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Fairtrade Foundation applauds UK government’s move to tighten climate targets and include international aviation and shipping in climate laws

20 April 2021.  . The UK government’s ambitious move to cut carbon emissions by 78% by 2035 and to include…

2 min read | April 20, 2021

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A mine worker stands where gold-rich soil is dug at the mining cooperative Limata

Fairtrade, Valcambi, FairCapital and Fairphone partnership set to promote safe and responsible practices in Peru’s artisanal and small-scale gold mines

Fairtrade Valcambi FairCapital and Fairphone are partnering on a new programme funded by the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM…

4 min read | April 20, 2021

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Aldi's beehive egg next to Co-op's golden praline egg

HOPPING GOOD FAIRTRADE CHOCOLATE GOES DOWN A TREAT AT EASTER

Hop into the Fairtrade Foundation round-up of the best ethical Easter treats.

4 min read | April 1, 2021

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Red nose day Fairtrade t-shirts - left t-shirt Finding Nemo characters with red nose and on the right a Jessie character with a lasso catching the red nose

Fairtrade COTTON CHARI-TEES – HELPING TO CHANGE LIVES THIS RED NOSE DAY

grab yourself an exclusive Red Nose Day chari-tee made with Fairtrade certified organic cotton to help change lives in the UK and around the world.

1 min read | March 18, 2021

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Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy – Fairtrade Foundation Response

Responding to the UK government’s Integrated Review of Security Defence Development and Foreign Policy the Fairtrade Foundation’s Head of Policy…

2 min read | March 16, 2021

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auline Wambui, a worker at the Fairtrade certified Valentine Growers in Kiambu, Kenya.

Embrace living wages to help overseas workers ‘bloom back better’ after Covid-19, Fairtrade tells flower industry ahead of Mother’s Day

The UK flower industry must work towards achieving living wages for flower workers in low-income countries and support flower farms to improve workers’ incomes and rights, so they can build their resilience to crises such as Covid-19, says the Fairtrade Foundation.

4 min read | March 12, 2021

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Liz Truss MP with members of the Fairtrade All Party Parliamentary Group at the virtual Fairtrade event

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss affirms importance of Fairtrade to UK trade agenda and overseas development

Liz Truss MP praises ‘huge benefits’ of Fairtrade for consumers and producers, at event marking end of Fairtrade Fortnight.

4 min read | March 10, 2021

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‘The Climate Change Garden’: Fairtrade Fortnight event explores how to grow plants sustainably in a time of climate crisis

Fairtrade teams up with Permaculture Association Rachael Twumasi-Corsen chef Tom Hunt and two Fairtrade tea producers to explore how to…

3 min read | February 25, 2021

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Bright illustration of a farmer picking a cocoa pod with film strip in the background

CREATIVITY AGAINST THE CLIMATE CRISIS: EXPLORING CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND ITS ROLE IN CAMPAIGNING FOR CHANGE

As Fairtrade Fortnight continues, actor and Fairtrade Foundation Patron actor Adjoa Andoh chairs a creative activitsm debate.

2 min read | February 24, 2021

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Fairtrade farmer Hector Hermilo Perdomo surveys the damage to farmland after Hurricanes Eta and Iota hit Honduras in November 2020

‘Stop dumping our emissions on poorer countries’: Fairtrade urges government to protect farmers and food supplies from climate crisis

New report launched to mark Fairtrade Fortnight calls for action on climate crisis.

4 min read | February 22, 2021

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