bir Sethi’s work is inspiring.

The new conscious consumer

The new conscious consumer

Submitted by Fair Trade Sports on Tue, 2010-03-23 17:38
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My colleagues and Marketing students will tell you I’m not  a big fan of the word “consumer”, preferring the word “citizen” instead, for the sense of responsibility it implies. We are each much more than just the sum of what we consume.

Green soccer superstars

Green soccer superstars

Submitted by Fair Trade Sports on Fri, 2010-03-19 20:03
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The folks at Mother Nature Network dropped an interesting article calling for “greens” (a.k.a. environmentalists) to Man Up, citing Gary Neville as their role model.

Video review of eco soccer ball

Video review of eco soccer ball

Submitted by Fair Trade Sports on Sat, 2010-03-13 10:57
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The toy giant TDMonthly recently did a video review on one of our Eco + Fair Trade Certified sports balls. Enjoy!

Watch TDmonthly Video

“You 2.0″ corporations

“You 2.0″ corporations

Submitted by Fair Trade Sports on Tue, 2010-03-09 14:37
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Forbes did a piece recently entitled Second Acts: You 2.0 where I got to