...Max Havelaar France www.maxhavelaarfrance.org The Fairtrade certification impact on small producers: Conclusions of the first studies, April 2009 Synthèse Max Havelaar France : Karine Laroche & Barbara Guittard. From studies carried out by : OREADE BRECHE (République Dominicaine : Conacado et Banelino ; Pérou : Cocla), AVSF (Equateur : Fapecafes ; Pérou : Apromalpi ; Bolivie : Coopératives des Yungas). Synthèse on the impact of Fairtrade Certification FLO PREAMBULE A reflective work around the impact of FTC (Fairtrade Certification)’s activities, on the main group of beneficiaries, has been initiated in 2005 by Max Havelaar France and its federation FLO. Indeed, the substantial work done until now around guarantee (referring to the guarantee of the means (standards, prices, etc.) and the direct results of those means (verified through certification, ie: whether volumes sold have been paid at the defined levels, to democratic organisations, etc.)) only gave an incomplete overview of the sustainable and substantial changes brought by the FTC to organisations and its members. The action taken of measuring the FTC’s impact is thus aiming at better understanding the mechanisms and the reality of the FTC’s impact, in order to 1/ being able to explain it and to have more solid information, and 2/ being able to improve its tools and interventions. Several studies have been carried out in parallel to the elaboration and to the improvement of a common methodological frame...
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...Rationale for choosing ‘Fairtrade UK sales show 12% increase’ The decision to analyse this newspaper article ‘Fairtrade UK sales show 12% increase’ from the Financial Times is because it encourages further analysis of consumer behaviour and aids, understanding many of the concepts and models that are core to consumer behaviour. The article reports that consumers in the UK are increasingly purchasing Fair-trade products, citing a 12% rise in 2011 from 2010. Consumers are more prepared to spend their money to help ensure a better deal for foreign farmers and prevent their exploitation and their very motivation behind this demonstrates many of the core concepts of consumer behaviour. The article provides the background information that the overall market growth for grocery products stood at around 5% and suggests that this market growth isn’t sustainable and also suggests that consumers will continue to increase their purchases of Fair-trade products despite increasing financials hardship amongst UK consumers. The article invites analysis of how consumer’s desire for ethically sourced products is being tapped into by companies and what is motivating the purchase decisions of these consumers. It also offers an insight into the organic food products market, which has seen sales fall year on year for the last 3 years. This essay illustrates how by applying consumer behaviour theory to the facts reported in the article, understanding of the consumer is greatly improved. The essay...
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...Kenya. The world's largest flower-farming nations are the Netherlands, Colombia, Kenya and Israel and they are main exporters to the UK. For years, the flower industry suffers from social and environmental problems. Environmental issues A lot of people do not concern so much about what pesticides are used to grow flowers. According to a Guardian report (Siegle, 2012), 12 different pesticides are used to help flowers grow in Columbia. Furthermore, some flower farmers use toxic pesticides which are banned in industrialized nations in Ethiopia. Moreover, the issues over the carbon foot print have been increased as the use of air-freighted flowers increased (Siegle, 2006). With issues over pesticides and carbon foot print, water shortage, impacts of greenhouses on landscape, and packaging issues were also being associated with the cut flower industry. Social issues Besides the environmental problems, social issues such as low wages, health and safety issues and labour rights are also being associated with the cut flower industry. In Colombia, flower farmers are exposed to systematic labour abuses and toxic chemicals exposure remains an important concern among farmers. Health issues persist as farmers are forced to work double shifts to meet consumers’ demand with depressing labor rights. The flower industry is comprised of between 65-75 percent of women workers, women’s issues such as sexual harassment and compulsory pregnancy testing tend to be pressing (Holt and Watson, 2008)...
