The Fairtrade Foundation has launched a new initiative to encourage jewellers to use ethically-sourced gold and silver, in order to revolutionise the jewellery sector. The Goldsmiths...
Harriet Lamb, director of the Fairtrade Foundation, looks at the fairtrade revolution, explains why it is important and what impact it can have around the world...
The ethical consumer market, most notably the food and drink sector, grew by more than 12% in 2012 despite the global recession, according to findings by...
A poll has revealed that the majority of consumers would agree to pay more for bananas if this means that farmers have better wages and working...
American ice-cream brand Ben & Jerry’s is supporting a campaign launched by the Fairtrade Foundation to make retailers pay more for bananas, as it believes businesses...
Sales in the UK’s Fairtrade sector rose by 14% in 2013 compared to the previous year, but campaigners have warned that there is much room for...
Bananas are one of the world’s favourite fruits. In the UK, we eat 100 bananas per year on average and spend hundreds of millions of pounds...
The Fairtrade Foundation kicked off Fairtrade Fortnight on Monday with a campaign asking UK supermarkets to pay a fair price for their bananas, with poor rates forcing farmers in developing world countries...
What if we could continue to live comfortable lives and buy interesting and exciting products without damaging something or someone somewhere along the value chain? What...
What if we could continue to live comfortable lives and buy interesting and exciting products without damaging something or someone somewhere along the value chain? What...
As the UK’s largest 100% Fairtrade hot drinks company, Cafédirect is committed to ensure that its products are sustainable and benefit the growers. The company was...
Suma is the UK’s largest independent wholefood distributor but its greatest value stands in the ethics behind its products. Suma is a co-operative providing fairtrade, vegetarian...
Shortlisted at the recent 2013 Observer Ethical Awards, Zoe Palmer is a role model for young people who want to engage with sustainability, wildlife and entrepreneurship....
Welcome to Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Guide to Fair Trade 2013. Dutch free speech organisation Loesje once questioned whether it would “not be more logical to label unfair products”. But for...
Welcome to Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Guide to Fair Trade 2013. Dutch free speech organisation Loesje once questioned whether it would “not be more logical to label unfair products”. But for...