NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Alter Eco

Alter Eco is a French alternative trading organization, created in 1998, specialized in the import and the distribution of Fairtrade products. Image File history File links Alterecologo. ... An alternative trading organization (ATO) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) explicitly committed to realigning exploitative global trading structures, particularly those involving partners in developing countries. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The fair trade movement promotes international agreements to enforce price supports for commodities, particularly those exported from poor countries to the industrialised West. ...

The organization is well-known in the fair trade movement for its unique marketing and branding approach: it is widely considered, with Cafédirect in the UK, as one of the strongest Fairtrade brands on the market. Alter Eco products are offered numerous French mass retailers such as Monoprix, Cora, Match, System U, Leclerc and Carrefour. In 2005, there were over 56 Alter Eco Fairtrade products on the market, sourced from 25 cooperatives in 19 countries. Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Marketing is a social and managerial function that attempts to create, expand and maintain a collection of customers. ... CafÃ©direct is a UK-based alternative trading organization. ... The fair trade movement promotes international agreements to enforce price supports for commodities, particularly those exported from poor countries to the industrialised West. ... Cora is a retail group based in France which owns several supermarket and hypermarket chains internationally. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The fair trade movement promotes international agreements to enforce price supports for commodities, particularly those exported from poor countries to the industrialised West. ...

In 2005, Alter Eco offered its products for the first time in the United States and Australia. In 2006, the organization approached Brazilian retailers to sell Alter Eco products in the country. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

All Alter Eco products are FLO Certified and bear the International Fairtrade Certification Mark. Flo Robson is an obsesive hairy creature. ... The International Fairtrade Certification Mark is an independent certification mark used in over 16 countries. ...

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Categories: Fair trade | Fair trade organizations Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... CafÃ©direct is a UK-based alternative trading organization. ... Ctm altromercato is Italys largest alternative trading organization. ... The Day Chocolate Company is a manufacturer of Fairtrade chocolate products in the United Kingdom. ... Equal Exchange is a for-profit Fairtrade company located in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts that distributes organic, gourmet coffee, tea, sugar, cocoa, and chocolate bars produced by farmer cooperatives in Latin America, Africa and Asia. ... The gepa3 Fair Handelshaus is Europes largest alternative trading organization. ... Traidcraft is a the UKs leading fair trade organisation dedicated to fighting poverty through trade. ... Twin Trading is a leading alternative trading company in the United Kingdom. ... Ten Thousand Villages is a program of Mennonite Central Committee started in 1946 that pioneered the concept of fair trade by buying crafts directly from artisans in the developing world and paying a living wage. ... Fairtrade Town is a status awarded by the Fairtrade Foundation in the United Kingdom and Channel Islands, describing an area which is committed to the promotion of Fairtrade-labelled goods. ... Fairtrade fortnight is an annual event in the U.K. in which fair and ethical trading values are celebrated. ... Each year, on the second Saturday of May, World Fair Trade Day is celebrated. ...

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