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...Secondly, due to improved relationships with mills and traders and investment of Fairtrade Premium payments into technical programmes, many Fairtrade producer groups have been able to improve their productivity, increasing both their incomes and their competitiveness in the global market. As the Fairtrade market has grown, there are new opportunities for producers in developing countries to access European and other developed country markets. It also promotes better environmental management. Being part of this Fairtrade system means that smallholder sugar cane farmers are linked into a global movement that has their interests at heart. Additionally, with poverty so pervasive amongst sugar producing communities, the use of premiums to create direct social benefit is a key impact of Fairtrade. Finally, Fairtrade can provide the information, commercial partnerships and financial means to allow producers to move themselves ‘up the value chain’. Case study – Manduvira Co-operative, Paraguay Manduvira is located in the remote and isolated district of Arroyos y Esteros in Paraguay. The co-operative was founded in 1975 and has 1,500 members and 27 employees and exports Fairtrade certified organic sugar to 18 countries through the Fairtrade market. As an organic producer, it receives $80 per tonne of sugar and each year half of the premium is given to members in an equitable form while in the Fairtrade Assembly, members decide together how they will invest...
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...1) Charakterystyka przedsiębiorstwa 1.1. Opis przedsiębiorstwa Konkurenci Globalni (Sprzedaż 2013) | W Polsce | | Mars | 17,640 USD (millions) | Ferrero | | Mondelez | 14,862 USD (millions) | Mondelez | | Nestlé | 11,760 USD (millions) | Stork | | | | Wedel | | | | Wawel | | Target Group * Young and cosmopolitan consumers * For those who understand lifestyle as a personal statement * Young trend-conscious consumers Marketing Objectives * World’s biggest manufacturer of premium chocolate products * Modern * Enticing * Sinfully delicious * Luxury & prestige * Easygoing lifestyle * Sensual experience * Unusual taste combinations * (e.g. Salted Caramel, Strawberry Cheesecake...) Quantitative * Market volume ca. 100 USD billion (only 2012 available) * Market growth saturated chocolate markets in Europe and North America * Group sales 2 883 CHF million (~ 3 459 EUR million) * Group profit 404 CHF million (~ 485 EUR million) * Share price (ISIN: CH0010570759) 46 288,- CHF Przewagi Konkurencyjne * Quality strategy * Unique selling proposition (USP) * Premium Quality * Brand image * Extensive advertising policy Pozycjonowanie - produkt Wysoka cena I jakość, bardzo premium, duża różnorodność smaków (od gorzkich do bardzo delikatnych czy nietypowych) Cena Na rynku konkurencja oligopolistyczna kilku dużych graczy: market...
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...Contents I. Introduction 3 II. Triple bottom line analysis 3 1. Profit 3 2. Planet 3 2.1 Environmental stewardship 3 2.2 Financial contribution to the planet safeguard. 3 3. People 4 3.1 Employee benefits 4 3.2 Empowering African women (gender balancing) 4 3.3 A new perspective on aids 4 III. Stakeholders analysis 5 1. Company analysis 5 1.1 Strengths 5 1.2 Weaknesses 5 1.3 Oliberte’s key internal stakeholders 5 2. Community analysis 6 2.1 The government of Ethiopia 6 2.2 Certifying bodies 6 3.1 Main customers 7 3.2 Mint footwear san Diego 7 4. Competitor analysis 7 4.1 Some competitors 7 4.2 TOMS 7 IV. Conclusion 7 V. References notes and Bibliography 8 ANALYZING OLIBERTE LIMITED’S SUSTAINABLE MARKETING I. Introduction Oliberte Limited is a Canada based B-corporation specialized in leather shoes manufacturing. The particularity of this company is that its shoes are entirely crafted in Africa with hormones free livestock material. The following essay is an analysis of Oliberte’s 3BL and stakeholders. II. Triple bottom line analysis 1. Profit Oliberte started its business in 2009 with a sales figure as high as 200 pairs of shoes. The sales increased up to 10,000 pairs in 2011 and 15,000 in 2012 with the launching of its own new factory in Addis Ababa. Though the company claims on its official website to have exceeded its sales projection, Mr Dehtiar the founder and president of Oliberte was expecting the 2012 sales to be between...
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...and SEAL: social, emotional, aspects of learning. I will then look at how the school incorporates aspects of faith within the context of children’s daily learning. The school incorporates other initiatives; however, I believe the aforementioned three to be the most relevant to the school’s aims and pivotal to their continued improvement. I will incorporate other sources of information which will include educational literature, publications, government documents, reports, theories and concepts. I have gathered evidence through independent observation and discussion with the class teacher in order to understand more about the impact of holistic needs on children. During my time at school A, I have utilised observation of children to understand how impacts take effect in different contexts. To conclude, I will identify implications that potentially could impact my future development as a...
