Socially Conscious Commerce Online
WorldOfGood.com is a collaboration between eBay Inc. and World of Good, Inc. - two companies that share a common vision of creating positive change through commerce.
Together, their mission is to provide a trusted platform where individuals can create positive change through commerce, as part of a global community.
WorldofGood.com is now ready for public launch (per eBay notice on 7/21/08) and already has a very active community. Once it gets going buyers and sellers will be able to engage in socially conscious commerce, and it will be a wonderful thing!
If you are interested, now is a good time to visit WorldofGood.com and find out what's happening.
Getting Started on WorldOfGood.com
Here are some ways you can participate now:Register
Create your profile
Use a WorldofGood.com seller tool to create listings, and place your listings in your eBay Store. As soon as marketplace construction is completed, your active listings will go live on WorldofGood.com.
If you don't have an eBay store, you can sign up here.
World of Good Link List
- World of Good Inc.
- Our Mission
Every choice we make is already impacting the world. At World of Good we want to make it as easy as possible for producers, retailers and consum - Early Bird Special
- Start listing now and save on Basic Store subscriptions and Store insertion fees or on Fixed Price insertion fees through August 31, 2008.
- World of Good: Development Organization
- World of Good Development Organization aims to eliminate poverty and structurally improve the quality of life for artisans in very low
income craft producing communities around the world. We achieve this by partnering with businesses and non-profits to build a stronger fair trade crafts movement
World of Good Discussions
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Fetching RSS feed... please stand byFair Trade Resources
- Fair Trade Certified | Transfair USA | Welcome
- TransFair USA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is one of twenty members of Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO), and the only third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States. We audit transactions between US companies offering Fair Trade Certified%u2122 products and the international suppliers from whom they source, in order to guarantee that the farmers and farm workers behind Fair Trade Certified goods were paid a fair, above-market price. In addition, annual inspections conducted by FLO ensure that strict socioeconomic development criteria are being met using increased Fair Trade revenues.
- FLO International: Home
- Fairtrade Labelling Organizations (FLO) International is a non-profit, multi-stakeholder association involving 23 member organizations (Labelling Initiatives and Producer Networks), traders and external experts. The organization develops and reviews Fairtrade Standards and provide support to Fairtrade Certified Producers by assisting them in gaining and maintaining Fairtrade Certification and capitalizing on market opportunities.
More responsible ways to shop online: Goodwill Too
Socially conscious shopping - is it important to you?
Increasing numbers of people are making socially conscious choices when they shop. Considerations include fairly traded products (a fair price paid to the producer of the product), environmental impact, and labor issues, to name a few.
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