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Boycotts to choose from:
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-Montgomery Bus Boycott-1955
-The Salt March-1930
-South Africa Bus Boycott-Johannesburg
-Sea World-2013
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-Anti-Apartheid Movement-1948-1994
-Greenpeace Boycott of Shell-1995
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Fairtrade is a simple way to make a difference to the lives of the people who grow and create the things we love. It's all about making trade fair.
Fair for producers

Small-scale farmers and workers are among the most marginalized by the global trade system. At Fairtrade, they are at the heart of everything we do. Unique among certification schemes, producers have an equal say in how Fairtrade is run and are included in all our decision-making.

For farmers and workers, Fairtrade means:

Prices that aim to cover the average costs of producing their crop sustainably - a vital safety net when market prices drop

The Fairtrade Premium - an extra sum of money paid on top of the selling price to invest in business or community projects of their choice

Decent working conditions and a ban on discrimination, forced labour and child labour

Access to advance credit ahead of harvest time

Being able to plan more for the future with more security and stronger relationships with buyers

Read more about Fairtrade's impact for farmers and workers.

Fair for Consumers

Consumers are a vital part of Fairtrade. Every Fairtrade product you choose or campaign you support enables farmers and workers to invest in their lives and take more control of their future.

A product with the FAIRTRADE Mark means the producers and businesses have met the stringent Fairtrade social, economic and environmental standards.

According to a 2021 GlobeScan study of consumers in 15 countries, more than 60 percent of consumers are familiar with the FAIRTRADE Mark and of those, 80 percent say they have a positive perception of brands that carry it.

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The Fairtrade System

The Fairtrade system is made up of:

Three regional producer networks that represent farmers and workers in Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean

Over 25 national Fairtrade organizations and marketing organizations that market and promote Fairtrade products in consumer countries

Fairtrade International, the umbrella NGO that creates the internationally agreed Fairtrade Standards and coordinates Fairtrade worldwide

FLOCERT, the main independent certifier for Fairtrade, which inspects producers and traders to ensure they comply with Fairtrade Standards

Visit the 'Get involved' page to learn more about Fairtrade in your area.

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Fairtrade connects producers, businesses, and consumers in a global system of sustainable, ethical trade.

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"Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends either directly or indirectly on our natural environment. Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, [conditions] that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations." - EPA, 2013

Sustainability is not just about renewable energy and energy efficiency. Realizing true sustainability requires an understanding of the connections between the environment, society and the economy. We must strive to achieve a sustainability state of mind that permeates all aspects of our day-to-day lives in local, national, and international domains.

A popular method of considering the sustainability state of mind is the triple bottom line approach. The three bottom lines, or pillars, are:

1) Environmental Sustainability

Our most basic requirements: unpolluted air, clean water and fresh food, all come from our environment, as does the energy and raw materials we need for construction and transportation. Environmental sustainability is essential if we wish to have and continue to have the resources to meet our needs. In the broadest sense of the definition, environmental sustainability involves the entire global ecosystem (oceans, freshwater systems, land and atmosphere). However, environmental sustainability principles can equally be applied to ecosystems of any size, even down to the scale of a small home garden.

2) Social Sustainability

A socially sustainable society is one in which all members have equal rights, all share equitably in societal benefits, and all participate equally in the decision-making process. Additionally, a society is unsustainable if it consumes resources faster than they can be renewed naturally, discharges more waste than natural systems can assimilate without degrading, or depends upon distant sources for its most basic requirements. As with environmental sustainability, social sustainability principles can be applied to societies of any size. For example, one of sustainability's grand challenges is to simultaneously reduce consumption in the developed world while raising the standard of living of the developing world - we need to be responsible global citizens by making informed choices every day within our homes and communities.

3) Economic Sustainability

Economic sustainability is about much more than the sustained growth of resources and profit margins. Economic sustainability takes into account the social and ecological consequences of economic activity. We need to carefully consider the full life-cycle of our goods, from extraction of raw materials, through processing, manufacture, distribution, use, maintenance, repair, and eventual recycling or disposal ( the cradle-to-grave paradigm).

