Eventually a full range of products will be available on ebay.  You can find our products on ebay under the username “atf_store“.

It is our preference to host our sales here: our online store is currently undergoing some much-needed overhaul so it’s ebay for now.  We’ll use several sale styles on the ebay platform, maybe you can snag a great deal on a lucky auction!  We’ve done the research… Our fair trade imports are among the nicest available, and among the most competitively priced!

Good luck!  And happy shopping!

Committed to fair trade, philanthropy, and international development

We’re taking advantage of a fresh start for our business to make a number of important changes to the way our company works and operates.  Now under new direction; All Things Fair wants to recognize and demonstrate that just because fair trade is focused on sustainable development, doesn’t mean there are parts of the world that still benefit greatly from well-organized and intentioned charities.  To further our goals, All Things Fair will immediately begin donating a minimum of 33% of our gross profits* to registered charities that focus on international development.

Charitable organization have come under tremendous scrutiny in recent years, following accusations of unethical or mis-directed spending in the name of altruism.  The staff at All Things Fair take special pride in researching and selecting organizations truly deserving of support; we feel this is accomplished by good governance, transparency, and practical distribution of spending within the organization.  We’re beginning our incentive by selecting the prolific and respected Aga Khan Foundation of Canada.

“Aga Khan is an international agency that supports social development programs in Asia and Africa, …and to address the root causes of poverty…”

Our business has taken some time off over the past year for personal reasons, but we’re back with a renewed sense of vigour, and new objectives for the site and for All Things Fair as a whole.

*All sales revenues, less the cost of products paid to the original fair trade certified supplier

Almost three years ago when All Things Fair began, it was our goal to help promote fair trade and do our best in some small way to add to the fair trade movement.  Since then I have watched more fair trade products pop up in main stream stores all the time.  Fair trade coffee is the product that most people are aware of and the presence of fair trade chocolate is growing steadily.  The biggest coup for the fair trade movement was in 2008 when Cadbury (Cadbury was purchased by Kraft Foods February 2010) made a commitment to produce their Dairy Milk bar from only fair trade  sourced beans and and have the bar certified fair trade.  Fair trade Cadbury Dairy milk bars are now being sold in the UK, New Zealand, Australia and Canada.

“Since moving Cadbury Dairy Milk to Fairtrade, we’ve quadrupled the volume of cocoa sold under Fairtrade terms in Ghana, generating £2.3 million ($ 3,7 million) in Fairtrade premiums. Premiums have been used to purchase mobile health clinics, farm equipment, farm-skills training and more.” – Kraft Foods: Responsibility

When you pay attention you’ll notice that large corporations are starting to selectively get on the fair trade band wagon.  They’re not doing this out of the goodness of their hearts, after all Cadbury, Costco, Walmart, Loblaws, Starbucks and others have to answer to shareholders where the bottom line is the dollar. They’re incorporating fair trade products into their businesses because you  and I have told them we want them, and that we as a society value social and global responsiblity.

I am thrilled to see fair trade enter mainstream corporations but I can’t help be concerned.  Can these massive companies remember to value and implement the principles of fair trade with the same commitment they give to their share holders?