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What is Fair Trade?

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October is officially the Fair-trade month, so it is a good time to understand what the concept really means.

Fair trade is a financial relationship between producers, sellers, and consumers based on the principle of equity [...] 

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Living Planet Report 2010

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The biodiversity of species is what creates a healthy ecosystem on our planet. If we lose this, we lose our life support system.

The Living Planet Report is also a survey of the ecological footprint of human populations across [...] 

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e-retailing: The Competitive Advantage

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Smart companies take advantage of a recession to sprint ahead of their competitors, while some competitors ‘hunker down’ and conserve their capital. The forward-thinking firms plan and install new capacity during the [...] 

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20 Ways to Go Green at Home

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1. Change your light bulbs to compact fluorescent lamps. (They consume about 75 percent less electricity and last up to 10 times longer)
2. Use  [...] 

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Business and Environment

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Business and the environment are closely linked. Though some businesses have more obvious impacts on the environment than others, all businesses have some environmental impact, through the products they manufacture or purchase, [...] 

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