Posted on Monday, 6 September 2010 at 16:09

Have you ever wondered about the ethical claims that businesses make?

Is it possible that "ethcal trade" and "eco-friendly" are terms that are used to sell more products?

These are good questions to ask!

Futerra have produced a guide to greenwash and it's well worth a read.

http://www.futerra.co.uk/downloads/Greenwash_Guide.pdf

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Posted on Saturday, 21 August 2010 at 10:10

Amnesty International have a new secretary general who has started by highlighting the need for a shift on focus.

Salil Shetty, the first Indian to lead Amnesty, has a good grasp of human rights and how these are deeply embedded and not a gift from the West. In a recent interview Shetty noted, "Our presence in the developing world needs to expand. We need a more vibrant presence in India, Brazil and Africa so that it is the people there who are doing the research and the campaigning and not people sitting in London."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/15/salil-shetty-amnesty-international-leader

Shetty's approach is one that we echo. Ethical Trading should not be about Western companies doing things fairly whilst allowing market forces to keep down any real change for those who are making the products. Instead those who make the products in countries such as India should be the ones that benefit and should take a lead in helping us to understand what ethical trade really is. 

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Posted on Wednesday, 11 August 2010 at 10:10

Of the estimated 1.3 billion people living in poverty around the world, 70 percent are women and girls. Women and girls are also the fastest increasing group of impoverished, a process called "the global feminization of poverty." (http://www.un.org/Conferences/habitat/unchs/press/women.htm

The need for employment aimed at these women is essential and Freeset offers a targeted solution.

Each Freeset bag helps move women away from a life of poverty and gives a future for their children

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminization_of_poverty

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Posted on Thursday, 22 July 2010 at 15:15

Welcome to the new Freeset Bags UK website for custom printed bags.

We hope our new site will provide extra information about our custom printed bags and enable our customers to connect with both the Freeset story and our products.

This blog will be reflecting on different aspects of ethical trade, human trafficking and social enterprise so do keep us bookmarked.

 

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