The Power of Money
For better and for worse, business has a major impact on critical social issues facing our world today. The power to generate money is a force that can be wielded for good, evil, and many things in between.

Shareholder Value
While most businesses pay lip-service to their good-deeds in advertising, few operate with a focus on social missions. The majority of companies exist to maximize ‘shareholder value;’ this means to maximize their owners wealth. Unfortunately, reality is that quest often leaves more poverty in it’s wake: under-paid workers, unjust payment terms, depleted natural resources. These area few examples that often fall under the category of ‘necessary cost-cutting measures.’

Thinking ‘Win-Lose’
Unfortunately, many businesses buy into the lie that this paradigm is a necessary part of running a profitable business. This falsehood reflects ugly sides of our human nature: selfish greed. Profits aren’t high enough—we need more. And to get more (for us), it has to come from somewhere. This is win-lose thinking: ‘Someone has to lose, so that I can win.’ The sad reality is that the ‘losers’ in this equation usually can’t afford to lose more; they’re usually people that already have little power or recourse.

The Power of One Trading Co. joins the forces of businesses that believe that no there is no such thing as true profitability without fairness and sustainability.
We believe in a way of doing business where EVERYONE profits.

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