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...Biology Current Events Assignment Omar Patel May 6th, 2014 Scientists Discover Cosmic Factory for Making Building Blocks of Life September, 15, 3013 Zita Martins, Mark C. Price, Nir Goldman, Mark A. Sephton & Mark J. Burchell http://phys.org/news/2013-09-scientists-cosmic-factory-blocks-life.html In the article it states that when icy comets collide into a planet, amino acids are created. These are the building blocks of life and from the amino acids. This means that amino acids can be created anywhere in the world with these conditions. The article also states that a couple of moons of Saturn have the perfect environment for creating amino acids if a comet hits them. The researchers stated that the comets crash into the ground, which create shockwaves that create amino acids. The scientists figured this out by using a special gun that replicates the crash of a comet. This article is related to science/biology because it helps us understand how life first formed on Earth. I think this discovery will benefit everyone around the world equally because a common question usually asked is how the world was created in a scientific sense. Scientists will be very happy with this information because it would help them keep researching for ideas to satisfy peoples questions related to this topic. Sep. 15, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a 'cosmic factory' for producing the building blocks of life, amino acids, in research published today in the journal Nature Geoscience...
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...The Impact of Glass Technology Nowadays technology was developed extremely fast. From dekstop, now we have laptop, from smartphone now we have Glass technology. What is Glass technology? Basicly it’s like smartphone but you use a glasses to control almost everything you need in smartphone and it doesn’t required other device but can connected with your other devices. Firstly, Glass technology innovated by Google Inc. Which called Google glass. They’re realized that people needs technology which more effective, efficient,and off course have to be simple thing. From that idea they try to move smartphone technology into a glasses. By use this glasses you can schedule your day easier to manage your time because you know what already done and what will you do later. You can snap what you see and share it to your friends and community. You can still connected with people and make a conversation even video call. Make phone calls, sms, emails though Google Glass, no smartphone required. Keep your calendar events, information, contacts updated on Glass. Easier navigation and maps will be provided through Glass. Glass will make you look hi-tech and updated on technology and create an impressive impact on people. However, every thing have negative impact. What we know is with this technology, Glass might give you a ‘nerdy’ look that might create clumsiness among people nowadays. No indication while clicking pictures (like pointing the camera) which almost sounds like a hidden camera...
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...“What does impact mean to you?” My entrepreneurship professor asked us to define the term in a way that related to our personal goals. A few examples of impact that immediately popped into my head included Embrace Innovation, whose low-cost incubator saved 300,000 babies across 22 countries and Doug Rouch’s Daily Table, which sells fresh, low-cost produce to some of the 49 million Americans struggling with hunger. How did their journeys relate to my aspiring career in dentistry? I recalled shadowing Dr. Starns & Wood who volunteered tirelessly on Tuesday nights, spreading their impact on Charlottesville beyond private practice. Considering social entrepreneurship and dentistry, I defined impact as transforming as many lives possible across multiple...
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...In this essay I will be examining the ethical concerns of the communities within a selected business of my choice. I will be examining Tesco ethical concerns of the community. Tesco is one of the largest supermarkets in the UK as they have a price value and quality food. Tesco has even branch out to other countries and now in 12 different countries around the world. The discussion begins with a critical analysis of how these ethical concerns affect local communities. These ethical concerns could be where Tesco produce their food or how they buy their product or who sources their food for Tesco. We must therefore acknowledge that one of the biggest concerns which many people feel in relation to the issue on how Tesco sources their products. It is increasingly the case that people buy products based on the distance that they have been transported. The amount of packaging they have and the place in which they originated. The influence of poverty has been strongly felt with the fair trade movement receiving considerable support, to the point where the majority of coffee is now fair trade certified at Tesco. All of these are ethical concerns within the different communities on how Tesco operates. Tesco need to address these issues of having more locally source food this is one of the main concerns of the communities. As it has more chance that it will have less of a carbon footprint and their for more chance that it will have of supporting local industries. Meaning reducing global...
