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Fairtrade Foundation backs parliamentary recommendations for addressing impacts of Covid-19 in developing countries
Fairtrade welcomes a new report urging the UK government to ensure action on global health crises does not undermine longer-term international development work.
Fairtrade Foundation responds to new Environment Bill measures to tackle illegal deforestation in supply chains
Fairtrade Foundation’s position on new move to ban UK firms from selling products linked to illegal deforestation overseas.
You’ve heard of Gen Y and Gen Z, but what about Gen Tea?
Clipper Tea launches its biggest marketing campaign to date to celebrate Gen Tea. A new generation of consumers who love tea but care about the people and planet too.
Amazon Launches ‘Climate Pledge Friendly’ in Europe to Make It Easier for Customers to Discover and Shop for Sustainable Products
Fairtrade is taking part in Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly programme, launched in Europe today to help customers find sustainable products.
Who’s going to pay to end child labour in West African cocoa?
Dario Soto Abril, CEO Fairtrade International, explains why fair trade must become the norm rather than the exception to tackle child labour in West African cocoa production.
Fairtrade secures funds to protect future cotton supply chains
Scheme will support most vulnerable cotton famers during Covid-19 and help keep our favourite clothes on shop shelves.
Why we should keep choosing sustainable fashion that boosts incomes for farmers and workers
Feel good about your fashion by choosing eco-friendly outfits that benefit the people who make our clothes and limit our impact on the planet’s resources.
Fairtrade welcomes cocoa farmers earning a higher price in Ghana & Côte d’Ivoire
As the cocoa harvest season begins in West Africa, Fairtrade welcomes the higher price farmers receive in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana as of 1 October.
Fairtrade Relief Fund assists producers hit hard by the COVID pandemic
Fairtrade producer organisations in 55 countries are benefitting from the €2.1 million Fairtrade Producer Relief Fund that is helping thousands of farmers, workers and their communities cope with the immediate impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
New modern slavery measures: ‘an important step in the right direction’ says Fairtrade Foundation
Fairtrade Foundation has welcomed the UK Government’s new measures to hold businesses and public bodies accountable for tackling modern slavery.