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„Americans seem ready for this new way of doing business. In a recent BusinessWeek/Harris poll, 51 percent of Americans interviewed said they support fair trade rather than protectionism or "free trade." Even the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) recently officially endorsed Fair Trade Certification, and has formed a task force to determine ways to promote it. The anti-sweatshop movement has struggled for years to answer to the consumer question, "I'd be happy to stop buying from Nike or GAP, but what should I buy instead?" As coffee demonstrates, the key to success is to educate consumers that another product exists, and to mobilize citizens to demand it. When it comes to our daily brew, an independently monitored alternative finally exists--one that sets a standard for fair trade in the global economy.“
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Global Exchange : Coffee is grounds for initiative
„"We don't think that corporations have a right to use exploitive labor practices and to pollute the drinking water and the environment where coffee is grown," said Simon Harris, national campaign director of the Organic Consumers Association, which supports the initiative.“
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„"It's a classic case of the farmers being left at the whim of a system over which they have no control," said Bill Harris, founder of Cooperative Coffees, an Americus, Ga., firm that imports coffee grown in Pueblo Nuevo and sells it to 14 small roasting companies around the United States and Canada.“
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„"The only way out of this is to promote coffee and get people the world over drinking more," Mr. Vieira said. "That's what the big players must do, rather than just focusing on the next quarter's results and effectively destroying the market."“
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„It isn't that I have crowded them with useless chatter, it is rather that I have made eye contact quickly , greeted them and said "be right with ya." Simple and clean, and the customer knows they are valued AND feels comfortable coming in daily. Then of course you must follow with perfectly made coffee, so next month we will take a close look at the human qualities that make a fine coffee maker.“
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„“We are pleased to see Starbucks join the growing number of coffee roasters considering fair trade,” said Rob Everts, co-director of Equal Exchange. “However, the commitment Starbucks has made to small farmers appears quite limited and we encourage them purchase a more meaningful portion of their coffee under fair trade terms. With their volume, Starbucks could make a world of difference in the lives of thousands of peasant farmers,” Everts added.“
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