Its vision is to make the world a better place to live in, through a responsible and sustainable economy. Shenoy division of engineering, brown university, 182 hope street, providence, ri 02912, usa. Sabine hake in my dissertation, i discuss three of ak. Foundation, with the world economic forums commitment to the max havelaar foundation. The board of directors is composed of ten external, independent members and internal members. Paola ghillani, ceo, max havelaar foundation, switzerland richard barrett, founder, corptools, formerly with the world bank, uk and usa. One 2015 study in a journal published by the mit press concluded that producer benefits were close to zero because there was an oversupply of certification, and only a fraction of.
Fair trade is an organized social movement and marketbased approach that aims to help producers in developing countries to make better trading conditions and promote sustainability. The fair trade debate is a debate surrounding the ethics and alleged economic implications of fair trade as well as alleged issues with the fairtrade brand. The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to exporters as well as higher social and environmental standards. House to represent new yorks 23rd congressional district. Some unpleasant general equilibrium implications of executive incentive compensation contracts. Fair trade firm accused of foul play swi swissinfo. Fair trade debate project gutenberg selfpublishing. Paola ghillani, a former director of max havelaar switzerland, disagrees with much of the content but says certain arguments carry some. Fair trade is an arrangement designed to help producers in developing countries achieve good trading.
The movement focuses in particular on commodities, or products which are typically exported from developing countries to developed countries, but also used. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. A empresa parece contudo estar a operar uma viragem. International fairtrade certification mark infogalactic.
The external, independent persons are the chairman and the nine members from the business sector. Paola ghillani ceo, max havelaar suisse, switzerland. Donaldson columbia university natalia gershun pace university marc p. Td united nations conference on trade and development distr. Ghillani became ceo of the max havelaar foundation, a leading organization in the fair trade field, in. It appears on products as an independent guarantee that a product has been produced according to fairtrade political standards. Paola ghillani joins the board of directors of romande. Ghillani became ceo of the max havelaar foundation, a leading organization in the fair trade field, in 1999. Composition of the board of directors migros annual. Fairtrade certification is a product certification system claiming that products with its brand meet certain environmental, labour, and developmental standards.
The devastating impact on the livelihood of farmers across the developing world was one of the driving motivations behind the creation of the first fair trade cooperatives and marketing organizations, such as hollands max havelaar, which were intended to provide stable prices so that farmers would be less vulnerable to volatile world markets. Since they are employed by migros, the chief executive officer, the ten representatives of the ten regional cooperatives normally the managing directors and the two employee representatives are. This guarantee is provided by flo fairtrade labelling organisations international. Comparative study of dimervacancies and dimervacancy. World economic forum annual report 20032004 free download as pdf file. Or the coffee auctions of the dutch trading company is a 1860 novel by multatuli that condemned dutch colonial policy in the dutch east indies, and had a significant role in taking down dutch colonialism. Fair trade coffee, sustainability, and survival university of. International program in board management imd lausanne career experience. Or the coffee auctions of the dutch trading company dutch. Paola ghillani, president, flo international fair trade labelling organisation ceo max havelaar foundation, basel, switzerland ms. Max della pia democratic party ran for election to the u. Some criticisms have been raised about fair trade systems.
There have been claims that adherence to fair trade standards by producers has been poor and that enforcement of standards by fairtrade is very weak, notably by christian jacquiau and by paola ghillani, who spent four years as president of fairtrade labelling organizations there are many complaints of poor enforcement problems. The international fairtrade certification mark is an independent certification mark used in over 50 countries. Brigitte explained that she had attended a meeting where she had heard ms paola. Food and agribusiness forum, symposium and case conference june 12 15, 2004 montreux convention center montreux, switzerland international food and agribusiness management association c o n f e r e n c e p r o g r a m sustainable value creation in the food chain. The fairtrade mark is owned and protected by fairtrade international flo, on behalf of its 25member and associate member fairtrade producer networks. National fairtrade labelling organisations known as max havelaar, transfair, and by other national names guarantee that products with the fairtrade certi.
International fairtrade certification mark wikipedia. Over the past few decades the fair trade network has emerged as a significant. Pdf sustainable development of fairtrade coffee in lao pdr. Paola ghillani director of max havelaar switzerland, and flo president from 2001 until may 2004. Berna gueneli the university of texas at austin, 2011 supervisor.
Report of meeting of lausanne if womens network 8th. Ghillani former ceo of max havelaar brigitte brigitte explained that she had attended a meeting where she had heard ms paola ghillani, former ceo of max havelaar, who had made an impressive presentation on sustainable development and how women played a key role in the process. Fairtradeatestado wikipedias fairtrade certification. Paola ghillani, ceo of the max havelaar foundation, on the topic of global vs local. Paola ghillani joins the board of directors of romande energie holding sa morges, 12 may 2009 the vaud cantonal government has appointed paola ghillani to the. Guido kroemer, lorenzo galluzzi and catherine brenner. It focuses in particular on exports from developing countries to developed countries, most. After spending the first part of her career in multinational companies in 1999 she became ceo of the max havelaar foundation a fair trade organization. It begins with the tale of batavus droogstoppel, a dutch coffee broker and petty bourgeois man who thinks very highly of. Consumers are voting with their wallets for something better, she says. He lost in the democratic primary on june 26, 2018. Members of the fair trade movement add the payment of higher prices to exporters, as well as improved social and environmental standards.
Download full programme in adobe acrobat pdf format. University of st gallen director of the research centre for commercial management and of the gottlieb duttweiler chair at the university of st gallen major mandates. Ultimately were all human beings who share the same planet. Paola ghillani, president and director of max havelaar switzerland, 2001 over the past few decades the fair trade network has emerged as a significant development project that seeks to address underdevelopment in the south by challenging the unequal terms of exchange for southern handicrafts and commodities. Paola ghillani, ceo, max havelaar foundation presenter. The fair trade network in historical perspective canadian fair. Ghillani, the former president of flo and ceo of max havelaar. This means we need global competition with fair rules of play for everyone. Overseen by a standardsetting body, fairtrade international flo, and a certification body, flocert, the system involves independent auditing of marketing organizations and, sometimes, producers. Some unpleasant general equilibrium implications of. Fair trade usa, formerly transfair usa, is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, that sets standards, certifies, and labels products that promote sustainable livelihoods for farmers and workers and protect the environment. She says that max havelaar a european brand name of. Markus stern, director, sippo swiss import promotion program presenter.
Draft programme, page 1 invited, otherwise confirmed all rights reserved 72604 8. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Chris wille, director, rain forest alliance for developing countries, gaining access to the markets of developed countries for their agricultural products represents a very important source of financial. Paola ghillani, who spent four years as president of fairtrade labelling organizations is equally critical hamel, 2006. Somasekharan director finance, spices board, india. Shopping for a better world fairtrade international. Its task or mission is to support enterprises in their quest to adapt their existing business models to the needs of a more responsible and sustainable economy, and to implement it successfully. Paola ghillani, president and director of max havelaar switzerland, 2001.
Confederation and federal councillor of the economy, and paola ghillani, chief executive officer, max havelaar foundation. Previously, she held an executive position in the pharmaceutical industry and as ceo of the max havelaar foundation, she promoted fair trade. Fair trade by using a fairtrade label such as max havelaar, transfair, or national fairtrade labels that provide an independent guarantee to all claims made. Comparative study of dimervacancies and dimervacancy lines on si001 and ge001 cristian v. A pharmacist by profession, she started her career in the pharma industry at cibanovartis. P hulm, fair trade as a business model, international trade forum, 2, 2006, pp 2021. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Orientationdependent work function of graphene on pd 111.
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