About ETIC
Mission: Ethical Trade & Info Community aims to become a global network for Ethical Trade of cultural handicraft, art and craft products, in an interactive, conscious community environment that defines its own activity; ‘Ethical Trade’.
Vision: Ethical Trade seeks an online non-competitive global platform for All individuals, small and bigger businesses, family corporations, organizations who are attaching a new meaning to art and craft products through their handmade production, philosophy of trade, information and knowledge provided to preserve more uniqueness and authenticity of these products in our fast-changing world.
Info Community will provide the dialog between all participants in Ethical Trade to define ‘What does Ethical Trade really means in the case of handicraft and art products?’.
Why ETIC? ETIC is the first global directory for ethical trade of cultural handicraft, art and craft products that would like to define and promote its own activity by participants.
What is new and different in ETIC and its philosophy?
> ETIC supports non-institutionalized Ethical Trade through trust, transparency & honesty. Please read more about Ethical -Fair Trade, Why ETIC is ethical?…etc Click HERE
> emphasizes on the value, significance of the products beyond its exchange value. Additional information, knowledge, personal interest and stories that give authenticity, uniqueness to these products; the interaction between cultures, between people…
> promotes new concepts in life, especially in business; share & give to receive more. For most of us, it can sound contradictory; how is it possible? In a conscious community environment, people share and give what they have, in order to take away what they need. This new concept, radically change business that should be about positive, social, cultural and environmental change instead of only money making and personal greed.
> supports networking between individuals to become stronger and louder in a like-minded, conscious community context. All of us are slightly different; an individual, one by one. However, individuals build up their networks through common interest, get inspiration and support in a community environment.
> promotes a non-competitive global network between individuals, small businesses…etc. As we are all individuals one by one, interested in and thinking differently, our projects and businesses are unique as well! ETIC encourages the ties and networks between individuals, ethical & fair traders, organizations, costumers to get stronger in a shared vision, whilst everyone is busy with their own activity, business, project. Be good in what you are doing, get inspiration from others to grow, but there is no point of competition!
> The word ‘etic’ also refers to my intention; ‘behavior or belief by an observer’. I came up with a great idea that grows as people start to believe in this vision and see their part in ETIC. My mission is to bring the idea into a common vision and let people shape this vision, form a community and begin to use ETIC for their purposes. After ETIC becomes ‘alive’, I would like to step back to a more observer point of view and see how it grows and used. The idea matters for me and the reality that it creates.