October 1st is marked as International Coffee Day around the globe. This year has been a rough one for many […]
The Amazon rainforest is burning at a record rate. It’s been burning for a month and making news here in […]
“Fair Trade Helps Farmers, But Not Their Hired Workers.” That was the headline of a much-circulated article a few weeks […]
Fair Trade USA has rolled out plans to pilot a fair trade dairy standard with Chobani on farms in New […]
Fair Trade Denim. It sounds good, right? The press certainly thought so when J. Crew and Madewell launched their collections […]
Fast fashion has deadly consequences. Time and again, sweatshop accidents around the globe kill and injure workers as they crank […]
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 […]
