Amanda Archila serves as Executive Director of Fairtrade America, where she leads the organization in increasing market access for Fairtrade farmers and workers by cultivating impact-driven relationships with businesses and expanding consumer demand for Fairtrade goods. Archila’s roots in the fair trade movement began as a student activist and through the launch of a domestic fair trade certification in India with cotton farmers. Since then, Archila has gained more than 15 years of experience working in a range of industries, from natural foods with Divine Chocolate to e-commerce retail in a variety of senior leadership vendor management roles at Amazon.
Amanda Archila
Executive Director
Fairtrade America
What Socially Responsible Procurement Can - and Can’t - Do to Help Address Human Rights Abuses and Injustice in Supply Chains
Social procurement is a powerful force that can have profound positive impacts along the value chain of many industries. At the same time, it also often faces significant headwinds due to intractable circumstances stemming from complex political and ... View More
What Socially Responsible Procurement Can - and Can’t - Do to Help Address Human Rights Abuses and Injustice in Supply Chains
Social procurement is a powerful force that can have profound positive impacts along the value chain of many industries. At the same time, it also often faces significant headwinds due to intractable circumstances stemming from complex political and ... View More

