My writing and media work has focused on fair trade, ethical supply chains, labor justice, food systems, and accountability in global markets. I’ve written for a range of publications and authored reports and reference tools used by advocates, buyers, and policymakers.
Select Writing
Pathways to Creating a Just Food System - Equal Exchange
Chocolate: A Bittersweet Luxury - Equal Exchange
Regenerative: Fair For Farmers, Organic For You, - Rodale Institute
Shifting the Dialogue on Fair Trade: An Interview with Dana Geffner - Price Pottenger
A Deep Dive into Ethical Label Claims - HuffPost
Cocoa Farming; The Key to Reversing Deforestation in West Africa - HuffPost
Approach with Caution: An Assessment of Fair Trade USA’s Domestic Labeling Initiative - HuffPost
Slow Fashion - Aesthetics meets ethics. Chapter on the Human Cost of Your Apparel- Book by Safia Minney
Trading Fast Fashion for Fair Fashion! A Fashion Revolution!- HuffPost
Why Stop The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)? - Huffington Post
Direct Trade Is Fair Trade (Without the Other Eight Principles) – Huffington Post
Reports & Research
International Guide to Fair Trade Labels (Co-authored with Commerce Équitable France, Fairness UK and France, Forum Fairer Handel)
Farmworker Certification Analysis
Fair Trade Certification Report
Ending Human Rights Violations in Global Supply Chains (Master’s capstone, UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy)
Video and Radio Work
Connected by Coffee - Documentary