All Ethical trade articles – Page 55
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ArticleNew lawsuit taken against Chiquita
Multinational facing new claims by Colombians over involvement in payments to right-wing paramilitaries
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ArticleWhole Foods expands ethical sourcing
Natural and organic retail group extends Costa Rican pineapple sourcing programme
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Gangmaster given hefty fine
A Southampton-based gangmaster has been sentenced for intentionally obstructing an officer of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), after he was found to be housing Polish workers in unsafe conditions.
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ArticleDole lowers water use in banana packing
Group introduces energy-efficient New Millennium Packing System to its Standard Fruit de Costa Rica banana operation
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ArticleSouthern Chile receives fruit donations
Chilean growers are working with the global produce community to bring much needed supplies to earthquake-stricken areas
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ArticleChile fruit sector launches relief effort
Asoex to support earthquake victims and help repair infrastructure in rural areas through reconstruction of a major agricultural school
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ArticleUniveg introduces Chilean Fairtrade grapes
Univeg Katopé UK has just launched the first Chilean Fairtrade grapes on the UK market
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ArticleChiquita and Rewe expand Panama project
Corbana and GTZ have joined Chiquita and Rewe in backing a biodiversity project on the Costa Rica-Panama border
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Wal-Mart reveals greenhouse gas plans
World's largest retail group announces plans to eliminate 20m metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from its global supply chain
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GLA revokes Lincolnshire licence
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has tightened its grip on gangmasters supplying this year’s flower-picking season, by revoking a licence before the season began.
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ArticleAUSVEG raises ethical conerns
Australia’s peak vegetable industry body is concerned by the ethical disparity shown by major retailers regarding imports
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ArticleGLA slams door on tax cheats
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has slammed the door shut on a loophole which had seen tax cheats cost the government around £0.5bn.
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ArticleFairtrade sales soar despite downturn
Fairtrade Fortnight kicked off this week with the news that UK shoppers had remained "staunchly loyal" to Fairtrade products
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ArticleMetro sends relief package to Haiti
Group delivers the first of two planned cargo flights to Haiti containing relief goods which, along with financial aid, is worth €1m
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ArticleBioFach sees firms go beyond organic
Exhibitors at BioFach 2010 are increasingly pushing the boundaries of organic produce, with ethics coming to the foreground
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ArticleWalmart launches Peru initiative
The Walmart Foundation has teamed up with humanitarian organisation CARE to support 2,300 fresh vegetable growers in Peru
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ArticleSainsbury's leads the way in Fairtrade
UK group claims that it has become the world's largest Fairtrade retailer as yearly sales climb 10 per cent compared with 2009
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ArticleEnd of banana war raises concern
In response to the phasing out of the European tariff on Latin American bananas, one UK journalist has called on shoppers to buy Fairtrade
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ArticleIFCO makes green commitment
RPC and pallet company agrees to supply 3,500 packaging containers to Berlin-based charity as part of new food bank initiative
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ArticleUK shoppers backing local food
Increased numbers of UK consumers have turned to locally produced food over the past three years, according to new IGD data