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Better bankingAugust 21 2023

How to scale up sustainable markets without sacrificing principles

Sustainable markets need to grow to evolve, but often face the risk of diluting their ethical values. How did Fairtrade International tackle this thorny problem?
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The fair trade, microfinance, local food and ethical investment markets were all created to offer a fairer, “moral” alternative to regular markets.

Markets like these, which focus on products and services with a clear social or environmental benefit, naturally want to grow and attract more participants to increase their impact and reach. But in doing this they face a big dilemma. 

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