Small-scale farmers are at the heart of the fair trade movement. Now Fairtrade International has updated their fair trade standards […]
Anna Canning does Communications for Fair World Project, where she co-edits and coordinates the biannual For A Better World magazine and runs the annual World Fair Trade Day retailer program. She has nearly 15 years of experience all along the supply chain working for companies that are leaders in the movement for authentic fair trade in the natural foods industry.
Fyffes, the billion-dollar fruit company, was just kicked out of the Ethical Trading Initiative, marking another victory—sort of. Farmworkers on […]
March 8th is International Women’s Day. It’s a day for celebrating the contributions of women to our world, and a […]
CRISPR cocoa: it sounds like it might be a new chocolate bar with tasty, crunchy bits, but it’s not. CRISPR […]
Small-scale coffee farmers took to the streets to stand up for their livelihoods this month as a dispute escalates with […]
Fairtrade International recently announced that they are increasing the fair trade minimum price for cocoa. That’s a step in the […]
There can be no climate justice without trade justice. That’s the message sent by the International Fair Trade Movement to […]
Fair trade labels are cropping up all over the produce section. And fair trade bananas are some of the most […]
It’s International Coffee Day*, which seems like a good time to reflect on the state of the coffee industry. This […]
