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Fairtrade has published a new position paper on mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) calling on policymakers to ensure that emerging regulations deliver meaningful benefits for farmers, workers, and the environment across global supply chains.  As more governments around the world introduce due diligence legislation, Fairtrade welcomes efforts to hold businesses accountable for human rights and environmental impacts. However, poorly designed rules could unintentionally increase pressure on the very people they aim to protect.  “If laws impose demands on smallholder farmers without providing the financial and technical means…

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Fairtrade International has officially launched the public consultation for its Standards Evolution Project inviting producer organisations, businesses, and partners around the world to help shape the future of Fairtrade Standards. The consultation marks a major milestone in Fairtrade’s multi-year initiative to modernize and strengthen its standards in response to growing global challenges, including climate change, rising production costs, widening social inequalities, and increasingly complex human rights and environmental regulations. As part of Fairtrade’s standard review process for changes in Standards, Fairtrade has published a consultation document with the proposed changes.…

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Public consultation open from 16 July to 15 August Living income has long been at the heart of Fairtrade’s mission. Across our work with farmers, companies and partners, we know that supporting farming households to improve their incomes is essential to creating resilient supply chains, reducing poverty and delivering lasting impact. Today, many companies are looking for credible ways to accelerate progress in this area. To support this ambition, Fairtrade International is developing an Add-on Standard for Advancing Farmer Livelihoods. This is an important next step that provides a harmonised…

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Fairtrade tea sales rose sharply in 2025, with volumes up 35% compared to the previous year – the equivalent of 549 million additional cups of Fairtrade tea enjoyed by UK shoppers. The growth seen in 2025 coincides with the Fairtrade Foundation’s Brew it Fair campaign, calling for change in the tea sector so that the people behind the nation’s favourite drink can earn a decent living. The sales figures come ahead of International Tea Day (21 May) and as Fairtrade continues to urge the UK Government to introduce a responsible…

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A new report estimates that workers in South Africa’s Cape Winelands need about R7,921 per month (gross), or about €410, to afford a decent standard of living. This is about 50% higher than the legal minimum wage in the wine sector. The figure is based on detailed local data, including food prices, housing costs, and interviews with workers across key wine-producing towns such as Stellenbosch, Paarl, Robertson, Rawsonville, and Hermanus. The newly released Living Wage Report: Cape Wineland Regions, South Africa 2025 found that while the current agricultural minimum wage…

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