Category | Fair Trade

Is consumerism incompatible with sustainability?

Posted on 06 September 2008

Hmmm, a tricky question with no easy answer. Undoubtedly, uncontrolled and mass market-driven consumerism isn’t. However, it may be more appropriate to turn the question on its head and ask if sustainability is possible without consumerism. After all, green markets exist because different producers (including fair trade, organic and renewable producers) are able to sell [...]

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Miya Coffee, Carbon Offset, 100% Fairtrade and 100% Organic!

Posted on 30 May 2008

Something new has appeared in the canteen at work. I thought it might be worth a mention here. Miya Coffee claims to be the first coffee in the world that is 100% Fairtrade, 100% organic and the estimated 7000 miles it has taken to get to the UK from Columbia is all offset.
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