sustainable trade
Enduring fair exchange
Sustainable trade refers to commerce conducted in ways that protect environmental resources and ensure fair treatment of workers and communities.
The term encompasses practices like fair wages, ethical sourcing, and minimizing ecological harm across supply chains.
The company committed to sustainable trade by sourcing only certified coffee beans.
Often appears in discussions of global economics and corporate responsibility.
- labor rightsEmployees' legal workplace entitlements
- living wageIncome covering necessities
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- carbon neutralZero net emissions
- carbon taxesFees on CO2 output
circular economy · zero waste · carbon footprint · environmental laws · indigenous knowledge · biodiversity · cost-benefit analysis · community development · local sourcing · climate resilience · ethical sourcing · supply chain · profit-sharing · biodegradable materials · eco-certification · stakeholder engagement · cultural preservation · corporate accountability
sustainable traderesource depletion
Exhausting available materials gradually
strip mining · overfishing · clear-cutting · resource extraction · industrial pollution
sustainable tradeunfair trade
Exchange with imbalanced terms
sweatshop labor · labor exploitation · slave trade · blood diamonds · conflict minerals
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