Every purchase matters : how fair trade farmers, companies, and consumers are changing the world / Paul Rice, founder, Fair Trade USA.

By:

Rice, Paul (Founder of FairTrade USA) [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781541704039
1541704037

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DDC classification:

658.4/08 23/eng/20250103

LOC classification:

HD60 .R523 2025

Contents:

Trade not aid -- Making the business case -- Do consumers care? -- Fair trade for all -- From farms to factories to fish -- Bringing ethical sourcing home -- Creating value along the supply chain -- For people and planet -- Wh pays for the cost of sustainability? -- Conclusion: Will capitalism bend toward sustainability?

Summary: "Fair Trade CEO Paul Rice has spent his life and career exploring the issue of how to benefit from our planet's resources without destroying them or each other and pushing businesses to take responsibility for the way their products are sourced and encouraging consumers to buy them. In a world of labor strife, climate disasters, and unpredictable markets, this book is a reminder of how far we've come already, and makes the case that we don't have to despair. This is a story not merely about sourcing and business, but about the power of ideas and what it takes to make them real"-- Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult Book	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	Adult Non-Fiction	New Books	658.408 RIC	Available		36748002615534

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * From the founder and CEO of Fair Trade USA, a critical account of the past, present and future of conscious capitalism--the change it has wrought in the world and the potential it still has to confront our greatest challenges.

We all have the power to change the world through the products we buy. This simple premise has driven the growth of the conscious consumer movement for decades. Indeed, what started with a handful of niche sustainability brands has exploded into the mainstream with labels like Organic, Non-GMO, and Fair Trade Certified now adorning products in major retailers across the country.

Yet the true promise of ethical sourcing and conscious consumerism has not been fully realized. Paul Rice has dedicated his career to helping consumers and businesses embrace the power they have to protect the environment and improve the lives of farmers and workers on the far side of our global supply chains.

In Every Purchase Matters , Rice reveals the untold story of the Fair Trade movement and its significance for us all. Calling on the close relationships he cultivated over the last forty years with the pioneers of ethical sourcing--CEOs, activists, grassroots farmer leaders, and consumer advocates--Rice gives voice to the visionaries and practitioners who are making sustainable business the new normal. These protagonists share successes and failures, lessons learned, and their extraordinary impact in communities around the world. Their stories illuminate how sustainability is good not only for people and planet but also for business.

Whether you're a consumer, a business leader, or an investor, Every Purchase Matters offers a rich and persuasive case for conscious capitalism--the change it has brought and the potential it still has to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Fair Trade CEO Paul Rice has spent his life and career exploring the issue of how to benefit from our planet's resources without destroying them or each other and pushing businesses to take responsibility for the way their products are sourced and encouraging consumers to buy them. In a world of labor strife, climate disasters, and unpredictable markets, this book is a reminder of how far we've come already, and makes the case that we don't have to despair. This is a story not merely about sourcing and business, but about the power of ideas and what it takes to make them real"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Introduction (1)
1 Trade Not Aid (17)
2 Making the Business Case (47)
3 Do Consumers Care? (71)
4 Fair Trade for All (99)
5 From Farms to Factories to Fish (125)
6 Bringing Ethical Sourcing Home (159)
7 Creating Value Along the Supply Chain (187)
8 For People and Planet (219)
9 Who Pays for the Cost of Sustainability? (249)
Conclusion: Will Capitalism Bend Toward Sustainability? (287)
Acknowledgments (297)
Bibliography (303)
Index (313)

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Library Journal Review

In this book, Rice, founder and CEO of Fair Trade USA, a certifier of fair trade products, offers a critical account of the history and future of conscious capitalism--a philosophy in which businesses operate with a higher purpose beyond making maximal profits--and discusses his experiences in international development. One of Rice's biggest influences is business theorist and strategist Michael Porter, whose concept of shared value for businesses calls for companies to strive to meet the important needs of employees, the environment, and society at large as well as making profits. Thus, one of the most distinctive features of the requirements of Fair Trade USA is that there must be an impact premium that an elected fair trade committee allocates to various causes, such as education, health care, and more. Rice tells of both the successes and failures of his organization and the fair trade movement in general, as well as the disagreements over tactics and approaches among promoters of fair trade. For readers to envision the big picture, this work includes interviews with a number of people involved in international business and development. VERDICT Rice's stories about fair trade and conscious capitalism will prove intriguing and engaging to readers who work in international development or aspire to.--Shmuel Ben-Gad