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7 ways to inspire tea lovers to choose a healthy product for people and planet
Fairtrade Foundation’s Catherine Rubbens Senior Partnerships Manager sits down with Julie Hirsch Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of the Fairtrade-certified…

Love Chocolate, hate injustice? 6 reasons to choose Fairtrade
We all love chocolate but like most things in life, if you look more closely at the wrapper you can find out a lot more about the conditions under which the beans in your bar were produced.

Meet Kouao Amah – the farmer behind your chocolate bar
We’re celebrating the cocoa farmers in West Africa who grow the beans for our chocolate by sharing their stories

Fairtrade Summer Picnic Food Ideas
It’s picnic season! Whether you are picnicking in the park, in your garden, or (going by the weather in the UK so far this summer) in your living room – we’ve pulled together a list of some great Fairtrade options to pack into your picnic hamper.

10 Fairtrade drinks for summer 2021
There are plenty of vibrant Fairtrade wines on the market this summer with rosé to serenade your picnic or crisp…

How well did the G7 do? Fairtrade Africa responds
How well did the G7 do – and what do we still need to fight for

Zoë de Pass: 5 reasons to wear ethical jewellery
Zoë de Pass, Founder of fashion brand ‘Dress Like A Mum’, visits Baroque, a Brighton based jeweller working with Fairtrade gold.

How Fairtrade is Tackling Child Labour
It’s the silent scourge of our globalized trade system: roughly 152 million children trapped in child labour, many of them working inside the global food chain. How can we eliminate child labour once and for all?

‘We all need a healthy planet to thrive’ – Q&A with Fairtrade’s Climate Advisor
A Q&A with Fairtrade’s Climate Advisor on our mission to tackle climate change.

12 Delicious Speciality Coffees That Are Fairtrade
Discover the superior taste of speciality coffee and enjoy it all the more, knowing that the farmers were paid fairly when you choose Fairtrade.