Consumer conscience : how environment and ethics are influencing exports / [by Robert Crawford ... [et al.] ; edited by Peter Hulm, Owen Skae and Anton J. Said].
"Export impact for good"--Cover. "United Nations Sales No.E.09.III.T.8"--T.p. verso. "The coordinator and chief editor for this book was Peter Hulm. Owen Skae and Anton J. Said were co-editors. Writers of various chapters were: Robert Crawford, Robert Evans, Christian Helmers, Peter Hulm, Sophie Krantz, Leonor von Limburg, Dianna Rienstra, Owen Skae, Richard Waddington and Julie Wolf."--Acknowledgement.
Summary:
"Report reflecting views, examples and suggestions on how exporters can benefit from the emerging opportunities in the area of ethical trade, as expressed by the participants of the ITC World Export Development Forum, 'Consumers, Ethics and Environment', Montreux, Switzerland, 8-11 October, 2008 discusses the concept of 'ethical consumerism' across the entire supply chain; innovation in meeting consumer demand for products created by ethically and environmentally acceptable means; public and private standards; sustainability-related finance, social entrepreneurship, and transparency via the Internet; global partnership in the service of poverty reduction and development, and the role of women in business; outlines ways in which governments and trade support institutions can help ethical traders."--T.p. verso.
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