Tag: Sustainability

We dispel some common myths about Fairtrade flowers and how Aldi is making positive changes in their flower supply chain and sourcing.

Fashion industry experts Safia Minney, Abhishek Jani and Margaux Schleder shared their insights on fair fashion, ten years after the Rana Plaza tragedy.

Hear from six pioneering Fairtrade brands, from olive oil to chocolate, on how they are working with Fairtrade to create a brighter future.

Fairtrade ambassador Deborah Osei-Mensah explains how Fairtrade farmers are tackling climate change – and what world leaders need to do.

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.

People are beginning to think differently when it comes to grocery shopping. Not only are we thinking about price, we are also starting to consider how the product was made and the impact it has on both people and the planet.

‘The fight for democracy and justice and the fight against environmental breakdown are one and the same.’ – George Monbiot

Here are ten ways Fairtrade contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

More and more of us are expressing our values through our everyday shopping. We increasingly demand more information about what goes into our food and other purchases, where they come from and how they are made.

Cotton is the world’s oldest commercial crop and is grown in more than 100 countries. How much do you know about this fibre and the people who produce it?