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From the category archives:
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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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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Rowan Williams, The Archbishop of Canterbury, has been directing attention recently to environmental issues and our responsibility to reduce our ‘footprint.’ One of his suggestions (in a recent interview with The Times) could take a serious toll on the livelihood of many African farmers:
He said that the carbon footprint of peas from Kenya and [...]
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Here’s an amusing advert from Dutch Fairtrade brand Max Havelaar.
(via Treehugger)
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British supermarket Sainsbury’s will begin stocking Fair Trade Coffee produced in the Congo, according to a recent article on The Guardian website. Coffee smuggling between the DRC and Rwanda is responsible for a huge number of deaths each year:
Most coffee from this part of DRC is smuggled across the lake to Rwanda at night. [...]
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