-
Celebrate World Fair Trade Day with Dedicated Fair Trade Brands
An initiative of the World Fair Trade Organization (www.wfto.com), World Fair Trade Day (WFTD) is an annual global celebration occurring each May.
-
Fair Trade in the North?
I love to eat fresh organic strawberries. In the summer I buy them from local family-farm producers here in rural Wisconsin, but in the winter I must source them from afar
-
Visualizing Fair Trade Coffee
The fair trade certification world has entered a period of major change.
-
FWP's Statement on Fair Trade USA's Resignation from Fairtrade International (FLO)
Fair trade is a social movement and market model that aims to empower small-scale farmers and their communities in underdeveloped countries
-
Maya Vinic: Moving from Tragedy to Triumph
If you have ever been to the headquarters of the coffee producers' cooperative Maya Vinic in Acteal, Chiapas – you understand the powerful, positive impact genuine fair trade relationships can have on the lives of small-scale farmers.
-
Small Producers' Organizations at the Forefront of Fair Trade
Most small producers live in communities with low levels of development, without adequate public services, and without sources of income to live a dignified life.
-
FAIR TRADE The Long Journey That Informs the Current Reality
We envisioned a company that would help birth a movement and enable people to know where their food came from, who grew it and under what conditions it was produced.
-
Challenges of Certification for Fair Trade Crafts: Part 2
Today we continue our exploration of why the different craft stakeholders—including producers and artisan groups, wholesalers in the US, and small and large retailers—would or would not want to participate in the certification of fair trade crafts.
Stop news scroll
Play news scroll
- Action Alert: Tell Starbucks and Green Mountain to Support Small Fair Trade Farmers
- News Alert N. America Fair Trade Stakeholder Council Forms to Clarify Direction of Fair Trade. With Fair Trade experiencing monumental change in the past few months, some committed stakeholders in North America started a dialogue initiative in December 2011 to clarify the direction for the Fair Trade movement in North America.
- Press Release: World Fair Trade Day: Dedicated Fair Trade Brands Announce Major Consumer Campaign The fair trade advocacy organization, Fair World Project (FWP), will coordinate more than 500 retail store events on World Fair Trade Day, May 12, 2012. The coordinated campaign to celebrate and promote World Fair Trade Day is being sponsored by dedicated fair trade brands Alaffia, Alter Eco, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, Guayaki, Equal Exchange, and Maggie's Organics.
- Action Alert: Support Small Coffee Farmers! Stop “fair trade” coffee plantations. Fair Trade USA (formerly TransFair USA) and its new initiative, Fair Trade For All, aims to expand fair trade certification to include coffee plantations. “Fair Trade for All” has been a major point of contention in Fair Trade USA’s split from Fairtrade International (FLO).
- For a Better World Publication
-
- Visit Our Blog
-
- Event Calendar
-
- Commited Fair Trade Brands
-
