All Ethical trade articles – Page 43
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ArticleSustainability guide for US market
United Fresh releases sustainability guide and self-assessment tool to assist US producers and partners
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ArticleMaersk takes food waste steps
Maersk Container Industry has teamed up with the United Nations to help combat global food waste
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ArticleCrucial step for Fairtrade farmers
Move to empower farmers from producer nations means they will have a greater say on the running of Fairtrade International
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ArticleBanana strike decision raises shortage fears
Approval of industrial action in Colombia could stop flow of one million boxes into northern Europe within next fortnight
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ArticleInterrupcion launches info site
New website helps consumers and retailers make informed purchasing choices based on social responsibility factors
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ArticleThe Greenery aiming to get even greener
Netherlands-based marketer sets out plans for major reduction in carbon emissions and continued social improvement
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ArticleSwiss keep buying more Fairtrade fruit
Consumers in Switzerland spent considerably more on Fairtrade-certified exotic fruit and fresh convenience products in 2012
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ArticleUniveg welcomes Egyptian oranges
Supplier commits to working with more small producers in order to bring new fresh products into the UK
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ArticleUnited Fresh donates produce
Over 14 tonnes of fresh produce donations have been gathered from the convention floor and sent to Feeding America
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ArticleProud to be Fair for Life
Dutch importer-exporter gains CSR certification for several items and hopes 50 per cent of its turnover will come from certified products by the end of the year
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ArticleHans Theyer to lead Fairtrade America
Executive director will help spread the word of Fairtrade to drive sales while empowering small farmers and workers
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ArticleCampaigners call for Fairtrade smallholder support
Supporters deliver petition to Downing Street calling for more G8 backing for smallholder farmers
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Chiquita celebrates Earth Day
Group marks yesterday's event by heading into the community to teach students about the importance of sustainability
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ArticleEU and South Africa air citrus concerns
Potential ban on the horizon for exports of RSA citrus to EU, with concerns mounting over implications for Australia
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NFU calls for worker feedback
The NFU is inviting delegates at its conference next week to flag up any worker issues to its Employment Service team.
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GLA chief visits farm on 'fact-finding' mission
GLA chief Paul Broadbent visited Hammond Produce near Retford recently as part of a fact-finding mission to understand the challenges that farmers and growers face.
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New horticulture jobs for UK workers
Two hundred new jobs are being created for UK workers in an innovative horticulture industry pilot programme.
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South African strikes suspended
Members of the Food & Allied Workers Union (FAWU) in South Africa have given their union a mandate to suspend strike action in farms where there is an offer on the table to pay workers “significantly more” than R100 (£7.11) a day.
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Ex-policeman takes charge at GLA
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority has announced the appointment of Paul Broadbent as its new chief executive.
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Western Cape strikes return
Strike action returned to the Western Cape in South Africa this week but passed off peacefully and with minimal disruption to output, one producers’ leader has said.