What if you could change the world by shopping? Greenheart believes consumers have the power to affect positive World change by supporting sustainable and fair business practices in their purchasing choices.

Greenheart is Chicago’s premier eco-fair trade non-profit shop, carrying both fair trade and eco friendly products. Greenheart carries a variety of goods including recycled accessories and handbags, kitchen goods, home decor, gourmet treats, cookbooks, cruelty-free leather, boutique jewelry, fair trade toys, and more.

• Economics and Sustainable Business
• Indigenous Peoples
• Sustainable Development
• Poverty Alleviation
• Environmental Justice
• Cultural Heritage Conservation
• Human Rights
• Global Conflicts
• Womens' Issues
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Eco-Products
• Ecotourism
• Social Entrepeneurship
• Business Transparency
• Business Ethics
• Business Excellence

• Fair trade and eco friendly products

The fair trade pricing system enables workers to receive a livable income that covers their basic needs, which include food, shelter, education, and health care for their families. Fair Traders pay producers promptly and, if necessary, help them with access to pre-harvest or pre-production financing. Fair trade actively encourages environmentally friendly production by promoting the use of local and recycled materials, sustainable harvesting techniques and organic farming practices. Fair trade farmers are required to implement integrated crop management and are given price incentives as well as ongoing trainings, to help facilitate their transition to organic farming. Currently 85% of all fair trade certified coffee is organic.

Fair trade is about building direct, long-term and stable relationships between importers and producers. Long term contracts are a key component of Fair Trade because they provide farmers and artisans with consistent work and job security. Many of Greenheart’s goods are made by women artisans. Fair trade provides employment without discrimination and ensures equal pay for equal work for both women and men. According to the Fair Trade Federation, 70% of fair trade artisans are women, who are often the sole wage earners in their homes. Fair Trade also provides women with leadership positions and an equal voice in decision making.