Since fair trade became known -- and needed due to global capitalism -- as a concept and a movement, various innovations have come to light, included fair trade flowers, offered by One World Flowers. Indeed, the most popular exports, when it comes to fair trade, are food goods like coffee, cocoa and bananas, while another huge market is fashion.
One World Flowers is a United States-only delivery service that has a niche in floral farms in Ecuador. "For every order, One World Flowers pays a 10% Fair Trade Premium back into a workers’ fund located on the farms we work with," the social business writes on its website. "Workers organize democratically and vote on how to use these funds to improve living conditions and end poverty in their communities."
Contact Information
One World Flowers website
One World Flowers on Facebook
One World Flowers on Twitter
What's Driving This Trend
- Fair Trade Flowers
- Opportunity to expand fair trade into the flower industry by paying fair wages and improving living conditions for workers.
- Socially Responsible Delivery Services
- Opportunity to create more socially responsible delivery services that prioritize fair trade practices and worker welfare.
- Consumer Demand for Ethical Products and Services
- Opportunity to meet consumer demand for ethically sourced and delivered products and services.
Who This Affects Most
- Floral Industry
- Opportunity to disrupt the floral industry by implementing fair trade and socially responsible practices.
- Delivery Services
- Opportunity to disrupt the delivery service industry by prioritizing fair trade and worker welfare.
- E-commerce
- Opportunity to disrupt the e-commerce industry by offering ethically sourced and delivered products.
