Brazilian labor inspectors have found slave labor on plantations where Starbucks buys coffee. And not just any plantations, but ones that have been “certified” to their C.A.F.E. Practices standards. […]
“We cannot live on $0.90 per pound.” That’s the message that the coffee farmers behind SPP Global sent to the […]
Small-scale farmers are at the heart of the fair trade movement. Now Fairtrade International has updated their fair trade standards […]
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 […]
On December 14th, Fair Trade USA announced the decertification of Fyffes’ Honduran melon operation, Suragroh. Fair World Project and the International […]
Fairtrade International recently announced that they are increasing the fair trade minimum price for cocoa. That’s a step in the […]
