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Choose The World You Want Festival Line-up announced

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade Fortnight 2022 (21st February – 6th March) returns with its Choose The World You Want festival for the second year to highlight how Fairtrade is the simple choice we can all make to support farmers and workers to adapt to the effects of climate change. The Fairtrade Foundation hopes people will engage with Fairtrade Fortnight once again this year, as part of their ongoing efforts to protect people and planet. The online festival, which runs for the two weeks of Fairtrade Fortnight, will feature around 40 virtual events designed…

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Maria Black becomes first luxury jewellery brand to join new Fairtrade gold sourcing programme

Stuart Mitchell

Maria Black becomes the first luxury jewellery brand to join the new Fairtrade Gold Sourcing Programme (GSP) on 3 December 2021. In 2021, which marks 10 years of Fairtrade Gold, the programme was launched to enable more jewellery brands and businesses to source from an ethical supply chain.  Maria Black’s IMPACT gold alloy, which is available in some UK stores comprises 30% Fairtrade Gold and 70% recycled gold. Maria Black’s support for Fairtrade Gold means miners will benefit from the Fairtrade Standards, including fair prices and investment through the Premium,…

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Co-op commits international aid investment and launches climate change commitments for Fairtrade producers

Stuart Mitchell

Co-op has announced a commitment to continue to spend more than 0.7% of its pre-tax profit to international aid and has joined forces with Fairtrade Africa and Fairtrade Foundation to support producers combating the effects of climate change. The convenience retailer makes the announcement as it launches its latest report – Climate Justice for People and Planet – which calls for increased business accountability to protect and invest in the resilience and transition of global supply chains in the face of the climate crisis. Co-op’s expansion of its partnership with Fairtrade Africa will…

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Fairtrade Launches Global ‘Bitter Sweet’ Campaign To Unwrap A Fairer Future For Cocoa Farmers

Stuart Mitchell

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 reached people in 22 countries leading up to the film’s global debut across Fairtrade’s owned social channels on World Chocolate Day, July 7, 2021. ”Unwrap a Fairer Future” is a specially commissioned campaign film designed to show how choosing Fairtrade chocolate can change the lives of cocoa farmers. Produced by…

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Fairtrade Commits to a Better Future for Thousands of Banana Farmers

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade International announces a comprehensive approach to supporting banana farmers in 2021 and beyond through efforts to achieve living wages and improve working conditions. Fairtrade’s new Base Wage for banana workers will benefit thousands of workers on Fairtrade-certified banana estates and make significant strides toward a sustainable living wage. While living wages are the most pressing challenge facing the banana sector, Fairtrade is taking a holistic view by also implementing initiatives to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of banana farmers in the workplace, including health and safety, gender equity,…

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