Increasing numbers of consumers see themselves as ‘partners’ in poverty reduction, purchasing Fairtrade products to offset inequalities in the global economy and to ensure that producers in developing countries enjoy the same basic rights and freedoms as their Western counterparts. Yet the...

Increasing numbers of corporations are vying to capture one of the largest untapped consumer markets - the world's poor - in ways that are not only economically profitable but socially responsible. One type of initiative that has gained increased traction is trading partnerships between...