1. Nespresso Launches New Sustainability Concept – RE:FARM in Partnership with K11 Musea and Common Farms - Newspatrolling.com

   Nestlé Nespresso SA is the pioneer and reference for highest-quality portioned coffee. The company works with more than 120,000 farmers in 15 countries through its AAA Sustainable Quality™ Program to embed sustainability practices on farms and the surrounding landscapes. Launched in 2003 in collaboration with the NGO Rainforest Alliance and…

2. Tony's Chocolonely raises premium price paid to cocoa farmers in Ghana and Ivory Coast

   

   Dutch ethically-founded chocolate brand Tony's Chocolonely has moved to support cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast and Ghana with its operations through increasing the premiums it pays for crops, in a bid to drive its mission of achieving a living income for key communities in its supply chains, reports Neill Barston.

3. 7-Eleven & TABOO Hosts A Coffee Carnival To Celebrate Partnership With Fairtrade - B&T

   

   To celebrate the partnership, 7-Eleven unveiled a purpose-built, multi-sensory, pop-up ‘Fair Ground’ carnival in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD.

4. Google Slapped with Rs 1,337.76 Crore Fine for Anti-competitive Ways | Details Here

   

   Besides, the fairtrade regulator has directed the internet major to cease and desist from unfair business practices.

5. As Production Costs Soar, Fairtrade Raises Banana Prices in Support of Farmers - Perishable News

   

   Fairtrade has announced new minimum prices for bananas in an effort to cushion banana farmers from the impact of skyrocketing production and living costs. ...

6. ‘Misleading’: Ethical leaders Etiko, Outland Denim and Joyya boycott Ethical Fashion Guide 2022

   

   Etiko’s founder Nick Savaidis says the Ethical Fashion Guide uses a flawed rating system that gives some fashion brands a pass when they should receive a fail.

7. Fairtrade plans banana price increase to help farmers cope with inflation - Produce Business UK

   

   Because of inflation and increased costs of shipping, global certification group Fairtrade has announced a pending 20% average rise in banana prices to help farmers struggling financially. A robust 15% will go toward offsetting the expenses being incurred by producers who export directly. The other 4.5% will go toward the rising costs at farms in…

8. Fairtrade accused of failing to deliver benefits to African farmworkers

   

   Government-backed study claims that wages on officially certified markets are below what is paid by comparable employers

9. Fairtrade is an unjust movement that serves the rich | Ndongo Samba Sylla

   

   In this extract from The Fair Trade Scandal, Ndongo Samba Sylla argues that the narrow approach of Fairtrade puts its financial rewards out of reach for many developing countries

10. 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

11. 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

12. Green & Black’s new bar shows Fairtrade is under threat. But we still need it | Lucy Siegle

    

    Big food companies’ own ethical standards won’t solve the problems of global trade says Lucy Siegle, a journalist who writes about ethical living

13. Fairtrade chief defends cocoa sourcing scheme with Cadbury owner

    

    Michael Gidney insists farmers will not be worse off under Cocoa Life partnership with Mondelēz

14. Fairtrade Kenyan roses project audited amid corruption fears

    

    Supplier of cut flowers to UK supermarkets including Sainsbury’s and Morrisons orders inquiry into distribution of funds

15. Is fair trade finished?

    

    The long read: Fairtrade changed the way we shop. But major companies have started to abandon it and set up their own in-house imitations – threatening the very idea of fair trade

16. Fairtrade urges UK shoppers not to abandon it in ‘race to the bottom’

    

    Ethical group says developing world farmers are struggling with a hit to both living and production costs

17. TROY PEARLEY, HEAD OF DIVINE CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA, INDUCTED INTO THE NCSA CANDY HALL OF FAME

    

    Divine Chocolate, the world’s first and only Fairtrade, B-Corp certified Ethical Premium chocolate brand that is co-owned by cocoa farmers, announced today that

18. Fairtrade banana company ready to talk US expansion

    

    To support its U.S. market expansion, Equifruit will exhibit at the IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show in Orlando from October 27-29 at booth 4579. As a first-time exhibitor, it aims to…