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Fair trade 'more effective than giving to charity'
By Laura Whateley, Third Sector Online, 2 January 2008
British consumers believe shopping ethically is a more effective way to relieve global poverty than donating to charity, according to a recent ICM poll.
The poll of 2,000 people, conducted on behalf of the Department for International Development, found that 74 per cent of respondents thought buying fair trade goods was an effective way to benefit those in the developing world. Sixty-five per cent cited donating money. Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International...
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