Center for Fair & Alternative Trade
Consultancies & Collaborations
CFAT directors, associates, and research assistants regularly do consultancies for the public and private sector, collaborate in new fair and alternative trade initiatives, and provide technical assistance to companies, producer groups, non-profit/non-governmental organizations, and others. Examples of our consultancies and collaborations include:
Maureen DeCoursey:
- Lead Researcher – Fair Trade Compliance and Impact Assessment: Nepal and India. Ten Thousand Villages Canada and the Mennonite Central Committee. 2018-2019.
- Lead Advisor – Colorado Cambodia Consortium. Posner Center for International Development, Sustainable Schools International: 2015-2016.
- Lead Researcher – Gender and REDD+ in Cambodia. Lowering Emissions in Asian Forests Project, Winrock International/USAID: 2012.
- Lead Researcher – Conservation Enterprise Assessment in Cambodia and Vietnam. Winrock International/USAID: 2005.
- Lead Researcher – Socio-Economics Monitoring for Prespa Transboundary Park; Albania, Macedonia and Greece. United Nations Development Program/Global Environmental Facility: 2004.
- Lead Researcher – Sustainable Production and Market Development of Non-Timber Forest Products from the Russian Far East. Winrock International/USAID: 2001-2004.
Mike Long:
- “Report on Trends in the North American Fair Trade Market.” Prepared with Carmen K. Iezzi for The Fair Trade Federation: 2009.
- “Interim Report on the Fair Trade Market in North America.” Prepared for the Fair Trade Federation, Washington DC: 2008.
Douglas Murray:
- “Feasibility Study for the Community Marketplace Project.” Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority (DDA): 2009.
- “No Como Veneno: Strengthening Local Organic Markets in the Peruvian Andes.” Interim project evaluation and study of local organic markets designed and conducted with Jennifer Loomis in Peru for the Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada: 2008-09.
- Collaborative Review Editor/Author, “International Assessment of Agricultural Science, Technology and Knowledge (IAASTD).” World Bank/OECD: 2006-2008.
Laura Raynolds:
- “Can Fair Trade Enterprises be Sustainable – Both in Terms of Growth and Scale?” External analyst for Cooperative Coffees project assembling Fair Trade pioneers to review and evaluate Fair Trade’s successes and challenges and to envision promising paths for the future: 2011-2012.
- “Building a Locally Sustainable and Globally Fair Fort Collins Community Marketplace.” Researcher for Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority (DDA): 2009.
- “Fair Trade: A Promising Strategy for Promoting Sustainability and Development.” Policy Brief prepared for World Bank International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development, Washington: DC, 2008.
- “The Impacts of Cafédirect’s Business Model: A Comparative Analysis of Producer Partner’s in Peru and Mexico.” Consultancy for Cafédirect, UK: 2007.
Dimitris Stevis:
- “The Daimler International Framework Agreement and Global Social Dialogue” Working Paper prepared for the Multinationals Section, International Labour Organization: 2007-2009.
- “International Framework Agreements and Global Social Dialogue.” Working Paper prepared for the Multinationals Section, International Labour Organization: 2007-2009.
Dawn Thilmany:
- Member of Advisory Board, Food Industry National Market Maker: 2006-2009.
- Interim Organic Program Leader, USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES): 2006-2007.