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Alternative trading organization

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An alternative trading organization (ATO) is usually a non-governmental organization (NGO) or mission-driven business aligned with the Fair trade movement, aiming "to contribute to the alleviation of poverty in developing regions of the world by establishing a system of trade that allows marginalized producers in developing regions to gain access to developed markets". [1]

24 relations: Alter Eco, Artisans du Monde, Cafédirect, Collective action, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Ctm altromercato, Divine Chocolate, Equal Exchange, Equal Exchange Trading, Fair trade, Gender equality, Gepa The Fair Trade Company, Invisible hand, Non-governmental organization, Oxfam, Poverty, SERRV International, Social exclusion, Sustainable development, Ten Thousand Villages, Trade justice, Traidcraft, Twin Trading, Veja Sneakers.

Alter Eco

Alter Eco is a France-based alternative trading organization, founded in 1998 by Tristan Lecomte, which specializes in the import and distribution of Fairtrade products.

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Artisans du Monde

Artisans du monde is a French network of local fair trade associations, currently the most important non-profit fair trade movement in France.

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Cafédirect

Cafédirect is a UK-based alternative trading organization.

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Collective action

Collective action refers to action taken together by a group of people whose goal is to enhance their status and achieve a common objective.

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Convention on the Rights of the Child

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (commonly abbreviated as the CRC or UNCRC) is a human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children.

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Ctm altromercato

Ctm altromercato is Italy's largest alternative trading organization.

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Divine Chocolate

Divine Chocolate Limited is a purveyor of Fairtrade chocolate.

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Equal Exchange

Equal Exchange is a for-profit Fairtrade worker-owned, cooperative headquartered in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

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Equal Exchange Trading

Equal Exchange Trading is a UK-based alternative trading organization.

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Fair trade

Fair trade is a social movement whose stated goal is to help producers in developing countries achieve better trading conditions.

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Gender equality

Gender equality, also known as sexual equality, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing different behaviors, aspirations and needs equally, regardless of gender.

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Gepa The Fair Trade Company

The GEPA is Europe's largest alternative trading organization.

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Invisible hand

The invisible hand is a term used by Adam Smith to describe the unintended social benefits of an individual's self-interested actions.

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Non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, or nongovernment organizations, commonly referred to as NGOs, are usually non-profit and sometimes international organizations independent of governments and international governmental organizations (though often funded by governments) that are active in humanitarian, educational, health care, public policy, social, human rights, environmental, and other areas to effect changes according to their objectives.

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Oxfam

Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International.

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Poverty

Poverty is the scarcity or the lack of a certain (variant) amount of material possessions or money.

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SERRV International

SERRV International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, alternative trading organization operating in the United States, Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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Social exclusion

Social exclusion, or social marginalization, is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society.

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Sustainable development

Sustainable development is the organizing principle for meeting human development goals while at the same time sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services upon which the economy and society depend.

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Ten Thousand Villages

Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit fair trade organization that markets handcrafted products made by disadvantaged artisans from more than 120 artisan groups in more than 35 countries.

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Trade justice

Trade justice is a campaign by non-governmental organisations, plus efforts by other actors, to change the rules and practices of world trade in order to promote fairness.

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Traidcraft

Traidcraft is a UK-based Fairtrade organisation, established in 1979.

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Twin Trading

Twin Trading is a leading alternative trading company in the United Kingdom.

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Veja Sneakers

Veja is a French brand of ecological and fair trade footwear and accessories.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_trading_organization

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