donderdag 21 maart 2013

Fair trade funerals possible with ethical coffins

Funeral homes around the UK are offering for sale a selection of fairly-traded coffins.
The bamboo coffins are available in 900 branches of The Co-operative Funeralcare, a part of the Co-operative Group, in conjunction with Fairtrade supplier Traidcraft.

Traidcraft — an independent fair trade organisation — has certified the hand crafted bamboo and willow coffins in Bangladesh at Oasis Coffins, which employs over 70 people and is located in the district of Nilphamari, near to where the raw material bamboo is grown.

Local people, both those working in the manufacturing facility and growing the bamboo, will directly benefit from the fairly traded coffin endorsement, which ensures decent working conditions, payment of a fair price and fair terms of payment to suppliers.

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