Home Decorating Ideas - Eco-friendly Gifts Boost Business and Support Equality

(ARA) - With everyone going "green" and becoming more conscious of the environment and fair global trade, consumers are looking for these values in the products they buy. Wouldn't it be great if your business not only supported these initiatives, but also offered customers a way to help too?

There's no better place to find exotic and unique gift items than from international vendors. One company that wholesales these products is Global Crafts, whose motto is "making a difference one purchase at a time."

Global Crafts is one of only a handful of companies in the U.S. designated as a Fair Trade Organization within the International Fair Trade Association (IFAT). The company has the highest standards for its products and business practices. Each product on the site is fair trade, meaning it promotes the payment of a fair price as well as social and environmental standards, and much of it made from recycled or natural material.

One great example is the Paper Dala Flowers from Thailand. Made from recycled telephone directories and newspapers, this beautiful paper flower is a great way to say you care without using traditional fresh flowers.

The traditional flower industry imports flowers from overseas, often where they use poor employment practices and excessive chemicals. Paper flowers like the Thailand Paper Dala Flower support recycling and the fair trade industry, and do not produce chemical pollution.

When shopping on the wholesale site, you can view a detailed description of each product and a producer profile to see what groups of people are making the item and who your purchase is directly helping. Each product in your order comes with an informational tag so when it is sold to consumers in your store, they have access to this important information as well.

"Consumers in the U.S. are more and more interested in understanding where products are made, what impact they have on the environment and the people who make them," says Renice Jones, co-founder of GlobalCraftsB2B.com. "Fair Trade products generally sell better than regular products because consumers care. Our products are unique, unusual and affordable."

Other unique products available on the Web site include:

* Maisa Corn Leaf Cards made from dyed corn leaves by women in Nicaragua.
* Recycled Paper Dinosaurs made from artisan groups in Thailand.
* Bone and Bead Bracelets handmade in India.
* Juice Pouch Shoulder Bag made from recycled foil juice bags in the Philippines.
* Foil Wrapper Clutch Purse made in Mexico from weaved foil candy wrappers.
* Paper Mache Bowls made from sardine can labels from communities coping with the AIDS epidemic in South Africa.

Increase business and support important global initiatives by selling products that are eco-friendly and produced under fair trade conditions. Visit www.GlobalCraftsB2B.com to start today.

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