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GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Organizations relating to Merchants

Sporting Goods Industry Data Harmonization Organization / Bern, Switzerland / Est. 1997
World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Associations / Goyang, Korea Rep / Est. 1981
International Council of Grocery Manufacturers Associations / Arlington VA, USA / Est. 1982
European Union of Wholesale in Eggs, Egg-Products, Poultry and Game / Veenendaal, Netherlands / Est. 1959
Middle East Council of Shopping Centres / Dubai, United Arab Emirates / Est. 1994
Global Traders Conference
MSPA / Orlando FL, USA / Est. 1998
Living Knowledge - The International Science Shop Network / Bonn, Germany / Est. 2000
Tobacco House
Retail Industry Leaders Association / Arlington VA, USA / Est. 1966
EHI Retail Institute / Cologne, Germany / Est. 1989
Golden Palm International / Colombo, Sri Lanka / Est. 1985
Not For Sale / Emeryville CA, USA / Est. 2007
Convention Sales Professionals International / Buck Hill Falls PA, USA / Est. 1991
European Community Wholesalers and International Traders Association / Est. 1993
International Cooperative Wholesale Society / Est. 1924
International Federation of Merchant-Tailors / Est. 1910
Scandinavian Textile Retailers Union / Est. 1950
Union européenne des groupements des grossistes spécialistes en papeterie
International Shopfitting Organisation / Est. 1959
European Federation of Dairy Retailers / Est. 1959
International Federation of Retail Jewellers, Watchmakers and Goldsmiths / Est. 1913
Council of the Wholesale Merchants Federations in the Northern Countries / Est. 1924
Nordic Council of Perfumery Retailers / Est. 1960
International Union of Department Stores / Est. 1953
European Retail Alliance
Nordiske Kjøpmannskomité
Union internationale des fédérations de détaillants en produits laitiers / Est. 1953
European Telemarketing Federation / Est. 1988
European Committee of Importers' and Wholesale Grocers' Associations
European Federation of Toy Retailers / Est. 1961
International Union of Cooperative Wholesale Societies / Est. 1919
International Federation of Importers and Wholesale Grocers Associations / Est. 1927
Toy Traders of Europe / Nürburg, Germany
Nordisk Papirhandlerråd
Licensing International / New York NY, USA / Est. 1985
International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association / Arlington TX, USA
Convention on the Law Applicable to International Sales of Goods / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 1955
Arrangement Concerning Consultations Prior to the Installation in the Vicinity of the Frontiers of Permanent Stores of Explosive Substances for Civil Use / Est. 1950
Convention Concerning Minimum Standards in Merchant Ships / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1976
Convention Relating to the Tonnage Measurement of Merchant Ships / Est. 1934
Convention Concerning the Minimum Requirement of Professional Capacity for Masters and Officers on Board Merchant Ships / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1936
International Convention Relative to the Status of Enemy Merchant Ships at the Outbreak of Hostilities / Est. 1907
Convention sur la compétence du for contractuel en cas de vente à caractère international d'objets mobiliers corporels / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 1958
Convention Relative to the Conversion of Merchant-ships into War-ships / Est. 1907
Protocol for Limiting and Regulating the Cultivation of the Poppy Plant, the Production Of, International and Wholesale Trade In, and Use of Opium / Est. 1953
Convention on the Law Governing Transfer of Title in International Sales of Goods / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 1958
Agreement Respecting Facilities to be Given to Merchant Seamen for the Treatment Venereal Disease / Est. 1924
Protocol Amending the Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods / Est. 1980
Convention on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 1986

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World Problems relating to Merchants

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Unregulated street vending
Acariasis
Remote purchasing
Compulsive spenders
Fraudulent commodities
Protectionism in the automobile industry
Impersonality of mass market shopping facilities
Covert marketing
Maldistribution of urban shopping facilities
International trade in endangered species
Inappropriate agricultural subsidies for chemicalized farming
Trafficking in women
Excessive availability of contraceptives
Lack of human organs for transplantation
Exclusive sales and representation agreements in transfer of technology
Proliferation of telemarketing
Trafficking in children
Proliferation of weapons in civilian hands
Inadequate working conditions
Proliferation of commercialism
Unsatisfactory retail banking
Market research subservient to sales
Untapped potential for retail trade in small towns

Action Strategies relating to Merchants

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Selling
Shopping
Vending
Monitoring farming production
Monitoring chemical industry
Reviewing food processing industry
Planning mining industry
Monitoring steel industry
Protesting sale of tropical timber
Monitoring engineering industry
Monitoring timber production
Dealing with unsolicited calls
Increasing employment in retail sector
Establishing pedestrian malls
Producing oilseeds and oils
Using intermediate stores for wastes
Monitoring management and sale of government property
Privatizing telecommunications
Monetizing food aid
Banning tobacco sales to children
Restoring consumer confidence
Restricting sale of prescription drugs via the internet
Purchasing-Selling
Making saleable cloth
Expanding lucrative stock sales

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