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Did You Know?
The term “boycott” is named for Charles Boycott, There are 30.7 million small a 19th century land manager in Ireland who was businesses in the United States shunned and refused business by locals for that account for 99.9% of
evicting tenant farmers who couldn’t pay their all U.S. businesses.19 rents after a bad crop.17 In the United States, women comprise 50.52%
of the population. However, only 19% of all businesses with employees are headed by women but 36.1% of all Black-owned 70% of the world is fed
by small-scale farmers.15
Global retail sales projected by 2022: 26 .7 trillion USD14 businesses are headed by women. 20
There are over 6,000 fair trade products available
worldwide.18
73% of global consumers say they would definitely or probably change their consumption habits to reduce
their impact on the environment.16