"Of course we all will, and should, agree that the private sector has a huge role to play in international development....Cafédirect has been doing precisely that over the past 22 years and we are a firm believer in “trade not aid”…"
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Wolfgang Weinmann replied to Zahid Torres-Rahman's discussion What do you think about DFID's decision to increase its focus on growth and investment?Wolfgang Weinmann commented on Barbara Crowther's blog post ‘Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet'?"Yes, Ged, would be fascinating to get more traction & sort of "fusion" between social entrepreneuralism, businesses and the FT movement to come up with innovative ways forward and have a go at wealth-building brand work.....whilst we…"
Wolfgang Weinmann commented on Barbara Crowther's blog post ‘Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet'?"I agree with you Barbara that actually it is not very helpful to make too much of a debate about business versus charity for the Foundation because it has to be, above all, about impact.
Hence, we badly need business models that embrace impact from…"
Wolfgang Weinmann left a comment for federica foce massa saluzzo"Hi Federica...happy to share our experience as a social enterprise and how the business model delivers impact for smallholder farmers in developing countries. Cheers Wolfgang"
Wolfgang Weinmann left a comment for Vinanti Sarkar Castellarin"Thanks Vinanti..sounds very interesting what you are doing...we are looking into topic of women rights in Africa as with the smallholder farmers we work with, this is a huge issue but very contentious and delicate of course
Cheers
Wolfgang"
A blog post by Wolfgang Weinmann was featuredEthical labels don’t tell the whole story…
Let me take you back 20 years to the early nineties. I happened to live and work then in Latin America and it was there that I saw firsthand how two of today’s most well-known ethical labels – the Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance marks– started to emerge and work with coffee farmer communities on the ground.This happened because of a total lack of sustainability from a farmer viewpoint:…See More
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- http://cafedirect.co.uk
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- I joined Cafédirect/ London - one of the leading UK social enterprises and Fairtrade companies- in September 2005 first as Head of the Producer Partnership Program, a unique development support program for smallholder coffee/tea/ cocoa- organizations in developing countries, providing strategic orientation but also guiding its implementation. I am now Head of Strategic Development setting the strategic direction for the company’s positioning as a sustainability leader and pioneer in demonstrating long-term business value of incorporating environmental, economic, social and ethical perspectives into its business model.
I lead the successful implementation of existing and the launch of new innovative interventions, which also implies to bring about and embed change in accordance with the Cafédirect culture and values.
- Other Topics on my radar:
- - adaptation to climate change
- value shift along supply chain
- sustainability issues
- impact monitoring
Wolfgang Weinmann writes in the Guardian regarding sustainable cocoa supply chain:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/blog/cocoa-sustainab...
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Ethical labels don’t tell the whole story…
Let me take you back 20 years to the early nineties. I happened to live and work then in Latin America and it was there that I saw firsthand how two of today’s most well-known ethical labels – the Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance marks– started to emerge and work with coffee farmer communities on the ground.
This happened because of a total lack of sustainability from a farmer viewpoint:…
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