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Patricia Lanton proposes that Fairtrade wines have, at last, come of age over on the Guardian Word of Mouth Blog. She reviews a number of Fairtrade wines, including strong offerings from The Co-operative, M&S and Waitrose:
Recently I tasted around 50 wines which are currently available and found that the quality has improved enormously and [...]
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Green and Blacks and Ben and Jerry’s have re-affirmed their commitment to ethical manufacturing, both announcing that their ranges will soon become 100% Fairtrade.
Green and Black’s have always had a commitment to Fairtrade. Their Maya Gold bar was the first official Fairtrade product to be sold in the UK, but this announcement [...]
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According to CNN, traffickers are taking advantage of the current instability in Haiti to take children and organs out of the country. Many children have been orphaned and the massive displacement of people, in makeshift dwellings, make them extremely vulnerable:
Haiti is trying to locate displaced children and register them so they can either be [...]
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As I’ve mentioned here before, the industry juggernauts are beginning to notice. They’re beginning to tap into the growing target group that is the Fairtrade consumer. It’s been creeping in for a long time, ever since the pioneer brands (Traidcraft, Cafédirect, Divine, etc.) created enough of a presence to force supermarkets to realize [...]
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It’s a disturbing thought that a market established on the dreams and imaginations of children could be profiting from the widespread use of sweatshops and unsafe working environments. According to Tim Hunt, of Ethical Consumer Magazine, this is today’s reality and ethically conscientious manufacturers are in the minority:
Up to 80% of the world’s toys [...]
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Answer: they all scored very poorly in a recent survey designed to find out how high street retailers treat their foreign workers. The survey, carried out by Labour Behind the Label, reported that:
“The scandalous truth is that the majority of workers in the global fashion industry rarely earn more than $2 a day in [...]
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