A common method of visualizing the pillars of sustainability is a Venn diagram, with each circle representing one of the three primary pillars. However, a more-accurate depiction of sustainability is achieved by using concentric circles to symbolize the pillars, with the most important aspect, the Environment, represented by the outer circle.

The Environment is of primary importance because a healthy ecosystem is required to nourish a robust society. Consequently, Society and Social Responsibility are of secondary importance. Economic Sustainability is third because a prosperous Economy cannot exist without a healthy and just society.

In reality there are many pillars required to support true global sustainability. Some of these include: the Institutional Capacity for systemic change; the Organizational Capacity for enacting change whilst preserving cultural values; and our own Personal Values - do we possess the moral intelligence to recognize when things are unsustainable and also have the resolve to change them?

We try very hard to define what sustainability is, but often we don't go far enough. Many aspects of sustainability remain vague. Moral intelligence therefore dictates that we ask difficult ethical questions, such as: What do we mean by "healthy environment"? What does a "robust society" look like? How do we differentiate needs from desires? Is indefinite economic growth plausible? Is sustainability just for the benefit of human life? Is society doing enough? Am I doing enough?

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Sustainability is not just about renewable energy and energy efficiency. Realizing true sustainability requires an understanding of the connections between the environment, society and the economy. We must strive to achieve a sustainability state of mind that permeates all aspects of our day-to-day lives in local, national, and international domains.

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We are proud to represent the Fairtrade International system in the US. Our network spans across over 70 countries, connecting nearly 2 million farmers and workers, over 2,000 brands and countless shoppers worldwide. We are changing the way trade works, shaping it to prioritize people and the planet.

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Thousands of Products Improving Millions of Lives

Fair Trade Certified™ is an award-winning, rigorous, and globally recognized sustainable sourcing model that improves livelihoods, protects the environment, and builds resilient, transparent supply chains.
Why Fair Trade

The Impact of Fair Trade Certification

When you see our Fair Trade Certified label on a product, you can trust that it was made according to rigorous standards that protect the livelihoods of farmers, fishers, and other producer communities and the environment.

Farmers, fishers, and workers are not guaranteed a minimum price or adequately compensated for their production; they are often not made aware of their rights or aren't encouraged to provide feedback on improvements or needs.

Less visibility into supply chains and lack of standards can result in exploitation of workers and the environment

No extra income provided for community investments

Guaranteed minimum price that acts as a safety net for coffee farmers and producers when the market prices are low

Rigorous Fair Trade Certified standards ensure safe and healthy working conditions, the elimination of forced/child labor, fair and consistent compensation, and environmental protections and product traceability

Producer communities receive additional compensation through Community Development Funds

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Fair trade products are constantly expanding into new categories and retail locations, making it easier than ever to shop your values! Use your purchasing power for good by choosing from the thousands of items that feature the Fair Trade Certified label.

We work with more than 1,500 trailblazing partners that have transformed their business with Fair Trade Certified. As a leading third-party certifier of fair trade products, our model is based on rigorously-maintained standards that set the global benchmark for sustainable sourcing.

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"Fair trade is one of the most credible and effective certification models on the market that helps farmers improve their lives and develop their communities more sustainably. I've seen it's powerful impact first hand on our family's farms."

Learn about Certification

By partnering with us, you'll be joining a diverse network of producers, companies, shoppers, and advocates who are committed to building a more equitable model of trade.
What We Certify

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The Fair Trade Community is a gathering place for fair trade shoppers, advocates, allies, and donors, united as changemakers creating a better world.
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The Fair Trade Movement today calls on governments, businesses and world leaders to take bold, immediate, meaningful and inclusive climate action before it is too late.

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Over 30,000 products feature a Fairtrade mark, but what's behind the label?

