Fairtrade International (FLO) is designing and building a new model and organizational structure for its Fairtrade system in the US, which intends to reflect the needs of the US market and the diverse group of stakeholders. To assure qualified and diverse input into the design of this US organization, and to reach FLO’s vision for the USA of a powerful, collaborative, diverse coalition that is united in its belief in producer development and empowerment, FLO desires to work with a ...

A survey has just revealed that the Indian banks including the cooperative banks have shown a high incidence of frauds over a year and a half and the trend is likely to continue with the country’s economy betraying signs of weakness. According to the survey, no banks whether public, private or foreign are able to buck the trend. All of them are equally affected by it. The prospects of an imminent slowdown in the economy are only expected to boost the incidence of financial crimes in the ...

Though it tried to carry out its corporate responsibility, but little did Iffco, cooperative giant realized that its fund would be mis-utilized by the non-cooperative sector. The forest officials in Paradip, Orissa have been found indulging in misappropriation of funds deposited by the Iffco’s local unit for plantation of trees on Kandarpur-Machgaon road under its corporate social responsibility. A vigilance enquiry has revealed that the Iffco funds amounting to more than crore ...

On December 16, FTRN produced Webinar 119: A Community Discussion of What FTUSA Leaving FLO Means for Producers and the Movement-Part 3 with a FLO Leader.  The panelist was John Kay, Chair of Fairtrade Canada and FLO Board Member, and moderator was Jeff Goldman, Executive Director of Fair Trade Resource Network. Part 4 with both FTUSA and FLO or other stakeholders, is expected in coming weeks. You can download the 50-min recording of webinar 119, or register for upcoming webinars, ...