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20 years of Fairtrade Communities: the power of collective action
Fairtrade Communities have been leading the fight for trade justice since the first Fairtrade Town status was awarded 20 years ago.
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![Champa Majhi is putting the compost fertilizer in the cotton farm land at village Kubri in Lanjigarh of Bhawanipatna, Orissa, India](https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Champa-Majhi-photo-by-Ranita-Roy-2021-768x432.jpg)
Fairtrade pilots additional income for organic cotton farmers
A new Fairtrade pilot will pay an extra sum of money on top of the market price to Fairtrade organic…
![A selection of new Fairtrade products from an Aldi and Tony's Chocolonely collaboration, Divine, Liberation, Proper popcorn, Chocolate and Love, Cru Kafe coffee](https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-products-october-2021-banner-2-768x432.jpg)
8 New Fairtrade Products for Autumn 2021
A selection of exciting new Fairtrade products to try on crisp Autumn days. New flavours of chocolate, gorgeous gift boxes, top quality organic coffee, an eco-friendly deodorant and a creamy, crunchy peanut butter.
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Can conversations really change the world?
Any meaningful social change you can think of started with a conversation. Read 5 tips on how to have engaging discussions that drive action.
![Spooky mummy rice crispy pops on a table with icing eye decorations and a bar of Divine 85% dark chocolate](https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Spooky-Mummy-Rice-Crispy-Pops-banner-768x432.jpg)
9 Halloween ideas for 2021
A selection of spooky but sweet Halloween treats.
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What’s the difference: Fairtrade vs ethical coffee
If you’re interested in where your food and drink comes from you’ll have probably heard about the impact climate change…
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How the Women’s School of Leadership transformed Diakete Salimata’s life
Diakete Salimata aged 49 is a member of the SCAANIAS cocoa co-operative and based in a small village near the…
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7 Fairtrade Switches to cut your plastic use
Take the standard supermarket product. We buy it, consume it, discard it. But we all know that a product’s life is longer than that. Fairtrade works to shed light on what happens before you buy a product but what happens after you discard it matters too.