Organisation: Fairtrade Foundation

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Setback for farmers’ friend Fairtrade

Fairtrade, the foundation set up to provide farmers around the world with better terms of trade, and give a genuine choice to consumers who care, has lost its tea contract with Sainsbury’s, the British supermarket chain which was one of the first retailers to sell Fairtrade products, and which became the world’s largest retailer of these ethically certified goods over the past 20 years.

Fri, 23 Jun, 2017

Fairtrade sales soar

Sales of Fairtrade products in the UK soared to £493m (€653m) last year – up 81% on 2006, figures out today show.

Mon, 25 Feb, 2008

UK retailer switches own brand hot drinks to Fairtrade

A UK retailer is switching its entire range of own-brand hot drinks to Fairtrade, it announced today.

Mon, 04 Feb, 2008

M&S to target 'ethical' shoppers

Marks & Spencer set about pricking the collective conscience of UK shoppers today by launching a major advertising campaign about how it sourced its products.

Mon, 30 Jan, 2006

Fair trading up

Shoppers are flocking to buy foods guaranteed to give Third-World farmers a better deal.

Sun, 02 Mar, 2003