Fair Trade Gifts that Keep on Giving

"Gifts by the Stars" just compiled an interesting list of fair trade companies selling high quality products and Inca Kids is featured in it.

It is encouraging and interesting how more and more publications, from blogs to several articles in the last 6 months in Time Magazine (click for the latest one about coffee here) are addressing the issue of profit distribution, fair price, fair wages and sustainable business practices.

Forbes ran a great story about a company which has tapped into people’s concern about people in Third World countries being paid fairly for their work. Ten Thousand Villages works with over 130 artisan groups in 38 countries who make fair trade jewellery, home decor, gifts, clothing and other items and is considered one of the largest companies in this field (it netted $US24 million in sales in 2009, up from $US10 million in 2000).

To read more of the article, click here.