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Research Papers and Fact Sheets
Find the facts yourself. Don't just take our word for it, check out what others have to say about our mission.
Labels
With all the different green and fair labels out there vying for your attention, consumers can start to feel overwhelmed as to which to trust and which to buy. Below are some links to articles that have separated out the different labels and what they mean.
Coffee with a cause From Consumer Reports: Greener Choices, Products for a Better Planet. A look at the gamut of coffee labels, and how to distinguish between them.
Making Sense of Certification — Fair Trade, Direct Trade, Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, Whole Trade, and Organic. March 30th 2008 Posted to Coffee Certification. Thorough overview of different coffee certifications and what they mean.
Research Papers on Fair Trade Coffee
 | One Cup at a Time: Poverty Alleviation and Fair Trade in Latin America Produced by the Fair Trade Research Group out of Colorado University in March 2003. |
 | Environmental and Other Labelling of Coffee: The Role of Mutual Recognition, Supporting Cooperative Action. Prepared by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation and TerraChoice Environmental Services Inc. and published by IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development) |
Fact Sheets
- Fair Trade vs Free Trade
How does Cooperative Coffees differ from the ways of NAFTA and the WTO. - Creating Market Opportunitites for Small Businesses
by Andy Redfern and Paul Snedker. Published by the International Labour Office in Geneva. An excellent history of the fair trade movement, study of successes and failures, and challenges facing the movement. - Facts About Fair Trade
What is Fair Trade, and what are the benefits of this model of business. - Facts About Organic
Why should we be concerned with buying and consuming organic coffee. - International Development Programs Fact Sheet
The projects and methodology of the Cooperative League of the USA (CLUSA), and now doing business as the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA).
