Press Release
Global Goods Partners Joins the Fair Trade Federation
New York, New York, Feb 1, 2007: The Fair Trade Federation recently welcomed Global Goods Partners into its network. FTF members share the common goal of creating a just and sustainable economic system through fair trade.
Beyond Fair Trade
Global Goods Partners (GGP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating poverty and promoting social justice by strengthening women-led development initiatives for marginalized communities in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. GGP works in partnership with organizations, associations, and cooperatives worldwide that integrate their commitment to community development—specifically, improvements in education, health, women’s rights, and employment opportunities—with socially responsible income-generating enterprises. As an FTF member, GGP is committed to ensuring that the community-based organizations with which it works meet universally accepted fair trade standards, including: fair wages; cooperative workplaces; consumer education; environmental sustainability; financial and technical support; respect for cultural identity; and public accountability. Beyond meeting these fair trade criteria, GGP is committed to raising awareness among its consumer base of fair trade, ethical consumption, the challenges these communities face, and the important work they are doing to overcome these challenges.
Creating New Markets
GGP offers its partners direct access to new markets in the United States. Specifically, GGP has introduced fair trade fundraising into schools around the country, generating a movement that encourages conscientious consumption over the wasteful and unhealthy options that have characterized school fundraising for a generation. Nonprofit organizations and religious institutions are also part of GGP’s fair trade fundraising program. By providing direct access to these new markets, GGP helps its global partners increase both their revenue and global awareness of their work. GGP uses proceeds from product sales to provide technical assistance and grant support to its partners, assisting them in building stronger, more effective programs.
