Articles in Fairtrade

By Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Feb 3 (IPS) - With a steady growth in production and exports, fair trade in Argentina is proving that socially and environmentally sustainable practices can be much more than a refuge from external crises. 'One...

When the Ecological Farmers of the Sierra Madres of Chiapas (CESMACH) found an important buyer to purchase their coffee, they were elated. “It was a dream come true,” Sixto Bonilla, export manager, says. “For a small-scale farmer organization to...

Fair Trade Resource Network (FTRN) & Survivors Connect (SC) announce the launch of iSpotFairTrade, a web-based map that allows anyone to identify where Fair Trade goods are bought and sold throughout the United States and Canada! iSpotFairTrade...

The following Action Alert was written by our friends at Fair World Project on November 28, 2011. Take Action! Send a letter to Fair Trade USA, Fairtrade International and IMO and urge them to continue supporting small coffee farmers by not...

Fairtrade International (FLO), the product certification system associated with around 90% of all Fair Trade products sold annually around the world, released its 2010 data for sales by consumer country and by product sector. While globally sales...

* * * Public Statement for Immediate Release * * * United Students for Fair Trade Withdraws Support from Fair Trade USA/Transfair – Calls for Reform to Fair Trade Standards 25 October 2011 As an independent and integral voice in the Fair Trade...

A former Starbucks barista has organized an online petition, already signed by over 17,000 people, asking Starbucks to make Fair Trade coffee readily available in its U.S. stores. The petition states:“In the UK, 100% of coffee and espresso...

The groundswell of attention to credit unions as the no-fee choice for debit cards continues, with Associated Press spotlighting their efforts. As of Friday afternoon, the AP item had been repeated in 117 publications and websites--including The New...

In September, Healdsburg became the 24th Fair Trade Town in the United States!  The Fair Trade Healdsburg campaign was established in April 2011 by a group of 10 dedicated volunteers. In just five short months the campaign accomplished all five of...

In a country that labels everything from cosmetics to cleaning agents, it’s surprising that there are no laws in the U.S. requiring labeling of genetically engineered Foods. Yet 93% of Americans believe GE foods should be labeled. We don...

Una nutrida agenda de actividades ha preparado el IDECOOP en República Dominicana, para celebrar el 'Mes del Cooperativismo' y la semana de aniversar

La actividad contó con la participación de 30 directores escolares y 25 maestros, los cuales se mostraron sumamente interesados en que proyectos como este causen impacto en sus escuelas.