Can Ethical Trade Certification Contribute to the Attainment of the Millennium Development Goals? A Review of Organic and Fair-trade Certification

Sununtar Setboonsarng

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Abstract: The growth of ethical consumerism in developed countries has led to increased imports of environmentally and socially certified products produced by the poor in developing countries, which could potentially contribute towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Among these, organic products and fair-trade products are among the rapidly growing “ethical trade†products. This market development trend utilizes certification systems that ensure the impartiality of assessing products produced in developing countries.This paper assesses how the conditions under organic certification and fair-trade certification directly and indirectly contribute to the achievement of the MDG targets.[ADBI WP NO. 115]

Keywords: millenium development goals; ethical trade; fair trade; consumerism; synthetic chemicals; holistic production management system; export; participatory guarantee system; certification; IFOAM; regional and national standard; JAS; EEC; USNOP; ecosystem management; habitat conservation; energy; soil fertility; water management; social justice; techinical support; Fair trade Labelling Organisations; generic producer; recommendations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-05
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