Annotations - poverty reduction

Overall, Naadam has been putting around a hundred to two hundred thousand dollars in the local community every year since its inception, and the impact is “incalculable,” Scanlan says.  “You go to the regions where we work, and there are playgrounds, parks, fresh water, and hospitals. We really rely on the local community to do the work. That’s been the guiding principle behind the business,” he says.

(as providing premiums) -- note the emphasis on physical, visible infrastructure as markers of development

using blockchain to trace cashmere would help to uplift the poor and marginalized, help

(corruption) #animal-welfare #ethical-sourcing -- These are strong claims that are asserted with reference to the Convergence report.

Imagine a world where everything you buy will inevitably have a positive impact on the developing world, such as: ● helping to uplift the poor and marginalized ● aid in fighting corruption ● insurance of animal welfare ● guarantees of ethical sourcing

From the opening sentence of the report. This is a variation of #transformative-values , and potentially #consumer-self-awareness , but the appeal is directed to a consumer who has not already thought of these issues: the reader is invited to "imagine" a world, which assumes they have not already done so -- in the sense that they are not already committed to ethical consumerism. The projected future in which "everything you buy will inevitably have a positive impact on the developing world" implies a frictionless altruism, whereby the consumer can be comfortable with the knowledge that their product choices are "inevitably" good, without the need for deliberate engagement. #frictionless-ethical-consumerism The specific claims relate to #poverty-reduction , #governance , #animal-welfare , #ethical-sourcing