All Fairtrade articles – Page 3
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Comment and Opinion
Why climate change is a focus of Fairtrade Fortnight 2022
Smallholder farmers lack the finance needed to build climate resilience, despite having the vital expertise in adaptation and mitigation, says Michael Gidney, CEO of the Fairtrade Foundation
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News
Co-op moves all South African wine to Fairtrade standards
Co-op is also investing £800,000 through donations and social premium into a start-up winery called Fairroots
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News
Retailers sticking to Fairtrade commitments despite supply chain woes
However, rising consumer inflation could force shoppers into hard choices
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News
Co-op launches climate change commitments for Fairtrade producers
Co-op also said it would continue in its commitment to spend more than 0.7% of its pre-tax profit to international aid
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Category Report
Virtuous shoppers: Ethical trading category report 2021
Growth in Fairtrade was monumental last year. But can a rise in ethical purchasing survive the pinch on consumer spending?
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News
Leon rolls out organic coffee trio into Sainsbury’s
Its partnership with Puro and World Land Trust will ensure each bag purchased supports rainforest conservation efforts
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Category Report
A fair future? Fairtrade category report 2020
Fairtrade products have boomed during the pandemic. But as a recession looms, will consumers continue to buy into ethics?
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News
Nestlé to end Kit Kit Fairtrade deal in favour of Rainforest Alliance certification
The decision marks the end of a 10-year relationship between Kit Kat and Fairtrade
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News
Divine Chocolate CEO Sophi Tranchell leaves the business
Tranchell is departing after helping to secure a new owner for Divine to ensure it was ‘left in good hands and well-supported for the future’
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The Big Interview
Michael Gidney: how Fairtrade is fighting the good fight
How Michael Gidney is taking Fairtrade to the masses
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Comment and Opinion
How the Co-op's new bond is marrying corporate finance with ethical projects
The Co-op’s new bond for Fairtrade-focused projects demonstrates the interest investors have in ethical and social projects
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News
Aldi to invest in Fairtrade project in Ethiopia
Called Empowering Women in the Ethiopian Flower Sector, the project aims to help women become leaders at work and in their communities
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Comment and Opinion
Albert Heijn's work to tackle human rights abuses sets a precedent for UK supers
Albert Heijn in the Netherlands is leading the way with bold initiatives to acknowledge and eradicate human rights abuses in its supply chains, says Rachel Wilshaw, ethical trade manager at Oxfam
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News
Profits slide at Divine Chocolate amid currency pressures
Profits dropped to just £9k in the year ended 30 June 2018
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Category Report
Lost in shelf space? Ethical trading category report 2019
As a growing number of schemes crowd the aisles, how do brands ensure they stand out?
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News
Percol unveils plastic-free, compostable coffee pouches
The packaging made from plant fibres and eucalyptus wood pulp is a European first, the brand claims
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News
Co-op chief calls for global clarity across ethical schemes
Michael Fletcher said the increasing number of ethical schemes was muddying shopper decision making
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News
No-deal Brexit disastrous for developing world farmers
Farmers were at risk of companies switching sourcing arrangements while preferential tariffs offered by the EU could come to an end, according to Fairtrade report
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News
Divine Chocolate unveils its first organic bars
They are made with cocoa from a farmers’ co-operative on the west African island of São Tomé`
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News
Sainsbury's urged to switch back to Fairtrade tea
Campaign group Global Citizen has launched a petition calling for Sainsbury’s to row back from Fairly Traded mark