Learn what they mean

Learn about our impact

Access key info about Fairtrade's reach, scale and results.

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For producers

Are you a farmer or worker involved in the cultivation, harvesting or creation of any of the 500+ Fairtrade products? See how Fairtrade can benefit you and how to get started.
Learn more about being a Fairtrade producer

For businesses

Fairtrade helps businesses of all sizes meet their sustainability and supply chain needs. If you want to trade or retail Fairtrade certified products and show your commitments to customers, here's where to begin.
Learn more about Fairtrade for your business

There's happiness in the cooperative! Before [Fairtrade] we didn't earn enough. Now when I get ill the coop looks after me. Before people came, bought our cocoa and we never saw them again. Issouf Traore, cocoa farmer, ECOOKIM - ECOJAD, Côte d'Ivoire

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What is a Command Economy?

Most economic activity in countries around the world exists on a spectrum that ranges from a pure free market economy Market Economy to an extreme command economy. The command economy is a type of system where the government plays the principal role in planning and regulating goods and services produced in the country. The state authority determines the types of goods and services to be produced and provided, as well as the quantity and prices that will be offered in the marketplace.

Modern command economies can be identified by the following characteristics:

Economic plans are centrally created by the government for the majority, if not all, sectors and regions.

The government distributes the nation's capital, labor, and natural resources in the means it deems most efficient.

Production and prices are dictated by the government.

Businesses in the finance, utilities, and automotive industries are owned and monopolized by state authorities.

Government policies are created to carry out the centralized economic plan.

This type of economic system is a key feature in communist or socialist countries, such as modern-day North Korea.

Advantages of a Command Economy

If done properly and with adequate resources, a command economy offers the following benefits:

Society favors social welfare and equity rather than profiteering

Prevents monopolies by private businesses in identified crucial industries, such as health and energy

Low levels or elimination of unemployment

Ensures access to basic necessities

Compare the above with a market-based economy Market Economy .

Disadvantages of a Command Economy

On the other hand, even when done "properly", a pure command economy has significant drawbacks.

Gluts and shortages of goods are common results, due to fixed prices and quantity of production. Natural equilibrium is more difficult to achieve when price and quantity are not floating.

Inefficient pricing of goods in relation to supply and demand

No response or attention to consumer preferences

Limits liberties and personal rights to pursue financial stability, in favor of social equality

Highly bureaucratic; all planning and execution carried out by the government

Not being able to know and respond to consumer preferences or complaints

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A command economy is where a central government makes all economic decisions. Either the government or a collective owns the land and the means of production. It doesn't rely on the laws of supply and demand that operate in a market economy. A command economy also ignores the customs that guide a traditional economy. In recent years, many centrally-planned economies began adding aspects of the market economy. The resultant mixed economy better achieves its goals.

Five Characteristics of a Command Economy

You can identify a modern, centrally planned economy by the following five characteristics:

1. The government creates a central economic plan. The five-year plan sets economic and societal goals for every sector and region of the country. Shorter-term plans convert the goals into actionable objectives.

2. The government allocates all resources according to the central plan. It tries to use the nation's capital, labor, and natural resources in the most efficient way possible. It promises to use each person's skills and abilities to their highest capacity. It seeks to eliminate unemployment.

3. The central plan sets the priorities for the production of all goods and services. That includes quotas and price controls. Its goal is to supply enough food, housing, and other basics to meet the needs of everyone in the country. It also sets national priorities. These include mobilizing for war or generating robust economic growth.

4. The government owns monopoly businesses. These are in industries deemed essential to the goals of the economy. That includes finance, utilities, and automotive. There is no domestic competition in these sectors.

5. The government creates laws, regulations, and directives to enforce the central plan. Businesses follow the plan's production and hiring targets. They can't respond on their own to free-market forces.﻿﻿

A command economy has a few advantages, although they come with a few important disadvantages as well.

