Tag: Fairtrade Foundation

Fairtrade Foundation CEO comments on M&S becoming first supermarket to sign onto Shared ImPact

Stuart Mitchell

Commenting on the news that M&S has become the first supermarket to sign onto Shared ImPact, working with Fairtrade and Yeyasso to ensure proof of concept, while talks continue with another major partner that cannot yet be named. Eleanor Harrison, CEO of the Fairtrade Foundation, said: “This Mother’s Day there’s excellent news for the female farmers growing our cocoa in the Yeyasso co-operative in Côte d’Ivoire, and an exciting next step for M&S’ long-standing partnership with Fairtrade. “Chocolate is often seen as an indulgence for many, but for millions of…

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Fairtrade sales outperformed the market during its annual flagship campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The Fairtrade Foundation has reported a strong uplift in retail sales of Fairtrade products driven by its annual flagship campaign Fairtrade Fortnight which ran for the first time in September. According to data from Kantar’s Worldpanel 2024 – which consists of real data scanned in by panelists – Fairtrade sales of confectionery, hot drinks and bananas outperformed that of total volumes versus the 2 weeks prior to the campaign (2 w/e 8th September 2024). Many farmers overseas are under pressure to respond to risks such as poor working conditions, climate…

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Fairtrade sales outperformed the market during its annual flagship campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The Fairtrade Foundation has reported a strong uplift in retail sales of Fairtrade products driven by its annual flagship campaign Fairtrade Fortnight which ran for the first time in September. According to data from Kantar’s Worldpanel 2024 – which consists of real data scanned in by panelists – Fairtrade sales of confectionery, hot drinks and bananas outperformed that of total volumes versus the 2 weeks prior to the campaign (2 w/e 8th September 2024). Many farmers overseas are under pressure to respond to risks such as poor working conditions, climate…

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Fairtrade launches petition to protect forests and farmers

Stuart Mitchell

The Fairtrade Foundation is launching a petition calling on the UK Government to ensure that incoming deforestation legislation does not push extra costs on farmers. The petition also calls for the UK Government to deliver on climate funding commitments. The move comes ahead of secondary legislation of the Environment Act which will come before Parliament this year and outlines further details on deforestation. The new regulation will require big companies to prove that they are not importing products from illegally forested land. Although Fairtrade believes that the deforestation legislation will…

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30 years of Fairtrade making its mark: Together we can build a better future

Stuart Mitchell

2024 is the 30th anniversary of the FAIRTRADE Mark in the UK, and the Fairtrade Foundation will be celebrating the achievements of the movement with innovative events and campaigns throughout the year, it has announced.  It is three decades since Fairtrade-certified products first appeared on the supermarket shelves across the nation. The first, Green & Black’s Maya Gold Chocolate, was launched in 1994, followed by Cafédirect and Percol coffees, and Clipper tea.   There are now more than 6,000 Fairtrade products in the UK alone, and the number is growing…

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