1. Fairtrade to premiere ‘Bitter Sweet’ film on World Chocolate Day

    Specially commissioned film designed to reveal to consumers how choosing Fairtrade chocolate can change the lives and futures of cocoa farmers and their communities.
    confectionerynews.com
  2. Fairtrade Launches Global 'Bitter Sweet' Campaign to Unwrap a Fairer Future for Cocoa Farmers - Perishable News

    Fairtrade has unveiled a new global campaign, Bitter Sweet, featuring a stop-motion animation, "Unwrap a Fairer Future," that literally unwraps the bitter truth behind unethical cocoa sourcing practices by some major chocolate manufacturers. From July 1-7, 2021, this global campaign will reach people in 22 countries leading up to the film's global…
    Perishable News
  3. PACJA, Fairtrade Africa sign pact to build climate resilience in small holder farmers, agricultural trade | News Ghana

    The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and Fairtrde Africa (FTA) have on Thursday signed a collaborative pact aimed at addressing the effects of climate change on trade from smallholder farming, and respective producer groups across Africa. Signed in Nairobi, Kenya the memorandum of understanding between the two leading coalitions…
    News Ghana
  4. Fairtrade Launches Global 'Bitter Sweet' Campaign To Unwrap A Fairer Future For Cocoa Farmers

    /PRNewswire/ -- Fairtrade has unveiled a new global campaign, Bitter Sweet, featuring a stop-motion animation, "Unwrap a Fairer Future," that literally unwraps...
    prnewswire.com
  5. Fairtrade Launches Global 'Bitter Sweet' Campaign To Unwrap A Fairer Future For Cocoa Farmers

    Fairtrade has unveiled a new global campaign, Bitter Sweet, featuring a stop-motion animation, "Unwrap a Fairer Future," that literally unwraps the bitter truth behind unethical cocoa sourcing practices by some major chocolate manufacturers. From July 1-7, 2021, this global campaign will reach people in 22 countries leading up to the film's global…
    finance.yahoo.com
  6. Fairtrade studies reveal its work offers vital boost for Ivory Coast farmers

    Latest research from Fairtrade into living standards for cocoa farming families has revealed that on average, those benefitting from its trading initiatives have seen a boost amounting to an average 9% extra to household incomes beyond essential provisions, reports Neill Barston
    Confectionery Production
  7. PACJA, Fairtrade Africa sign pact to build climate resilience in small holder farmers, agricultural trade

    Climate change greatly impact African farmers as evidenced by reduced yields which also affects trade. For fair trade, social justice must be at the core
    EIN News
  8. Research from Fairtrade shows how certification raises standards for poorest cocoa farmers

    New study released in time for World Chocolate Day shows farmers in the most impoverished circumstances benefit from growing cocoa rather than their non-certified counterparts.
    confectionerynews.com
  9. New look on the Hoek

    South African Fairtrade wine range Fish Hoek has had its bottles redesigned by Accolade Wines
    scottishgrocer.co.uk
  10. OCA Leads Group Investing in Organic Cotton Farming in India

    Farmers in the Fairtrade cooperative Chetna will get financial aid and non-GM seed to help grow 250 tons of organic cotton per year.
    Sourcing Journal
  11. Saddleworth Outdoor keeps it local and eco-friendly

    AN UPPERMILL business is playing its part in protecting the planet by expanding its ranges of clothes and items that are organic, sustainable, fairtrade and eco-friendly. Saddleworth Outdoor, on th…
    Saddleworth Independent
  12. OCA joins German cohort to drive organic cotton farming in India

    Netherlands' Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has partnered with Tchibo, Dibella, Fairtrade Deutschland and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ),...
    fibre2fashion.com
  13. Virtuous shoppers: Ethical trading category report 2021

    Growth in Fairtrade was monumental last year. But can a rise in ethical purchasing survive the pinch on consumer spending?
    The Grocer
  14. Is Climate Change Putting the Future of Coffee at Risk?

    At the African Fairtrade Convention, the International Research Institute for Climate and Society and Fairtrade will raise a red flag in a panel conversation on the intersection of human rights, climate change and coffee.
    State of the Planet
  15. Kenyan Farmers Among Thousands who Benefitted From Sh630mn COVID Relief Fund by Fairtrade International - Capital Business

    NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 24- A section of farmers in the country were among the beneficiaries of a Sh630.5 million fund, allocated by Fairtrade International Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |
    Capital Business
  16. Trade: Draft law for better regulation of food labels receives criticism

    Non-profit organisations "Fairtrade Luxembourg" and "Fair Mëllech" have issued a press release to point out a number of weaknesses in the proposal.
    today.rtl.lu
  17. LISTED: 8 places to shop 'ethically' in Reading

    SHOPPING IN 2021 is not the same as it was 10 years ago.
    Reading Chronicle
  18. Fairtrade expresses concerns over key drop in prices for Ivory Coast and Ghana cocoa crops

    Fairtrade has expressed key concerns at a 'disastrous' cocoa prices within key West African markets of Ivory Coast and Ghana, with potential impact on future sustainability for the industry, reports Neill Barston.