1. Co-op Group commits £50,000 to support Fairtrade women cocoa farmers - Co-operative News

   

   The Women’s School of Leadership aims to tackle gender inequality and reduce poverty in Ivory Coast

2. Bala Fairtrade balls and bibs for Chipping Norton Town FC

   

   Chipping Norton Town Football Club has been kitted out with Bala Fairtrade footballs and training bibs for the 2016-17 season, thanks to sponsorship from The Phone Co-op. Bala, a Glasgow-based co-operative, works with manufacturers in the northern Pakistani city of Sialkot,

3. Co-operatives back International Fairtrade Charter - Co-operative News

   

   Around 250 organisations back the charter, including the International Co-operative Alliance

4. Waitrose partners with Tony’s Chocolonely for ethical cocoa sourcing initiative - edie.net

   Waitrose partners with Tony’s Chocolonely for ethical cocoa sourcing initiative - edie.net

5. Fairtrade International works to support venture for Ecuadorian cocoa co-operatives

   

   Fairtrade International has recently complete a key scheme with its Cacao of Excellence Programme, working with the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fair Trade Small Producers and Workers (CLAC), to support Eucadorian cocoa co-operatives that are part of its network.

6. Jersey's Fairtrade Island status renewed

   

   JERSEY’S Fairtrade Island status, which it has held for nearly two decades, has been renewed by an organisation that ensures fair pay for farmers in developing […]

7. Harvesting happiness: Vergelegen vineyard contractors treated to Fairtrade groceries | wine.co.za

   

   In today's #wineforgood story, find out how Vergelegen provides for vineyard contract workers as part of its Fairtrade initiative.

8. Fairtrade Africa launches project to combat depletion of vegetable cover

   

   By Regina BennehGoaso, (AR) March, 28, GNA – Ghana Agroforestry for Impact (GAIM) Project has been launched at Goaso in the Ahafo Region to contribute to the improvement of livelihoods and climate change resilience through the agro ecological transition of cocoa farms.The three-year project being implemented by Fairtrade Africa in partnership…

9. Fairtrade Narcotics Present: Cerulean (Single Launch)

   FAIRTRADE NARCOTICS present Cerulean – the first single from their upcoming self titled & entirely self produced album via Groovecult Records. Underpinned by a cyclical rhythmic groove, Cerulean explores the positive law of attraction: the personalities and opportunities that manifest when you follow intuition and pursue what is magnetic.…

10. Ethical Shopping Continues to Rise in the UK Despite Cost of Living Crisis

    

    Despite facing the most significant increase in living costs in four decades, British consumers are increasingly prioritizing ethical shopping, driven by concerns over the environment and the well-being of farmers in developing countries.

11. Fairtrade Africa and partners launch Ghana Agroforestry for Impact Project - MyJoyOnline

    

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12. Ethical shopping on the rise in UK despite cost of living crisis

    

    Increase in Fairtrade income to £13m shows shoppers still prioritising environment and workers’ wellbeing

13. Fairtrade calls for UK to beef up its deforestation laws

    

    Similar to the European Union's deforestation measures to tackle deforestation linked to commodity imports, the UK government has announced a new global deforestation law, but Fairtrade is concerned about the extra costs to farmers.

14. Fairtrade research finds a third of consumers overlook ethical Easter eggs over price assumptions

    

    Fresh research from Fairtrade has found 31% of consumers are overlooking purchasing ethical brand Easter eggs on the assumption that they are costing more, which comes amid an ongoing cost of living crisis that has made consumers instinctively price-sensitive, reports Neill Barston.

15. Fairtrade research finds a third of consumers overlook ethical Easter eggs over price assumptions - Confectionery Production

    Fairtrade research finds a third of consumers overlook ethical Easter eggs over price assumptions - Confectionery Production

16. Fairtrade UK hits 30 and continues to make its mark

    

    Fairtrade is marking its 30th anniversary with a series of innovative events and campaigns throughout the year. 

17. Malton and Norton Fairtrade group celebrate renewal of status

    

    Members of the Malton and Norton Fairtrade steering group have celebrated the renewal of their Fairtrade Towns status.

18. Shoppers urged to buy Fairtrade chocolate this Easter as cocoa prices soar

    

    Cocoa prices have soared to new records in recent weeks after extreme weather and disease hit yields in the world's largest exporters - Ivory Coast and Ghana