Equal Exchange Blog ... "Relationships in the Time of COVID"

Equal Exchange's mission is to build long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relationships between farmers and consumers and to demonstrate, through our success, the contribution of worker co-operatives and Fair Trade to a more equitable, democratic and sustainable world.

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Relationships in the Time of COVID

Despite the extra layer of stresses and worries the pandemic is causing, we at Equal Exchange are also feeling a depth of gratitude and affection for the myriad relationships that we have cultivated over these past four decades. We simply can’t say it enough: creating, maintaining, and deepening relationships are the pillars that our organization and our business model are built upon. Cultivating these strong relationships with – and between – small farmer cooperatives, trading partners, like-minded businesses, non-profits, religious organizations, and citizen-consumers: weaving these disparate strands together into something beautiful and transformative is both the means and the ends of why we exist ....

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