ORGANIC & SUSTAINABILITY ASSOCIATIONS
The Organic Trade Association (OTA)
OTA is a membership based business association that focuses on the organic business community in North America. OTA�s mission is to promote and protect the growth of organic trade to benefit the environment, farmers, the public and the economy. Its membership directory offers information on over 1,600 industry listings.
Organic Consumers Association (OCA)
OCA campaigns for Food Safety, Organic Agriculture, Fair Trade and Sustainability. It publishes news stories online that relate to the organic industry and organizes campaigns on issues such as creating GE-free (Genetic Engineering) agricultural zones across the Americas.
Co-op America
Co-op America�s mission is to harness the economic power � the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace � to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.
International Federation of Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
IFOAM leads, unites and assists the organic movement in its full diversity. It has articulated The Principles of Organic Agriculture, expressing the contribution that organic agriculture can make to the world, and sharing a vision to improve all agriculture in a global context.
Institute for Science in Society (ISIS)
The ISIS mission is to promote science responsible to civil society and the public good, independent of commercial and other special interests, or of government control. ISIS seeks to develop a science that can help make the world sustainable, equitable and life-enhancing for all its inhabitants. Their web site has links to many articles, including a global review of the need to increase organic cotton farming:www.i-sis.org.uk/Picking_Cotton_Carefully.php
The Organic Center
The Organic Center has a singular mission to provide consumers, health care professionals, educators, public officials, and government agencies with credible, scientific information about the organic benefit. The Center is a clearinghouse for this information, tracking research, both past and current, analyzing the results and providing it to the public, the media, and government agencies.
Zerofootprint�s goal is to connect people who care about the environment for the purpose of reducing ecological footprint.
Based in Toronto, their aim to be the world�s foremost content hub for green, linking millions of people from across the globe engaged in sustainable commerce, and helping to inform people, who want to strive toward a more sustainable lifestyle.
ORGANIC PRODUCTS
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