Fairtrade Foundation
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We work with farmers and workers to make trade fairer 💚🖤💙 Together let's Be the Change ✊ Get involved👇 #BeTheChange
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Joined November 2008
We are delighted to announce that @EllieJHarrison will join the Fairtrade Foundation as our new CEO. Eleanor is a visionary changemaker and strategist who brings with her 20 years of experience leading purpose-driven organisations. Full announcement:
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Fairtrade Certified Gold is the world’s first independent ethical gold certification system ✊ This marker means that small-scale miners receive a fair deal for their hard work and are supported to make life better for themselves and their communities 💍
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We are asking the government for a socially and environmentally sustainable approach to trade 📢 Fair terms of trade for smallholder farmers and workers in low-income countries is also good for sustainable economic growth and for the UK’s long-term food security 👇
“The UK’s long-term economic growth is inextricably linked to the livelihoods of the millions of smallholder farmers across the world that work to feed the UK”, writes Sophia Ostler of @FairtradeUK
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Ask your MP to join you and commit to do everything they can to change trade for the better. By signing the Be the Change pledge, your MP is committing to listen to farmers and workers dealing with the reality of unfair trade every day.
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High prices ‘just don’t filter down’ to coffee farmers ☕ Fairtrade’s Senior Sustainable Sourcing Manager for Coffee, Max Milward, speaks on BBC Radio 4’s #YouandYours programme about the impact of high coffee prices on farmers. Listen from 21 minutes📣
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🎉 Congrats to Christian Concern for One World, our January Campaigner of the Month! 👏 From Fairtrade Fortnight resources to church engagement, they’re driving real change for #Fairtrade. 🌍 #TradeJustice #CampaignerOfTheMonth
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Discover how our innovative approach to banana sourcing is ensuring fair wages, better working conditions and resilient supply chains for farmers 🍌
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In 1994, Clipper became the UK’s first Fairtrade tea company - and 25 years later, Clipper is the world’s largest Fairtrade tea brand 🍵 By buying Clipper Fairtrade tea, you have helped deliver over £4m in Fairtrade premiums in the last 25 years ✊
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RT @RetailWeek: In this session at LIVE 2025 we focus on ethical and #sustainable supply chains. Grab your £99 tickets now to hear from Ca…
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"As the global fruit industry comes together at Fruit Logistica, we face an urgent challenge: ensuring banana farmers and workers receive sustainable prices and fair wages in the face of rising costs", Anna Pierides, Senior Sustainable Sourcing Manager 🍌
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RT @FTWolverhampton: It was a pleasure to be guest speaker at the Wolverhampton Rotary lunch and presentation event yesterday. Everyone lea…
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RT @FTWolverhampton: Thank you Mayor for all you do to support the work we do at Wolverhampton Fairtrade. @FairtradeUK @fairtrademg @Donnn…
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Including a Fairtrade choice - Artesano de Argento Organic Malbec Cabernet Franc 🍇🍷
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RT @coopnews: UK's Fairtrade Foundation appoints Eleanor Harrison as CEO #coops #Fairtrade @FairtradeUK 👇
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RT @ShrewsFairtrade: Try @FairtradeUK Veganuary this year or just fancy cutting back on meat and dairy? The good news is that there are man…
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Thank you @VikkiSlade72, @LSRPlaid, @RosieDuffield1 and @richardburgon for supporting farmers to build a fairer future! 💪 Has your MP signed the pledge to #BeTheChange? #Fairtrade #TradeJustice #FairTrade
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✊ What do we do? ✊ Where do we work? ✊ How can you get involved? Find out everything you need to know 👇
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RT @cocoaradar: Most crucial #Cocoa stories this week: @BarryCallebaut reports lower sales volumes, Eleanor Harrison appointed CEO of @Fa…
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Incoming Fairtrade Foundation CEO Eleanor Harrison said: “Fairtrade’s mission speaks to my values. Trade can and must work better for people and planet at this critical time of heightened political, economic and environmental volatility and fragility."
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Our programme to support child labour prevention and remediation is beginning to make an impact on the lives of cocoa farmers and their families ✊ Four small-scale producer organisations' community building proposals are becoming a reality 👇
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