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New study highlights ways Fairtrade can support businesses looking to reduce carbon emissions on smallholder farms

Stuart Mitchell

A new study investigates the carbon footprint of four Fairtrade products from five country origins (cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, coffee from Colombia, bananas from the Dominican Republic and red roses from Kenya). It identifies mitigation strategies for each commodity, and reveals five key recommendations to help businesses looking to reduce their scope 3 emissions (the indirect emissions created in a value chain) on smallholder farms in their supply chains.   The primary finding of the study, Carbon footprints and mitigation opportunities in Fairtrade supply chains, is that, when working…

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Climate change adaptation plans revealed as a crucial tool for Fairtrade farmers

Stuart Mitchell

Due to the expanding consequences of climate change, a growing number of Fairtrade producer organisations have developed and implemented climate change adaptation plans to help strengthen production, according to a newly released Fairtrade study. The study, titled “Exploratory Study into Climate Change Adaptation Plans and Measures in the Fairtrade System,” found that climate change adaptation plans have mostly been developed by coffee producers so far, representing 52 percent of the existing plans, likely because they became a core requirement in the 2022 update of Fairtrade Coffee Standard. However, some cocoa,…

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New research reveals significant sustainability benefits of Fairtrade organic cotton in India as compared to conventional practices

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade certified organic cotton in India is associated with better environmental outcomes than non-Fairtrade cotton, according to a new study released today at the first International Fairtrade Textile Forum in Paris. Commissioned by Fairtrade India, the study was conducted in six of the top cotton-producing states in India and was designed to detect differences between farms that are both Fairtrade and organic certified, farms that are non-Fairtrade and using conventional methods, and some variations in between, including Fairtrade farms in the process of converting to organic. Cotton that was both…

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Fairtrade’s banana offer creates resilient supply chains

Stuart Mitchell

In occasion of Fruit Attraction 2024, Fairtrade is pleased to show how the expansion of its sustainable banana offer contributes to workers’ income and supports businesses committed towards living wages on certified banana plantations across the world. The sustainable banana offer, officially launched one year ago, covers wage and price calculation, its distribution, reporting, and third party verification in one convenient Fairtrade solution. It includes four core elements – the Fairtrade Minimum Price (FMP), additional cash payments from the Fairtrade Premium, the Living Wage Reference Price (LWRP), and the Fairtrade…

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Thousands turn out to support Fairtrade’s ‘Be the Change’ Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade Fortnight – two weeks of events and awareness-raising about Fairtrade in the UK (9-22 September) – has concluded, with thousands of committed Fairtrade supporters turning out to support its ‘Be the Change’ Campaign. Following Fortnight there was a significant increase in awareness amongst the UK public, with 23% of people saying they have heard of Fairtrade Fortnight (up from 12% in 2023). 83% of people who said they had heard of Fairtrade Fortnight said that they went on to purchase a Fairtrade product as a result of seeing the…

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