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Six Ways Fairtrade is Pressing for Progress on Gender Equality
7 March 2018 by Eric Fichtl, Fairtrade International
At Fairtrade, we continue to promote gender equality in sectors that have long been male-dominated.
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2019
June (5)
48 hours debunking the myth that fair trade coffee isn’t high quality
One hundred years on – will we finally bring an end to child labor?
Camp with Dad this Father’s Day
We love coffee. Are we willing to pay the price?
Worried about wildlife? Sustainable agriculture could be the answer.
May (6)
Working Together for Better Wages in Ghana
Isabella Pacheco on Coffee Sourcing
Reduce your business’s carbon footprint by asking these two questions
Three Questions for Three Brands this World Fair Trade Day
New app to reduce the use of highly toxic pesticides is now LIVE!
Flower workers in Tanzania take first steps toward better wages
April (6)
Cotton Farming Empowers Women in India
Dear fashion brands, what are you waiting for?
How to Dress Head-To-Toe with Fairtrade Cotton & Why It Matters
Fairtrade revises flagship standard
Banana Producers Thrive in Colombia
5 Fairtrade Essentials to Make This Easter Eggs-tra Special
March (2)
Fairtrade Double Chocolate Madeleines Recipe
7 Facts You Didn't Know About Avocados
January (1)
Ethical Valentine's Day Gifts
2018
December (4)
Start the new year off right - wear fair!
Gifts that Give Back
A World of Cooperatives
Cocoa farmers to earn more with higher Minimum Price
November (2)
The Ultimate Fairtrade Friendsgiving Menu
Recipe: Fairtrade Chocolate Truffles
October (4)
Fairtrade Tops $9 Billion in Global Sales for First Time on 8% Growth
Scare Up Some Fairness This Halloween
What Price, Bananas? New Report Reveals the Hidden Damage in Bunches
The Evolution and Revolution of Fairtrade at Coliman
September (2)
Drip, drip, Drop: Tumbling coffee price puts farmers in peril
Good for you, good for farmers: Introducing the World’s First Fairtrade Supplements
August (3)
Fairtrade Figures, What Can Data tell Us?
Fairtrade Coffee Cabinet Recipe with Ethical Bean Coffee
Back to School the Fairtrade Way
July (2)
Imagine an End to Human Trafficking
Is Poverty the Main Ingredient in Your Chocolate?
June (1)
From Child Labor to the Future of Food: The Voices of Young People Change Agriculture for the Better
May (3)
Fairtrade Gifts for Dad
#Stand4Fairness: Go Beyond the Seal with Equal Exchange
#Stand4Fairness with Endangered Species Chocolate
April (5)
#Stand4Fairness with Ethical Bean
Kick Off Your Sustainable Fashion Journey with Fairtrade Cotton
Why I’m Standing in Solidarity with Fashion Revolution to Ask Brands #WhoMadeMyClothes
#Stand4Fairness with Divine Chocolate
4 Ways to #Stand4Fairness
March (4)
Sustainable Products Inside and Out: Holistic Thinking for Better Futures
Your Easter Chocolate Capable of More than Smiles
Bananageddon Cometh
Six Ways Fairtrade is Pressing for Progress on Gender Equality
February (3)
Release: Majority of Americans Trust FAIRTRADE Label
Bittersweet Chocolate
Ethical Valentine's Day Gifts
January (3)
7 Non-Profits We Think are Rad
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2017
Release: 1% for the Planet Recognizes Fairtrade’s Strong Environmental Credentials
2017
December (3)
6 Christmas Movies to Explain Fairtrade to Friends & Family
5 Minutes for Fair Trade Fashion
Make Your Holidays Fairtrade
November (5)
Shopping Aisle Conundrum? A Guide to Certification Labels
Shopping Sustainable? Best make LOFT-y Choices
Fiji sugar farmers adapt to survive
A Day in the life of a Fair Trade Mom: Newborn Edition
Fairtrade Impact: How do we measure up?
