Global trade and sustainability: Can utopia happen in Vermont?

By Christian Avard | Special to the Vermont Guardian

Posted February 24, 2006

BRATTLEBORO — The notion of fair trade could eventually apply as much to exports from Vermont as it does today to imports, and the state’s green image could be a business asset when it comes to global commerce. That was the conclusion of a recent conference that examined global trade and its relation to socially, ecologically and economically sustainable regional development.

The Sustainable Regions and Global Trade conference, sponsored by the Greening of Industry Network, was held on Feb. 17 and 18 at the School for International Training in Brattleboro.

Panel topics ranged from public policy and society's role in shaping global trade practices to more overarching concepts aimed at making sense of today's rapid change.

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