Advantages

Planned economies can quickly mobilize economic resources on a large scale. They can execute massive projects, create industrial power, and meet social goals. They aren't slowed down by lawsuits from individuals or environmental impact statements.

Command economies can wholly transform societies to conform to the government's vision. The new administration can nationalize private companies. It can force the previous owners to attend "re-education" classes. Also, workers may receive new jobs based on the government's assessment of their skills.

Disadvantages

This rapid mobilization often means command economies mow down other societal needs. For example, the government tells workers what jobs they must fulfill. It discourages them from moving. The goods it produces aren't always based on consumer demand. But citizens find a way to fulfill their needs. They often develop a shadow economy or black market. It buys and sells the things the command economy isn't producing. Leaders' attempts to control this market weakens support for them.

They often produce too much of one thing and not enough of another. It's difficult for central planners to get up-to-date information about consumers' needs. Also, prices are set by the central plan. They no longer measure or control demand. Instead, rationing often becomes necessary.

Command economies discourage innovation. They reward business leaders for following directives. This system doesn't allow for taking risks required to create new solutions. Command economies struggle to produce the right exports at global market prices. It's challenging for central planners to meet the needs of the domestic market. Meeting the needs of international markets is even more complex.

Here are examples of the most well-known countries with command economies:

Belarus: This former Soviet satellite is still a command economy.﻿﻿ The government owns 80% of the country's businesses and 75% of its banks.

China: After World War II, Mao Tse Tung created a society ruled by Communism. He enforced a strictly planned economy. The current leaders are moving toward a market-based system. They continue to create five-year plans to outline economic goals and objectives.

Cuba: Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution installed Communism and a planned economy.﻿﻿ The Soviet Union subsidized Cuba's economy until 1990. The government is slowly incorporating market reforms to spur growth.

Iran: The government controls 60% of the economy through state-owned businesses. It uses price controls and subsidies to regulate the market. This control created recessions, which it has ignored. Instead, it devoted resources to expanding its nuclear capability. The United Nations imposed sanctions, worsening its recessions. The economy improved once the nuclear trade deal ended sanctions in 2015.

Libya: In 1969, Muammar Gaddafi created a command economy reliant upon oil revenues.﻿﻿ Most Libyans work for the government. Gaddafi had been instituting reforms to create a market-based economy. But his 2011 assassination halted these plans.

North Korea: After World War II, President Kim Il-sung created the world's most centrally-planned economy.﻿﻿ It created food shortages, malnutrition, and several bouts of mass starvation. Most state resources go into building up the military.

Russia: In 1917, Vladimir Lenin created the first Communist command economy. The Russian people were ready for a radical change, having suffered starvation during World War I. Joseph Stalin built up military might and quickly rebuilt the economy after World War II. The Soviet State Planning Committee, or "Gosplan," has been the most-studied command economy entity. The USSR was also the longest-running command economy, lasting from the 1930s until the late 1980s. Then, the state transferred ownership of the largest companies to oligarchs.

Below you can see a world ranking countries by level of economic freedom, from the freest to the most repressed.

Development of the Theory

Viennese economist Otto Neurath developed the concept of a command economy after World War I. Neurath proposed it as a way to control hyperinflation. The phrase "command economy" comes from the German word "Befehlswirtschaft." It described the fascist Nazi economy.﻿﻿

But centrally planned economies existed long before Nazi Germany. They included the Incan empire in 16th century Peru and the Mormons in 19th century Utah. The United States used a command economy to mobilize for World War II.﻿﻿ ﻿﻿

The Bottom Line

A command economy does not allow market forces like supply and demand to determine what, how much, and at what price they should produce goods and services. Instead, the central government will plan, organize, and control all economic activities, discouraging market competition. Its goal is to allocate resources to maximize social welfare.

The main advantage is that the government can rapidly move resources and transform the structure of society to achieve a national goal. But there is not much room for innovation. As a result, China, Russia, and Vietnam have veered away from a pure command economy. They've combined elements from both command and free-market economies.

