Fair Trade
Fair trade is a consumer-driven organized social movement that promotes fair prices, sustainability as well as social, labour, developmental and environmental standards and reasonable conditions to help producers of primary goods in developing countries. Fairtrade certification is a widespread standard of product certification used for labelling products produced by fair trade. Overseen by FLO International, Fair trade focuses on export of products from developing regions to developed countries. Fairtrade certified products are those with Fairtrade Certification Mark, and include products such as coffee, chocolate, clothing, gifts, tea, handicrafts, cocoa, sugar, bananas, honey, cotton, wine, fresh fruit, flowers, etc. Below are articles on fair trade and fairtrade certified products.
Fairtrade: Is It As Fair As It Sounds?
The aim of fair trade is clear - to get better deals for Third World farmers. But is Fairtrade really as fair as it sounds?
What is Organic and Fairtrade Olive Oil?
Organic and Fairtrade Olive Oil is becoming popular as green people begin to look at the ethical supply chain of all products as part of an ethical and eco lifestyle.
What is Organic and Fairtrade Tea and Coffee?
Organic and fairtrade tea is becoming big business as people not only eat organic food but are beginning to drink organic and fairtrade drinks as part of a green lifestyle.
Organic and Fairtrade Baby Food
A range of Organic and Fairtrade food and non food products are now available for children including organic bedding, clothes and nappies.
Fairtrade, Organic or Locally Produced Food?
Again, I find myself torn apart with choices when deciding which is the most ethical, eco friendly and/or healthy option when it comes to shopping for food and non-food products.
What is Fairtrade food?
The Fairtrade Foundation exists to ensure that producers are guaranteed a minimum price for their goods irrespective of world prices.
Why I Won't Be Giving My Mother Fairtrade Flowers
Felicity Lawrence: Ethical consumers shouldn't bear the cost of decent labour rights.
Co-op Chooses Fairtrade Cocoa for All Its Chocolate
The Co-op is to make all its own brand chocolate bars from Fairtrade cocoa in an effort to give west African producers a stable income and bring fair trade into the mainstream.