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...gift," she said gleefully. While investors behaved as if the company is destined to be a global titan, China Green - which grows cabbages and other produce and sells packaged vegetables - is still tiny. It has about 150 employees and reported just $31 million in revenues and $14 million in profits in its last fiscal year. Other signs of overheating: shares of China Life Insurance, the country's largest insurer, are up 56% since their Dec. 18 debut, while gold-mining company Fujian Zijin Mining Industry saw its stock price surge 73% in its first day of trading...
...price is determined on world commodity markets. Small farmers, who produce the bulk of the world’s cocoa, are particularly vulnerable to volatile world prices. The cocoa purchasing system is also skewed in favor of traders and middlemen—farmers generally see little of the increased profit when chocolate prices rise. According to the European Fair Trade Association, farmers typically receive only five percent of the profit from chocolate sales, while traders and manufacturers receive 70 percent...
There are efforts under way to counter these economic injustices. Like the coffee served in Harvard’s dining halls, some cocoa is certified as being “fair trade.” Transfair USA, a non-profit organization, handles this certification process. Farm cooperatives that display satisfactory labor conditions and environmental standards are granted the designation, and receive a fair price (80 cents per pound instead of 50 cents) for the cocoa they produce. Fair trade chocolate is less available than fair trade coffee, but can still be purchased at Bread and Circus and the Harvest...
After taking over the non-profit theatre three years ago, the duo have been busy preserving the Brattle’s independence through a bill that primarily appeals to cult audiences, featuring film series with themes such as Humphrey Bogart, Czech Fantasy and Horror and the Bugs Bunny Film Festival...
Through The Vagina Monologues, Ensler has given birth to a movement. Beyond catapulting the word vagina into the popular domain, she has created a non-profit called V-Day, which seeks to end violence against women. For many, the holiday formerly known as Valentine’s Day has become V-Day, “Vagina Day” or “Victory Over Violence Against Women Day.” Every V-Day women and “vagina friendly men” perform the monologues to stimulate awareness and raise money for innovative anti-violence programs...