Tag: Fairtrade International

New programme for Fairtrade cocoa cooperatives supports child labour prevention and remediation efforts

Stuart Mitchell

A new programme is launching recently to support Fairtrade certified Ivorian and Ghanaian cocoa cooperatives to strengthen prevention and remediation of child labour and forced labour, according to a joint announcement by Fairtrade International and Fairtrade Africa. With the incidence of child labour having increased in the past decade – involving more than 1.5 million children aged five to 17 working on cocoa farms in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, according to a 2020 report – a change in approach is urgently needed. The new initiative, known as the Fairtrade Child…

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Fairtrade International and U.S. Chapter Fairtrade America Named Top Certification in Its Category

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade International, the original and global leader in fair trade certification, was recognized as the gold standard for fairtrade certification by a recent analysis of fair trade labels conducted by Fair World Project, an independent advocacy group promoting fair trade for small-scale producers and labor justice for workers around the world. The new report, entitled International Guide to Fair Trade Labels, scored eight fair trade and ethical labels on their effectiveness in order to help consumers and companies navigate the increasingly cluttered world of sustainability and ethical certifications. Fairtrade earned…

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Fairtrade Announces Two New Initiatives Supported by European Union

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade International is pleased to announce two new initiatives that will promote sustainable consumption and production in Europe and Asia. Together, the European Union-funded projects will expand their engagement with a diverse array of consumers and producers, politicians and policy makers, and businesses and institutions during the next few years. Advancing sustainable consumption and production in Europe Fairtrade International, together with 21 implementing partners – including eight National Fairtrade Organizations (Czech Republic & Slovakia, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, UK), the Fair Trade Advocacy Office, World Fair Trade Organization…

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