October (6)
A Fairtrade Favorite Bake Sale
Fall into a Fair Trade Baking Adventure
Fair Trade is the pathway to Regenerative Agriculture
5 Things I Learned Making Cookies in a Jar
Celebrating Day of the Girl Child
Take your baking to the next level
September (8)
A Visit to Papua New Guinea for Coffee Day
10 Steps to Host a Fair Trade Bake Sale – in GIFs
7 things you didn't know were Fairtrade & Organic
Release: Often a Loss Leader, Bananas Show Potential as Impact Driver for Retailers, New GlobeScan Research Finds
Setting our sights on the future
Ten Tantalizing Chocolate Facts
Unpacking the Avocado Industry
Release: Fairtrade Part of Balanced Diet New Research Shows
August (2)
That Fairtrade Terroir: New Wines Hit US Market
Don’t Be a Couch Potato! This Fall, Flex Your Activist Muscles
July (3)
Vanilla farmers in Madagascar leading against child labor
Bringing the Sustainable Development Goals Down A Level
Celebrating 20 Years of Fairtrade International
June (4)
10 Fairtrade Sugar Facts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
Taking Steps Towards Change
Release: Make My Coffee Profitable, Future of Coffee Depends on Adequate Income
Fairtrade America's Summer Reading List
May (7)
‘B’ is for Benefit, Businesses doing Better
How to Be a Climate Activist According to Bananas
Release: Fairtrade America Partners with Barnraiser to Push Better Food
Common Business Questions
Leveling the ground for women in Kenya’s flower industry
Picnic Pizza? Celebrate Fairtrade Any Way You Want!
Release: Your Global Farmers’ Market, Farmers & Workers Report on Fairtrade’s Benefits
April (4)
Release: Fairtrade cotton better for the environment and communities, new research shows
Continuing the Conversation: An Interview Nazma Akter
Getting Digi with IT
Are Your Small Batch Coffee Beans Special?
March (6)
Finding Justice for Farmworkers, Telling their Story
10 Fairtrade Coffee Facts to Kick off the Morning
Fairtrade Farmers Spur Nationwide Changes on Child Labor in Belize
This Month, March to your store! Ask for Fairtrade Bananas!
Release: Fran’s Chocolates Receives Prestigious Good Food & SOFI Awards
Ok, Ladies, Now Let’s Talk Caffeination!
February (3)
A Letter from Pam - Connecting with Fairtrade Supporters Online
Release: Fairtrade, A Movement for All
Say it with Fairtrade this Valentine’s Day
January (3)
Release: Fairtrade Flowers from Ecuador Direct to Your Door
Release: Fairtrade Listed Among Food Labels Fighting Injustice
Empowering producers means sharing power with producers!
2016
December (3)
Shop Your Values in the New Year: Sorting Through the Labels
10 things you might not know about Fairtrade
3 Tips to Live (and Give) with Purpose this Season
November (5)
Fairtrade Kicks A**!
Thanksgiving Coffee Picked as One of Top Coffee Roasters in the World
Release: Fairtrade International Welcomes New CEO
Realizing Cocoa's Full Potential in the Ivory Coast
Democracy in Action: Investing the Fairtrade Premium
October (10)
What is Fairness: A Small Happy Country
What is Fairness: Let’s make Fair Trade the norm, not the outlier
Fairtrade Pays: Helping Business Do Better
What is Fairness: Giving Voice to the Unheard Worker
Who’s the Fairest: Protecting Farmers and Children This Halloween
A Salute to Rural Women
Who’s the Fairest: Why Fairness in the Gum Industry Can Be a Sticky Subject
We are workers, not slaves: A Bangladeshi woman’s quest to change the fashion industry
Unexpectedly Fair: 10 Fairtrade Products that Might Surprise You
Who’s The Fairest? An Equal Opportunity for All
September (7)
The Fairest of Them All Campaign is Here!
Release: Ethical Sockmaker increases their impact; extends their purpose
Bees Partner with Coffee Farmers to Save the Farm
Who’s The Fairest? How NOT to Inspire Others to Shop Ethically
Fairtrade Impact: Making Theory a Reality
Fairtrade and Organic Go Hand in Hand
Fairtrade Working to Ensure Workers' Rights
August (4)
5 things people get wrong about Fairtrade
Where Art, Flowers and Farm Workers Meet
7 Ways to Fair Trade Your Wedding
How Fairtrade Helps End Human Trafficking
July (5)
6 Ways to Fairtrade Your Coffee Shop
Food as a moral problem
Banana workers helping to rebuild a peaceful, just society in Colombia
The ‘write’ way to make your back-to-school Fairtrade
Fairtrade farmers take coffee quality to new heights in Guatemala
June (5)
Do you live in a Fair Trade Town?
