Fair Trade USA, the third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in North America, has announced the launch of Fair Trade Certified coconut products into the global market. Beginning with coconut ...

In an age when it is easy to withdraw from society, it is more important than ever to fight to preserve the dignity of our ...

You've probably come across the "Fair Trade Certified" logo while browsing the grocery-store aisles — and if you're like most shoppers, you probably aren't quite sure what it means. U.S. consumers ...

West Elm expects 40% of its products to be fair trade–certified by 2020. Two execs leading explain how to create more responsible products at scale. Five years ago, West Elm may have had very little ...

Patagonia has announced plans to offer Fair Trade Certified™ apparel, starting with nine styles in the Fall 2014 season.For every Fair Trade Certified product Patagonia sells, the company says it will ...

Ben & Jerry’s announced its commitment to go fully Fair Trade across its entire global flavor portfolio. From Cherry Garcia to Chocolate Fudge Brownie, all of the flavors in all of the countries where ...

As parents, protecting kids against chemical-laden fabrics and setting examples about conscientious purchases make an important impact. Brands like Mightly, a children’s clothing company, make it ...

OAKLAND, Calif. May 6, 2021 /CSRwire/ — Fair Trade USA® and Chobani, LLC have launched a groundbreaking certification program for U.S. dairy farms and cooperatives that provides financial premiums to ...

At a 2007 craft fair in Seattle, I found a vendor selling olive oil from the Holy Land that he called “fair trade” Peace Oil. I asked why the label on his bottles carried no service mark certifying ...

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 ...

Ethical snowboard, winter apparel and backcountry gear brand Jones Snowboards recently announced that beginning this year, its snowboards and splitboards would be Fair Trade Certified — marking ...

As I have met with fair trade factories and farms internationally, I have often heard, “When the certification auditors come, two-thirds of the workforce runs out the back door." This cheekily ...