Fair trade is trade that meets certain social, economic, or environmental standards relating to wages and conditions for those involved in the production or distribution of goods, as well as a social movement dedicated to ensuring that those standards are met.

Further reading

Griffiths, Peter (2012) Ethical objections to fairtrade, Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 105, pp. 357–373.

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ethics of personal consumption | international trade | social and intellectual movements