All Fairtrade & CSR articles – Page 3
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ArticleAbel & Cole: sustainability sticklers
For online organic retailer Abel & Cole, sustainability is much more than a marketing tool. Fred Searle visits the veg box specialist to learn more about its meticulous efforts in environmental and ethical supply
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ArticleClimate and sustainability to take centre stage at Banana Time 2023
El Niño, labour relations and shared responsibility for sustainability will be major talking points at international convention in Guayaquil, Ecuador
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ArticleSunFed Produce signs up to social impact brand Thx!
Thx! said the partnership will enhance and expand its social impact and social responsibility programmes
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ArticleNew banana brand tackles ‘produce devaluation’
“The world has got it wrong,” says creator of Fyffes’ new label, which promises support for female empowerment, education, and child nutrition
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CommentIt’s the price, stupid!
As Fairtrade launches its new offer to commercial partners in banana supply chains, Fairtrade International’s senior advisor for bananas Silvia Campos explains why sustainable prices are the key to a sustainable future
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NewsFairtrade introduces Future of Bananas initiative
Organisation says there is a brighter future for banana plantation workers as it launches ‘game-changing’ new offer for traders and retailers
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NewsFyffes releases second sustainability report
The group has already exceeded its target of providing 5m meals to vulnerable communities by 2025
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ArticleRaisins SA highlights “world-class agronomy”
Production techniques, sustainability and traceability are all high on the agenda in South Africa, the industry body says
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ArticleAzura donates €1.5m to Moroccan earthquake relief
Tomato supplier makes major contribution to special government fund as well as various NGO projects
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Article‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any profit
New report suggests massive increase in production and operating costs over past three years has left around 60 per cent of supply unprofitable
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ArticleEl Pedregal teams up with social impact brand Thx!
The partnership will impact 70 farmworkers during this season alone, the company said
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ArticleCollaboration vital to root out abuse
Acknowledging the problem of worker exploitation is half the battle for fresh produce companies, according to Shayne Tyler who specialises in helping firms combat the scourge of modern slavery
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ArticleColombian banana union celebrates historic deal on worker’s rights
Sintrainagro said new agreement will benefit 22,000 workers across 251 banana farms in Urabá
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NewsFyffes publishes second human rights report
Report includes findings of recent Human Rights Impact Assessment as the group strives to ‘shape wellbeing for the world’
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NewsInvestment in emerging black growers is paying off
Economic Transformation of Black Citrus Growers Programme in South Africa is showing success after initial problems with its implementation
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ArticleEmpty market brings optimism
A lack of apples on the global market is good news for Belgian producers this campaign, as they continue to contend with a multitude of other challenges
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ArticleTesco: “Our suppliers want certainty”
Tesco’s Dominic Morrey stressed the importance of long-term certainty for producers at a Lords horticulture inquiry, naming fair pricing and a workable seasonal workers scheme as priorities
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ArticleItalian apple producers demand GlobalGAP ‘simplification’
Discussions around new standards that will be compulsory from 1 January 2024 have taken place in Trentino-South Tyrol
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ArticleFenacle endorses stricter enforcement of living wage
Union welcomes calls to establish Official Living Wage Compliance Verification for banana sector workers
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ArticleTenderstem and Action Against Hunger support families facing food poverty
Partnership supports social supermarkets in UK and Spain as well as a project to help Kenyans set up kitchen gardens and build resilience to climate shocks