About Us
Shop for Change Fair Trade
Shop for Change Fair Tradeis a path-breaking social enterprise - a u/s 8 not-for-profit company established in January 2009, and incubated by European Union &Traidcraft UK, with a mission to harness the power of markets to improve the livelihoods and working conditions of poor farmers and artisans across India.
We humbly take credit for being India’s 1st fair trade label that reaches out to goals beyond profits to ensure sustainable livelihoods for artisans/farmers across India.
The Shop for Change Mark on product guarantees a fair deal for everyone in the chain as also the environment.
The Shop for Change Mark
At Shop for Change, we set strict social and environmental standards and use independent auditors to check that farmers, artisans and businesses are sticking to our rules.This means that when you buy a product with the Shop for Change Mark, you can trust that it was ethically and environmentally sourced and that the farmer or artisan behind it received a fairer deal.
Meaning Behind The Mark
Better access to value-added markets and the capacity building premium (an extra 15% paid by buyers to producer organisations for produce sold under Shop for Change terms),work in combination with the Shop for Change standards to improve the lives of farmers and artisans and protect the planet.
The Shop for Change Mark Works to
FAIR TRADE
CARE FOR NATURE
OPPORTUNITY FOR DISADVANTAGE COMMUNITY
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
GENDER EQUALITY
NO CHILD LABOR
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT
