Fairtrade Foundation

Fairtrade Fortnight aims for living wage for Ivory Coast farmers

Fairtrade Fortnight began in the UK this week, and its commendable work has an especially potent message this year. Its core aim for 2019 centres on calling on assistance for women cocoa farmers in West Africa, specifically Ivory Coast, the vast majority of whom are working in below poverty line conditions. Though this may not […]

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Waitrose confirms commitment to 100% own brand Fairtrade confectionery

UK supermarket retailer Waitrose and Partners has confirmed that it is committed to making all cocoa in its own brand confectionery 100% Fairtrade by the end of 2019.

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Fairtrade Foundation calls on government to support its key annual goals

The Fairtrade Foundation’s is delivering a new campaign calling on the UK Government and companies to ensure cocoa farmers earn living incomes by 2030 in line with the UN’s Global Goals to end poverty.

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