Tag: community
“Investing In a Fairer World”
We recently had an email from Phil Shore who is a volunteer who raises awareness about the organisation Shared Interest. We asked him to write a blog for the website to tell us about the work Shared Interest are involved in. “Have you ever thought: “How can I directly invest in Fairtrade farmers…
Fairtrade at the Commonwealth Games
Sustainable procurement at the 2014 Commonwealth Games All bananas, tea, coffee and sugar served at the games in Glasgow this year were Fairtrade certified The 20th Commonwealth Games recently took place in Glasgow, with more than 4,500 athletes from 71 countries and territories competing in 17 sports over the course of 11 days. But while…
So what is the Fairtrade Premium?
The Fairtrade Price The trading conditions in many commodity markets, such as tea, coffee, cocoa, sugar, cotton make it very difficult for producers to earn a living. Farmers are often paid prices which don’t begin to cover the cost of production. By requiring companies to pay sustainable prices for commodities, Fairtrade seeks to address the…
Raise a glass to a decade of Fairtrade wine
The story of Fairtrade wine at the Co-operative begins even before there was any agreed international criteria for wine to carry the Fairtrade Mark. The Co-operative working with Traidcraft the UK’s largest Fairtrade organisation took the pioneering step to set up a relationship with Los Robles co-operative in Chile to source a wine produced…
Get into training
This years Matlock Inter-schools Fairtrade Football competition will be played on June 5th. Played with Fairtrade footballs this annual competition is eagerly awaited by primary school pupils in the area. Competition is keen as teams compete for the Champions Award and the Fairplay Award.
Matlock a Fairtrade Town 