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22 May '12

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Fair Trade helps keep kids in school

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Global NewsFair Trade USA and Partners Deliver Record Impact to Farmers in 2011

Fair Trade USA, a non-profit organization and the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, recently released its 2011 Almanac, an annual ...

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A newly constructed toilet block. Just one example of support for the COOBANA communities from The Co-operative community investment

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PanamaThe Co-operative — stepping out for Fairtrade and beyond

Fairtrade Fortnight 2012 promises to be the biggest yet with 96% of the UK population now aware of the Fairtrade Mark. This year, the Fairtrade Foundation wants to register 1.5 ...

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Global NewsEconomy Sandwich

Explore the new economy with the Sustainable Economies Law Center! How are people putting the lively back in livelihood? Sharing, cooperation, DIY, and the local economy are ...

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Dominican RepublicSome Insights Into How Strong Are Labor Rights in Fair Trade

On September 21, FTRN produced Webinar 116: How Strong Are Labor Rights in Fair Trade?   The 3 panelists were Judy Gearhart, Executive Director, International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF);  Wil Flinterman, Senior Advisor – Workers Rights and Trade Union Relations, Fairtrade International (FI); Helen Nicolás, Certification Officer, Savid Dominicana (banana company in the Dominican Republic).  You can download the 50-min recording, or register for upcoming webinars, at ...

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Global NewsHuge buzz around Co-op’s bee idea - The News (UK)

It's bound to cause a buzz of excitement – staff at a Portsmouth business have come up with the sweet idea of becoming beekeepers. The Southern Co-operative, which recently moved to Lakeside, North Harbour, has set up four hives on its premises. The firm, which has shops around the area, set up the hives to support Plan Bee, a national campaign highlighting the decline of the honey bee population in the UK. The company’s sister society The Co-operative Group launched the awareness ...

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GuatemalaWOCCU Program to Develop Leaders, Attract Young Members - Credit Union Times

To attract a younger and more diverse group, WOCCU has launched its Professional Fellows Program that will pair credit union professionals from the Dominican Republic, Guatemala and the United States. Funded in part by a grant from the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the program will enable 10 young professionals each from the Dominican Republic and Guatemala to interact with 20 of their counterparts from the U.S. states of Iowa and North Carolina, according ...

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Global NewsFairtrade chocolate spreads across stores

Sales of Co-operative Fairtrade block chocolate look set to double as the Co-operative Group extends its own-brand Fairtrade chocolate range to Somerfield stores.

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