#1 Fair Trade Packaging
Fair trade continues to gain momentum and the adoption of fair trade practices will accelerate throughout 2014. Most recently, Patagonia announced they’ll be one of the first major outdoor-clothing companies to offer Fair Trade Certified™ apparel starting Fall 2014. Larger companies are also making strong fair trade commitments, like Starbucks who now purchases nearly all of their coffee from fair trade producers, and has committed to purchase 100% from fair trade producers by 2015. The movement to fair trade sourcing is not by mistake; it is a natural development coming from mature sustainability initiatives. Fair … Read More
Top 3 Trends in Sustainable Packaging to Watch in 2014
#1 Fair Trade Packaging
Fair trade continues to gain momentum and the adoption of fair trade practices will accelerate throughout 2014. Most recently, Patagonia announced they’ll be one of the first major outdoor-clothing companies to offer Fair Trade Certified™ apparel starting Fall 2014. Larger companies are also making strong fair trade commitments, like Starbucks who now purchases nearly all of their coffee from fair trade producers, and has committed to purchase 100% from fair trade producers by 2015. The movement to fair trade sourcing is not by mistake; it is a natural development coming from mature sustainability initiatives. Fair … Read More