School Year: Going Fair-Trade.

The dog days of summer are well behind us. The perennial concerns of homework, holiday schedules, cold weather, staying cozy have returned.

This can be the most exciting time of the year for parents—and not just because the kids are out of the house! Every school year brings challenges and achievements for your children that will affect them for the rest of their lives. Manufacturers the world over also often look at the school season as the best time of the year as well, as Fair Trade principals that are taught and practiced in schools here benefit workers and manufacturers thousands of miles away.

More: fairtradesports.com/school