Choose"fair trade"and be sustainable! What fair trade products do you recommend?

Are you familiar with the term fair trade?ょうか？

Fair trade is attracting attention as a sustainable trade that considers environmental issues and human rights as awareness of sustainability increases.ます。

In this article, we will introduce the fair trade sustainable mechanism and recommended fair trade products, so please check it out until the end.みて下さい。

What is fair trade？

source：https://sustainablejapan.jp/

Fair trade Fair trade means trading agricultural products and products made in poor areas such as developing countries at fair prices.を指します。

Fair trade supports the stable lives of producers and can lead to sustainable livelihood support.ます。

Fair trade, which began around the 1960s mainly in Europe, has spread to the world today.In Japan, the number of organizations and companies working on fair trade is increasing, and third world shops that handle fair trade products are expanding around the world. doingしています。

Certification system showing fair trade

source：http://www.wakachiai.com/

A mark designed like a blue and green magatama is an international fair trade certification label and has the following meanings.ます。

• Fair trade certification for products
• certifies that the product complies with international fair trade standards
• Regular audits are conducted by a third-party organization

Only products that meet globally unified standards are given this fair trade label certification, and there are more than 30,000 products that have been certified and are sold in more than 150 countries around the world.ています。

Fairtrade standards are？

source：https://www.daichi-m.co.jp/

I tried to summarize the main things as fair trade standardsた。

• Workers should be paid fair wages
• Improving poor working conditions
• Consideration for the natural environment
• Contribution to local social welfareこと

One of the reasons why fair trade should be supported is that many young children are still working as child laborers and are deprived of the opportunity to receive an education.ます。

It is difficult to say that trade between developing countries forced to work at an early age and advanced countries like Japan is conditionally fair.です。

Therefore, the concept of fair trade is to support each other by carrying out fair transactions without neglecting consideration for producers.It is connected to support to protect the human rights of producers and aim for a better life.です。

what kind of products do you have？

source：https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/

Here are some representative products that are subject to fair trade.。

• chocolate
• coffee
• black tea
• wine
• fruit
• cotton
• jam
• vegetable oil

There are fair trade products such as clothes made from fair trade cotton and cosmetics made from vegetable oil.す。

Familiar fair trade products that you can actually buy

source：https://www.fairtrade-deutschland.de/

It can be said that we were able to contribute to fair trade only when consumers in developed countries selected, purchased, and used products that were friendly to the environment and producers, rather than just knowing about them.と言えます。

Here are some familiar fair trade products that you can actually buy in Japan.す。

Lawson People Tree Fair Trade chocolate barコ」

source：https://www.lawson.co.jp/

Fair-trade chocolate bars with cute hand-written packages arrive every autumn and winter.In addition to the standard milk, the unique flavors of hazelnuts and pomegranates are also delicious.すね。

TOPVALU Fair Trade Columbia Blend Regular Coffeeー」

source：https://www.topvalu.net/

Aeon handles many types of fair trade products, but coffee is probably the easiest item to write about.か。

The beans are sold in packs, so you can always enjoy the fresh aroma.す。

Hotman 1 Second Towel FT Cynthia Bath Towelタオル」

source：https://www.hotman-onlineshop.com/

Bath towels made from Senegalese fair trade cotton are highly absorbent and woven using unique technology.です。

summary

It is us, the consumers, who ultimately connect fair trade.す。

When you buy things at supermarkets and convenience stores, please be aware of the certification mark and choose fair trade products and contribute to sustainability.いね。

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