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Political Aspects of Fair Trade Coffee – Student Project with Field Research

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Students will analyze the coffee value chain, compare conventional, fair trade, and cooperative models, and assess their social impact. They will research legislation, certification systems, and the role of consumers, businesses, and policymakers. They will record their findings in the form of research drafts and summarize them in policy briefs, which will be published. The main findings will be compiled into recommendations for companies and legislators. The aim of the project is to raise awareness of the (public) policy challenges of fair trade, greenwashing, and the role of policy in shaping ethical supply chains, which will benefit organizations such as Cooperative BUNA, and in which areas it needs to change or upgrade its communication or operations in order to bring its activities closer to market expectations and increase its opportunities for expansion. Students will have the opportunity to: Translated with DeepL.com (free version)  
  • analyze public policies in the field of fair trade,
  • research global political aspects of the coffee trade,
  • study the Cooperative BUNA as an example of a company that incorporates a fair trade system into its operations,
  • conduct field research on ethical supply chains,
  • work in small groups or pairs to develop proposals for development solutions at the level of public policy and advocacy,
  • prepare research drafts and policy briefs,
  • create an awareness-raising poster.
               
prof. dr. Tomaž Deželan
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Živa Lopatič
Cooperative for Development and Education BUNA
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Sabina Otoničar
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Participation in an international conference on social innovation as part of the PUŠ project – Political aspects of fair trade in coffee

V okviru projekta »PUŠ v delovno okolje 2024–2027, Mednarodna trgovina s kavo: politični in družbeni vidiki«, smo se udeležili 17. Mednarodne konference o raziskovanju družbenih inovacij (ISIRC 2025).
Final presentation of research results for the PUŠ project – Political aspects of fair trade in coffee
Presentation of preliminary research results for the PUŠ project – Political aspects of fair trade in coffee
Visit to the BUNA Cooperative roastery as part of the PUŠ project Political aspects of fair trade in coffee
Meeting with a mentor from the working environment in the PUŠ project - Political aspects of fair trade in coffee
Introductory meeting with students participating in the PUŠ project – Political aspects of fair trade in coffee
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