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Fairtrade secures €15m from Europe in COVID-19 relief and recovery funds for its producers
Government agencies and commercial organizations pledge financial support to provide direct support to producers on the frontline of the pandemic.
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Oxford fairtrade shop goes online in response to Covid-19
A POPULAR fairtrade shop in the heart of Oxford has launched an online store to make ‘fair, sustainable and ethical’ shopping easier.
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Pocklington’s Fairtrade group keen to highlight cause after Covid-19 hits events programme
Pocklington’s Fairtrade group (Pocklington FLAG) is currently unable to run either its monthly Fairtrade stalls or any Christmas special events due to the Covid-19 restrictions.
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UK falls in love again with Fairtrade bananas and coffee
British public support for ethical label lifts sales of Fairtrade goods for the first time since 2013
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Fairtrade only really benefits supermarkets. A rethink is needed | Ndongo Samba Sylla
The Fairtrade movement offers too few benefits to rural producers of the global south, writes Ndongo Samba Sylla, a Senegalese development economist
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Move by UK supermarkets threatens to bring Fairtrade crashing down
Tesco is to join Sainsbury’s in changing the branding of some ‘fairly traded’ products
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Fairtrade chief defends cocoa sourcing scheme with Cadbury owner
Michael Gidney insists farmers will not be worse off under Cocoa Life partnership with Mondelēz
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'Profoundly disappointing': KitKat cuts ties with Fairtrade
Fairtrade label guarantees farmers get a set minimum price and a financial bonus
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Campaigners make their voices heard
Protestors in the north-east have joined the Keep Kit Kat Fairtrade campaign.
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Gearies Primary School pupils sell Fairtrade breakfasts to support farmers around world
Pupils at Gearies Primary School, in Gants Hill, have been selling hundreds of breakfast servings to community members all in the name...
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Problem Solved #16: FairTrade talks reclaiming its status in a crowded market
To mark the launch of our new manifesto – setting out The Drum’s editorial mission to help readers solve their problems – we’re christening today Solutions Day on thedrum.com. And to set the tone, over the course of 24 hours our team of worldwide journalists will be spotlighting 24 recent examples of times when our industry demonstrated…
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Murals in Denver, Los Angeles and Nashville Highlight Fairtrade Efforts
The purchasing behaviors of coffee consumers in the COVID-19 era in the United States have turned, in a word, topsy-turvy. In an attempt to refocus consumers and draw attention to Fair Trade Month …
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Campaigners present Nestlé with petition over ending Fairtrade KitKat deal - Confectionery Production
Campaigners have protested at the UK headquarters of Nestlé, handing over a petition signed by 300,000 against the company's move away from Fairtrade cocoa sourcing for its KitKat brand, reports Neill Barston.
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How Fairtrade Protects Company Supply Chains — and Brand Reputations
We caught up with Peg Willingham, newly minted Executive Director of Fairtrade America, to clear up the confusion around the concept of “fair trade”; and hear why Fairtrade is more important than ever.
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Here's Why KitKat Can't Say 'Black Lives Matter' While Abandoning Fairtrade
After Nestlé ditched Fairtrade this summer, we’re saying enough is enough.
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Fairtrade takes living wage action
Group has proposed a plan to achieve living wages for workers on Fairtrade-certified plantations
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Fairtrade America Launches "Choose Fairtrade: Choose The World You Want" Campaign To Raise Awareness Of Fairtrade's Positive Impacts
/PRNewswire/ -- In honor of October as Fair Trade Month, Fairtrade America is launching a national campaign to generate broader awareness for how a simple...
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KitKat: Petition delivered to Nestle opposing Fairtrade removal
The manufacturers of KitKat bars announced in June it would no longer be linked to Fairtrade.
