Looking at the title of this blog, you might be wondering, “How in the WORLD can sports fall under the category of Fair Trade?!” Fair Trade coffee…got that one down…fair trade chocolate…yes please! Fair trade sports…how is that possible? Why wouldn’t it?
Fair Trade Sports (http://fairtradesports.com/) will be present at Fair Trade Boston 2009 as one of the vendors! Based in Seattle, WA, They are the FIRST company to bring North America sports balls that are certified green and certified Fair Trade. So now you can play soccer, basketball, rugby, volleyball, football and many more sports with fair trade balls! Take a soccer ball, for example, is made out of natural material. Do you know what this means? This means that the rubber that is used for the balls is literally tapped from a tree. This means that when you purchase a Fair Trade Sports’ ball, you are making sure the workers are receiving fair wages for what they make. In addition, FTS donates to kids’ charities, like Boys and Girls Club and Room to Read International once taxes have been taken out. As a B Corporation, they “use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.” Go Fair Trade Sports!
Fair Trade Boston 2009 will be having an awesome mini soccer match, so if you have kids, make sure to bring them to the event this Saturday for them to get all their energy out and run around with a Fair Trade soccer ball! They might not know the difference, but at least you’ll know that you’re helping other kids around the world by supporting their families!
June 18, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Thank you so much for mentioning our fair trade sports balls and for helping to spread the eco-friendly word out there!