Fair Trade: A Just World Starts with You | Benjamin Conard | TEDxSUNYGeneseo
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2 billion people in the world live on less than $2 a day. But how can we fight global poverty? Through fair trade! The moment we sip our coffee in the morning, we are participating in the global economy. Consumers rule the world. Through supply & demand, consumers decide exactly what is for sale by businesses. But with great power comes great responsibility. Consumers can demand how products are made, too. Everyday purchases should be an extension of our values. Empower producers through fair trade. Educate, support, & shop! Consumerism doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Stand for fairness. Join the movement. Benjamin Conard is a junior Business Administration major and German minor at SUNY Geneseo. He is the founder & president of the Fair Trade Club on campus, the Student Chair on the National Steering Committee for Fair Trade Colleges & Universities, and a Communications Intern for the World Fair Trade Organization. In his spare time, Ben like to juggle & unicycle around campus. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
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Tell me something I don't know
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How fairtrade is a brand?
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Give the workers their rightful share! It is within our power to act, so that they can gain dignity!
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dam bro
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that sucks really 14 cents extra bro atleast give them one dollar
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I like what your saying but you have to remember a few things. I myself live in downtown Salt Lake City Utah and I am #Disabled. When you say that I can Vote with my Dollar you are wrong. I am on a very limited fixed income and when I have to go to Walmart and I have to look for the "Biggest amount of something for the Cheapest price" and I can barely afford it I really don't have Choice. You are talking about someone who has money and if they don't like something they just walk down the street to the competition and spend their money there. I wish I could purchase and had the choice to purchase the good healthy choice but I don't. I can go to a restraint and get a 32+OZ Coke for 0.50 and get unlimited refills but if I want a real Orange Juice I can spend 3 - 5.00 or more to get one 8OZ glass is ether not included in your meal and you don't get free refills.
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In some places $50 is like $50,000 here.
I am trying but I don't understand this. How do they compare pay rates here with pay rates in other places? -
What a stupid fuck. Sweatshops are good, do you even economics?
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Cotton sucks I wear polyester shirts.
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Nestle and fair trade doesn't mix.
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'A business wouldn't dare put a product on the shelf that consumers wouldn't buy.' Apple Watch, much?
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Wish this was a bigger talk :/
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Never mind! Found it
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When was this video released??? Does anyone know?
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so how much does this cost the farmers to implement?! I'll tell you about $2500. Oh, and those farmers live on less than $2 a day
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Benjamin Conard on #FairTrade !
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