Social ethics Social ethics An alternate trading organization (ATO) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) which aims to benefit producers, not maximise profits. The monies earned generally go back into the community from which the goods came in order to support needed services. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alternative trading organization"
In politics, authority generally refers to the ability to make laws, independent of the power to enforce them, or the ability to permit something. People obey authority out of respect, while they obey power out of fear. For example, "the congress has the authority to pass laws" vs "the police have the power to arrest law-breakers". Authority need not be consistent or rational, it only needs to be accepted as a source of permission or truth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Authority"
The underground market is the part of economic activity involving illegal dealings, typically the buying and selling of merchandise illegally. The goods may be weapons or the illegal drug trade; the merchandise may be stolen; or the merchandise may be otherwise legal goods sold illicitly to avoid tax payments or licensing requirements, such as cigarettes or unregistered firearms. It is so called because "black economy" or "black market" affairs are conducted outside the law, and so are necessarily conducted "in the dark", out of the sight of the law. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black market"
Chocolate and slavery are alleged to be linked in contemporary chocolate plantations in west Africa. Some west African states have been accused of allowing the practice of slave labour in cocoa plantations. In the Cote d'Ivoire boys aged between 12 and 16 have been documented as being sold as slaves. Most slaves are impoverished young men and boys from Benin, Togo, and especially Mali. Children found alone at bus stations or begging for food are lured to the Ivory Coast and sold there. ** Traffickers promise them paid work together with housing and education; instead they suffer forced labour and severe abuse working on cocoa farms. The Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa is the largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans. West Africa, notably the Ivory Coast, supplies nearly 50% of world cocoa. Slavery is persistent and hard to detect in remote Ivorian farms. ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Chocolate and slavery"
Fairtrade labelling (usually simply fairtrade, fair trade, Fair Trade or fair trade certified) is a brand designed to allow consumers to identify goods (especially agricultural products such as coffee) which meet agreed standards of fairness. The system involves independent auditing of producers to ensure standards are met, and products sourced from these producers may licence the appropriate fairtrade symbol. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fairtrade labelling"
The Potter Box is a model for making ethical decisions. Developed by Ralph B. Potter, jr , professor of social ethics emeritus of Harvard Divinity School. It is commonly used by communication ethics scholars. ...more on Wikipedia about "Potter Box"
Product stewardship is the inclusion of waste disposal measures in the distribution chain of an industrial product. That is, paying for the safe and proper disposal when you pay for the product, and relying on those who sold it to you, to dispose of it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Product stewardship"
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Rugmark is a global non-profit-making organization that works to end illegal child labour in the carpet industry. It offers educational opportunities to children in India, Nepal, and Pakistan. It does this by monitoring centres of production and by running schools for former child workers. It raises money by charging for labels that importer can attach to rugs and carpets that certify these products were made without illegal child labour. Carpets with Rugmark labels are sold in Europe and North America and are promoted through offices in the USA, United Kingdom and Germany. In the UK, it is associated with the Anti-Slavery International. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rugmark"
Each year, on the second Saturday of May, World Fair Trade Day is celebrated. The main organizer of events is the International Fair Trade Association (IFAT), in which 256 fair trade organizations from 60 countries all across the world participate. These are mainly (65%) in the particularly disadvantaged countries of the southern hemisphere. The organization's mission is to promote the trade "based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equity." The participants, as they state on their website, strive for the following things: ...more on Wikipedia about "World Fair Trade Day"
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