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CERTIFICATION – Combined Fairtrade-4C audits now possible for producers in Central America and Colombia
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On 31 March 2015, FLOCERT, the auditing body for Fairtrade, became a 4C approved verifier in Central America and Colombia. Through this arrangement, coffee producers...
BRAZIL – New ‘Fairtrade Brasil’ connects consumers to buy Fairtrade from local farmers
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BONN, Germany – Brazilian consumers now have the power to help farmers in Brazil and developing countries build better futures for themselves, by choosing...
BALTIC STATES – Löfbergs rises to greater heights in Estonia
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Löfbergs's sales in Estonia are taking off, 33 000 feet up in the air to be precise. Estonian Air will now begin serving organic...
LÖFBERGS – An extra SEK 38 million to Fairtrade farmers
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Löfbergs's work with making the effects of organic and Fairtrade labelled coffee clearer is appreciated by Fairtrade Sweden. - We notice that Swedish consumers are...
KENYA – Big Lottery Fund helps Fairtrade to launch Women in Coffee project
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Fairtrade Africa and the Fairtrade Foundation have launched a three-year project that will empower women coffee farmers in Kenya, and grow the East African...
UK – Fairtrade on the menu at 2014 Commonwealth Games
GLASGOW – Small-scale farmers and workers in the developing world should be set to benefit from the 2014 Commonwealth Games, thanks to the decision...
GLOBAL NEWS – South Africa celebrates 1st Fairtrade Coffee & Chocolate Week
Fairtrade Label South Africa is celebrating South Africa’s first Fairtrade Coffee & Chocolate Week from 14 – 20 July, challenging consumers and companies to...
UK – Cambridge firm Kopi acquired by Cafédirect
LONDON – Cafédirect, one of the UK’s biggest coffee brands, announced on May 14 it has acquired Cambridge-based online coffee club Kopi.co.uk. The Kopi/Cafédirect...
SWEDEN – Sodexo increased to 53 per cent Fairtrade coffee
STOCKHOLM – In one year, Sodexo in Sweden has significantly increased its share of Fairtrade coffee, from 2 to 53 per cent. This has...
US – Fair Trade certified coffee imports top the charts
OAKLAND, CA – Fair Trade USA, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in North America, today announced that it has certified one...