Millennials, we believe in you…
A Fairly Direct Commentary on Coffee
Putting an End to Child Labor in Supply Chains
Farming Superheroes to the Rescue
May (5)
Being Clear on Transparency in Coffee
Inspiration in the Andes
International Climate Agreements are Failing Smallholder Farmers
How Fair Trade Affects Americans
3 World Fairtrade Challenge Events
April (7)
Taking your Fairtrade event from good to great
Fairtrade Joins the Fashion Revolution
Farmers in Mexico Adapting to a Changing Climate
Transparency, Responsibility, Change, Revolution
Earthquake in Ecuador
Guest Blog: Toward More a Balanced Coffee
How to host a Fairtrade coffee cupping
March (4)
Finding Common Ground
Behind the Petal
Release: Fairtrade applauds the US move to close Legal Loophole in the Tariff Act
Release: Record Premium makes big difference for farmers and workers
February (6)
Growing our Cocoa, Raising our Voices
Fairtrade America Going Global
Rediscovering the "Safe" Sugar
Win Fairtrade Goodies to Share with your Valentine
Win Ice Cream for Breakfast
Fairtrade Bananas in St Lucia
January (3)
5 Valentine's Day Tips for Wayward Lovers
Making the Cooperative Connection
"Free" Can Be Good, But Fair Is Better
2015
December (5)
A worms-eye view of climate change
Fair Trader Spotlight – Ten Thousand Villages
Fairtrade Climate Heroes Take Action
Alison's Guide to Ethical Holiday Shopping
Release: Fairtrade Inspiring Action against Climate Change
November (2)
Putting Value Back Into Price
The Fairtrade America Guide to Twitter Chats
October (16)
Make Your Fair Trade Month a Fair Trade Year in 5 Easy Steps
Salvadoran Coffee Farmer Plants Empowerment
Win a Fairtrade Baker, Maker, Extraordinary Creator Bundle
Make a LOFTy goal this Food Day
A Fairtrade Banana's Journey
A Nutritionist's View - Why I Choose Fairtrade Products
Bringing the School to the Mountains
Sweeten your day – thank a cocoa farmer
Raising the Voices of Rural Women
Win a Fairtrade Parents Bundle!
Taking Time Out to Reflect on a Sustainable Future
Making Bananas Better
Celebrating Day of the Girl Child
Win a Fairtrade Coffee Break / Tea Party Bundle
Release: Fairtrade Launches Climate Standard
Win a Fairtrade Camping Bundle!
September (6)
Celebrate Fair Trade Month This October
National Coffee Day
Don’t even THINK of parking here!
Big Deal in the Big Apple
The Pope, Climate Justice and Fairtrade
Fairtrade Premium Provides a Safety Net for Cooperative Coffee Farmers
August (1)
Release: Children’s Involvement in West African Cocoa Production: Supporting Farmer Organizations to Lead
July (5)
Tea farmers growing different and stronger with ADAPTea project
Fairtrade America speaks at UN meeting on Sustainable Development Goals
Release: Fairtrade America speaks at UN meeting on Sustainable Development Goals
Warming Up for the Headline Act in New York
The Tiger and the Goat
2014
October (4)
Thank you for Celebrating Fair Trade Month
Top 5 Reasons to Buy Fairtrade Flowers
Flower Power
This October, You Have the Power!
August (1)
Fairtrade coffee: a fairer deal and a more sustainable future for coffee farmers
May (1)
Paraguayan Pride: Farmers Open World's First Fairtrade Organic Sugar Mill
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Dear fashion brands, what are you waiting for?
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Thanks for your comment, Deborah! Currently, we have some USA brands who source Fairtrade certified cotton http://www.fairtradeamerica.org/Fairtra...
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Dear fashion brands, what are you waiting for?
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So are any brands in the USA compliant?
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Fairtrade America's Summer Reading List
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Globalized Fruit, Local Entrepreneurs by Southgate and Roberts is a great study on the banana industry in Ecuador and how and why the landscape in...
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10 Fairtrade Coffee Facts to Kick off the Morning
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why not distribute possible business plans to do a retail coffee shop that incorporates your program
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Thanks for the great article! I encourage folks to check out the new "Regenerative Organic Certification" Standard being proposed, and make commen...