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Can I embed this map?

Yes. You are welcome to embed this map. Please include a link back to Kiln somewhere in the text of your article. Use the following embed code for a fully responsive embed that will adjust to the width of your website. Feel free to change the height and/or give it a fixed width if you prefer.

What can I see?

You can see movements of the global merchant fleet over the course of 2012, overlaid on a bathymetric map. You can also see a few statistics such as a counter for emitted CO2 (in thousand tonnes) and maximum freight carried by represented vessels (varying units).

What can I do?

You can pan and zoom in the usual ways, and skip back and forward in time using the timeline at the bottom of the screen. The controls at the top right let you show and hide different map layers: port names, the background map, routes (a plot of all recorded vessel positions), and the animated ships view. There are also controls for filtering and colouring by vessel type.

What the are types of ships shown?

The merchant fleet is divided into five categories, each of which has a filter and a CO2 and freight counter for the hour shown on the clock. The ship types and units are as follows:

Container (e.g. manufactured goods): number of container slots equivalent to 20 feet (i.e. a 40-foot container takes two slots)

Dry bulk (e.g. coal, aggregates): combined weight of cargo, fuel, water, provisions, passengers and crew a vessel can carry, measured in thousand tonnes

Tanker (e.g. oil, chemicals): same as dry bulk

Gas bulk (e.g. liquified natural gas): capacity for gases, measured in cubic metres

Vehicles (e.g. cars): same as dry bulk

Why do ships sometimes appear to move across land?

In some cases this is because there are ships navigating via canals or rivers that aren't visible on the map. Generally, though, this effect is an artefact of animating a ship between two recorded positions with missing data between, especially when the positions are separated by a narrow strip of land. We may develop the map to remove this effect in the future.

Why are there fewer ships visible in the first part of the year?

Unfortunately the data we are using for the map is incomplete for the first few months of the year: roughly January to April.

Who created this map?

The map was created by Kiln based on data from the UCL Energy Institute (UCL EI)

Website: Duncan Clark & Robin Houston from Kiln

Data: Julia Schaumeier & Tristan Smith from the UCL EI

Music: Bach Goldberg Variations played by Kimiko Ishizaka

How was the map created?

UCL EI took data showing location and speed of ships and cross-checked it with another database to get the vessel characteristics, such as engine type and hull measurements. With this information they were able to compute the CO2 emissions for each observed hour, following the approach laid out in the Third IMO Greenhouse Gas Study 2014. Kiln took the resulting dataset and visualized it with WebGL on top of a specially created base map, which shows bathymetry (ocean depth), based on the GEBCO_2014 Grid (version 20150318), as well as continents and major rivers from Natural Earth.

Where did you get the data and who paid?

Our data sources for shipping positions are exactEarth for AIS data (location/speed) and Clarksons Research UK World Fleet Register (static vessel information). We are very grateful to our funders, the European Climate Foundation.

I want one too!

If you want to have an installation in your foyer, museum, living room, you can contact us at [email protected] . We'd be happy to work on a bespoke version.

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An incredible animated and interactive visualisation of global commercial shipping, created by Kiln for the UCL Energy Institute.

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MarineTraffic: Global Ship Tracking Intelligence | AIS Marine Traffic

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MarineTraffic Live Ships Map. Discover information and vessel positions for vessels around the world. Search the MarineTraffic ships database of more than 550000 active and decommissioned vessels. Search for popular ships globally. Find locations of ports and ships using the near Real Time ships map. View vessel details and ship photos.

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responsibility
causation
connection
functions

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Approaches to Learning - Thinking Skills

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Approaches to Learning - Thinking Skills

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...economic systems
...global trade
...sustainability
...our role as consumers

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Our economic choices affect people and the environment.

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An inquiry into...
-the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities;
-the structure and function of organizations;
-societal decision-making;
-economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment