The injustice at the heart of chocolate arises from mainly from the fact that historically cocoa is a highly volatile commodity, with many factors contributing to the unstable prices and boom-bust cycles which have significant consequences for those who depend on it for their livelihood.......
We would also encourage you to buy presents and provisions from Traidcraft, the Fairtrade pioneer. As many of you will know the business made losses last year and has had to agree a rescue plan which involves slimming the company down. The big......
Keswick Fair Trade Campaign will have a stall at the 2018 Keswick Agricultural Show....
The Keswick Fair Trade Campaign AGM will be held on Wednesday June 6th at Crosthwaite Parish Rooms at 7pm....
Members of the Keswick Fair Trade Campaign attended the AGM of the Cumbria Fair Trade Network in Ambleside on Saturday. The network is an alliance of like-minded groups, all of which are promoting Fairtrade and Trade Justice around the county. It was formed in......
Fairtrade Fortnight runs from 26 February to 11 March. The Fairtrade Foundation asks that “you join us in supporting the farmers and workers who grow our food. With Fairtrade we have the power to change the world every day. Fairtrade opens doors. ” The theme is......
On Saturday 28th October four members of Keswick Fair Trade Campaign stood outside Sainsbury’s in Cockermouth: they talked to customers and collected signatures on a letter to the store manager. The letter called attention of the manager to the concerns of those who shopped......
The Keswick Fair Trade Campaign are concerned about a recent development announced by Sainsbury’s which is the world’s largest retailer of Fairtrade products. Four Sainsbury’s executives met farmers from some of Africa’s biggest tea-growing co-operatives in Nairobi last month. Fairtrade certification establishes strict rules to......
7 June, 2017 Fairtrade International congratulates Rainforest Alliance and UTZ on their recently announced merger. In particular, the further lessening of compliance and auditing demands for farmers and workers currently certified under the two schemes. “On behalf of the entire Fairtrade system, I want to......
5 June, 2017 Nestlé has announced it will change the way it sources Fairtrade ingredients for its KitKat 2 and 4 finger chocolate. From 5 June, the company will switch from sourcing All That Can Be Fairtrade to sourcing cocoa, sugar and vanilla through the......