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...first? Which one should be evaluated last? Asset A: Switch L47 connects a network to the Internet. It has two vulnerabilities. It is susceptible to hardware failure at a likelihood of 0.2 and is subject to an SNMP buffer overflow attack at a likelihood of 0.1. The switch has an impact rating of 90 and no current controls in place. You are 75% certain of the assumptions and data. Asset B: Sever WebSrv6 hosts a company Web site and performs e-commerce transactions. It has a Web server version that can be attacked by sending it invalid Unicode values. The likelihood of that attack is estimated at 0.1. The server has been assigned an impact value of 100, and a control has been implanted that reduces the impact of the vulnerability by 75%. You are 80% certain of the assumptions and data. Asset C: Operators use an MGMT45 control console to monitor operations in the server room. It has no passwords and is susceptible to unlogged misuse by the operators. Estimates show the likelihood of misuse is 0.1. There are no controls in place on this asset; it has an impact rating of 5. You are 90% certain of the assumptions and data. 3. Suppose XYZ Software Company has a new application development project, with projected revenues of $1,200,000. Using the following table, calculate the ARO and ALE for each threat category that XYZ Software Company faces for...
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...On February 15, 2013 the small asteroid 2012 DA14 was its closest to Earth. The 50 meter asteroid passed through the gap between Earth and the ring of geosynchronous satellites that orbit earth. Geosynchronous objects orbit around the earth with a period equal to one sidereal day. Asteroid 2012 DA14 passed at about 17,200 miles above the Earth’s surface. The asteroid was discovered in February 2012 by astronomers at the LaSagra observatory in southern Spain. (http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news177.html)( http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news174.html) (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geosynchronous) An asteroid is a small planet-like body in orbit around the sun. The orbits of some asteroids take them across the paths of the planets. Asteroids are smaller than a planet but larger than a meteoroid, which is a small interplanetary object also in orbit around the Sun. If a portion of a meteoroid or other object survives the entry through the Earth’s atmosphere and reaches the Earth’s surface it is referred to as a meteorite. A meteor, also known as a shooting star, is a streak of light produced by a meteoroid that burns away in the Earth’s atmosphere. When their orbit brings them close to the sun, gigantic balls of ice and rock or comets, form a tail of dust and gas while being heated by the Sun’s rays. Scientists believe that the extinction of dinosaurs, nearly 66 million years ago, was the result of a large meteorite striking what today is Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. In...
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...more at ease knowing that like that night, it wasn’t about the numbers involved so much as it was about the message being conveyed. Renate’s story is one that cannot be over looked. To hear first hand, and even second hand is so much more impacting then reading about something in books and through articles. As much as Renate impacted me, she was only a small part of the commemoration. Everything came together and flowed very nicely and I found myself more than willing to stay longer then required. My favorite part was the passion shown by everyone involved. Although I didn’t necessarily understand some of the songs and prayers, it was still powerful to say the least. One thing I will always remember, and the thing that made the biggest impact on me was an elderly man who stood next to me towards the end. This man walked in late and although he never spoke to anyone, he sang and participated, eyes closed, with such an intense facial expression of both passion and remorse. As he walked out in silence, still not speaking to anyone, is when I realized just how much this really meant to people. One of my favorite messages from the Candlelight read along given out was the idea that action is what separates belief from opinions and how beliefs are imprinted through actions. This...
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...the one that’s missing you. There’s a full moon coming in through the screened window. There’s a breeze sneaking in as well, but the moon is the more important detail. But the most important detail, by far, is the one that’s missing; you. I can picture you in the moonlight; I can pick out a strand of your hair from memory. I can hear a smile from your eyes; if I close mine. I can almost feel your skin the moment before it touched mine. But that takes concentration. I’d much rather stand here, bathed in the moonlight and trying to clear my head. Trying to make sense out of the craters on the moon; trying to guess at the temperature of those far away rocks. Wondering if they’d be warm to my touch. Wondering where you are. Bob Dylan is playing in the background; I wish he’d shut up. He makes not concentrating difficult. I take another drag from the cigarette I’ve been holding but neglecting to mention. Exhaling, I notice that there are two sets of clouds in the sky tonight- one moving slowly and the other breezing by. I steady my gaze on the moon, and the cloud system that is almost static to its side. The other set of clouds hides and reveals the moon at a pace that’s almost like a pulse. I feel fortunate to witness the equivalent of an interstellar circulatory system. And sorrowful that there is such a thing. That nature lacks creativity and imitates its...
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