Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles

Informationen zum Autor Harriet Lamb is Chief Executive of Fairtrade International, the umbrella body for Fairtrade across the world. From 2001–12 she was Chief Executive Officer of the Fairtrade Foundation in the UK and before this was Banana Co-ordinator for Fairtrade globally. Harriet has lived and travelled widely in the developing world, including working with farmers and landless labour co-operatives in India. Her awards include a CBE for her contribution to Fairtrade and in 2013 she became the first female Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge University. Klappentext It started very small and full of hope. But its daring campaigns have placed Fairtrade goods at the heart of the supermarket shelves. From bananas and coffee beans to cotton and chocolate, Fairtrade has grown to become an important global movement that has revolutionised the way we shop. Zusammenfassung It started very small and full of hope. But its daring campaigns have placed Fairtrade goods at the heart of the supermarket shelves. From bananas and coffee beans to cotton and chocolate, Fairtrade has grown to become an important global movement that has revolutionised the way we shop.

Product details

• Authors: Harriet Lamb, Lamb Harriet
• Publisher: Rider
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.2009
• EAN: 9781846040849
• ISBN: 978-1-84604-084-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Consumerism, Development economics and emerging economies, Ethical issues and debates, banana wars; Fairtrade; Harriet Lamb;