Protecting the Environment is a key principle of Fair Trading  

"Fair trade actively encourages better environmental practices and the application of responsible methods of production" International Federation for Alternative Trade (IFAT)

Buying Trade Aid product - helps protect the environment

Did you know that Trade Aid products have a very low carbon footprint? This is because Trade Aid artisans and producers:

• handcraft their products, instead of working on large machines
• work at home or in small workshops, not in large factories 
• receive encouragement and support to monitor their environmental impact 
• live where they work, increasing the motivation to assess environmental impact 
• in the case of food products, are certified organic or are working towards organic certification 
• send their products to NZ by sea not by air, substantially reducing carbon emissions

Make a positive choice about what you use and consume.
        

World Environment Day

June 5 - Read about Trade Aid and World Environment Day.
        

Learn more:

Read articles about the relationship between fair trade and the environment

Read Trade Aid's commitment to the environment, in both our importing practices and in our retail shops

Watch a 6 min DVD with footage from Trade Aid's trading partners: