About Fair Trade - A Better Footprint

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Our amazing handcrafts and gourmet organic treats make great gifts. You'll get information along with each purchase about Fair Trade and how you're contributing to the effort to Leave Better Footprints.

Meet the Artisans

Trace a hopeful trail of footprints.
From women recyclers in Gambia to small cocoa farmers in the Dominican Republic, Fair Trade brings you closer to the products you eat, wear, and absolutely adore.

A Better Footprint (formerly Worldgoods Fair Trade) is a proud member of the U.S. Fair Trade Federation and Co-op America. We Work directly with many artisan groups, as well as organizations that are members of IFAT, FTF or other labelling organization. Most or all food products for sale through A Better Footprint are Fair Trade Certified by TransFairUSA.

Fair Trade Federation members pledge to:

Pay a fair wage in the local context, not only enough to cover material and labor costs, but to improve the standard of living
Provide equal opportunities for all people, particularly the most disadvantaged
Engage in environmentally sustainable practices
Build long-term trade relationships
Provide healthy and safe working conditions
Provide financial and technical assistance to workers whenever possible

A Better Footprint's Fair Trade and Community Efforts have helped:

Reduce unemployment and increase market reach
Increase wages and standard of living directly and indirectly for 400 families
Send kids to school who were previously child laborers
Women and men to open savings accounts
Introduce and design new, marketable products

If you would like to book A Better Footprint Ambassador to speak at your church or school about Fair Trade, please call us at 920-569-6332 to schedule an appointment. Our main office is located in Northeast Wisconsin, but have working Ambassadors in a number of regions.