You might not know it from its generally low price tag, but chocolate has a host of production issues, from child labor on cacao farms to issues with deforestation. Chocolate isn’t alone in this ...

The Canadian Fair Trade Network (CFTN), a non-profit organization that works with civil society and industry stakeholders to advance awareness and support for fair trade in Canada, has teamed up with ...

Using a combination of social psychology and economic models, a new UK study shows fair trade product sales increased in popularity during an economic downturn while organic product sales dropped, ...

/PRNewswire/ – Plenty of fashion brands call themselves fair, but a label that ensures fairness from the cotton field to your hanger hasn’t been on the shelves…until now. Just in time for the holidays ...

Workers at a tomato farm in Nogales, Ariz., got a check this month for more than $30,000. And they expect more money to come. The approximately 130 workers of Wholesum Harvest are still deciding how ...

Calafi is a freelance writer and author of the book “All Things Coffee” and an upcoming children’s book titled “Hazel and Her Sun.” She lives in Newport Beach. If you’re like most people in this ...

A Fair Trade organisation in the US has cautiously welcomed amends to an ethical labelling scheme operated by another group. Initially, Fair World Project (FWP), a campaign of the Organic Consumers ...

;Fair trade is an international movement that directly supports improvements for farmers living in developing countries. Through environmental sustainability work, fair pricing and direct trade, many ...

CHICAGO -- Teresa Connors is a socially conscious consumer. She is a vegetarian who seeks out organic produce. She buys fair-trade certified coffee and chocolate, feeling good that the workers who ...

The US advertising watchdog has recommended that local certification body Fair Trade USA (FTUSA) should provide additional information to consumers. NARB, the organisation which coordinates and ...

Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Bridget Shirvell Chances are you’ve heard of “fair trade” and have a ...

The fair-trade label was created decades ago to help artisans in developing nations. Now, there are fair-trade soccer balls, fair-trade soaps and fair-trade ice pops. Next up for the movement: the ...