Is The Time Ripe For A GOOD FOR DEVELOPMENT Product Label ?

‘While participation in a Fairtrade supply chain can improve things for developing country producers, it is by no means a necessary precondition for producers to benefit from export opportunities.’ Labelling is an increasingly popular mechanism for differentiating products on the basis of their production or origin characteristics, reflecting a growing trend towards ethical consumerism – where consumers make choices on the basis of, and/or are willing to pay a price premium for, goods which are produced in a particular way. Fairtrade, Organic, Against Animal Testing and energy efficiency labelling schemes have all seen significant growth in recent years.