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16. Sep. 2021

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COP26 Press Release: There Is No Climate Justice Without Fair Trade

BONN, Germany – The international community must confront trade injustice, enforce transparency and accountability in supply chains, and secure climate financing mechanisms, l

15. Jul. 2021

Article

Press Release: Digital goes Fair Trade

Digital Lions becomes the world’s first Fair Trade digital agency for creative services, paving the way for a more just digital economy.

The German-Kenyan social enterprise Digital Lions to

08. May. 2021

Article

Fair Trade isn't just coffee. It's a roadmap for economic revolution

Today is World Fair Trade Day - but we want you to forget what you know about “Fair Trade”. We’re not here to talk bananas or coffee.

22. Apr. 2021

Podcast

The future of Fair Trade fashion

What does the future of fashion look like and how are market opportunities shifting for Fair Trade Enterprises?

23. Feb. 2021

Podcast

Fair Trade Principle 3: Fair Trade Practices

On this third episode of our 10 Principles of Fair Trade series we are joined by Michelia of TradeAid and Nancy of Freeset to discuss Fair Trade Principle 3: Fair Trade Practices in more detail.

12. Feb. 2021

Podcast

Principle 2: Transparency and Accountability

On this second episode of our 10 Principles of Fair Trade series we are joined by Selyna of Selyn and Martin of El Puente to discuss Fair Trade Principle 2: Transparency and Accountability in more det

22. Jan. 2021

Podcast

Pirates, holacracy and rebuilding a Fair Trade pioneer: Traidcraft reinvented

What can pirates teach you about management and rule-breaking? And can we really do away with bosses? Robin Roth, CEO of Traidcraft PLC, tells the story of a Fair Trade pioneer that has been reborn.

11. Dec. 2020

Podcast

Principle 1: Opportunities for Disadvantaged Producers

On this first episode of our 10 Principles of Fair Trade Series we are joined by Ueli of WomenCraft and Kanika of Conserve India to discuss Fair Trade Principle 1: Opportunities for Disadvantaged Prod

09. Dec. 2020

Article

No climate justice without trade justice

The Fair Trade Movement calls on the Parties of the UNFCCC to act on their commitments under the Paris Agreement and to prioritise fair trading practices in the global supply chains

02. Nov. 2020

Article

FOLKDAYS x El Puente

FOLKDAYS x El Puente is the B2B offer of the young Berlin-based brand for contemporary fair trade design & fashion and the pio

22. Oct. 2020

Article

Press Release: Global Fair Trade Enterprises & Cooperatives Including Worker Cooperatives Joining Forces

Mission

The global COVID-19 pandemic is proving three compelling truths. First, that there can be no healthy economies without healthy peoples. Second, that flattening

25. Sep. 2020

Podcast

Conversation with Roopa Mehta, WFTO President - 2nd Anniversary of the Fair Trade Charter

Two years since the adoption of the International Fair Trade Charter, WFTO has joined forces with a wide coalition of civil society organisations to demand the transformation of the economy and the tr