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Creative Commons |
Fair Trade Certification |
Dr Alex Nicholls (Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship) examines how over the past ten years the market for Fair Trade products has grown at double digit rates across many countries in the North. |
Alex Nicholls |
08 Dec 2010 |
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Creative Commons |
Problems With Credit Rating Agencies |
Professor Timothy Sinclair (University of Warwick) looks at why getting credit ratings 'right' seems vitally important to many professional observers and politicians. |
Timothy Sinclair |
01 Dec 2010 |
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Creative Commons |
Standards for sweatshops: voluntary labour standards programs in global supply chains |
Increased attention to sweatshops, child labour, and the suppression of labour rights has led to a range of voluntary initiatives that set, monitor, and certify labour standards in global supply chains. |
Tim Bartley |
19 Nov 2010 |
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Conflict diamonds and the governance of resources |
Professor Ian Taylor (University of St. Andrews) discusses conflict diamonds and the governance of resources. Part of the Michaelmas Term Seminar series 2010. |
Ian Taylor |
10 Nov 2010 |
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Creative Commons |
Driven to Drive Markets: The contradictions of forest certification in the promotion of sustainability |
Professor Dan Klooster (University of Redlands) summarizes the formation and growth of forest certification and illustrates how it qualifies sustainability and leverages meaningful changes in forest management. |
Dan Klooster |
04 Nov 2010 |
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Creative Commons |
Enacting the Ethical Consumer |
Dr Clive Barnett (Open University) asks how do consumers know when they are acting responsibly? Are they making a difference when they buy "Fairtrade" or "certified organic"? Can consumers trust these kinds of accreditations? |
Clive Barnett |
22 Oct 2010 |
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Creative Commons |
Introduction to and Overview of Third Party Certification |
Michaelmas Term Seminar Series 2010 - Dr Lars Gulbrandsen, 'Introduction to and Overview of Third Party Certification'. |
Lars Gulbrandsen |
20 Oct 2010 |