Sugar giant’s switch is a Fairtrade Fortnight landmark

Manufacturing giant Tate & Lyle’s decision to switch its retail cane sugars range to Fair Trade has been welcomed by development campaigners and church aid agencies – but the need to move the social justice agenda in economics remains, they say. The...

Impact of fairtrade comes under scrutiny

Consumers worldwide spent £1.1 billion on Fairtrade products last year, a 42% increase on 2006. Britain’s appetite for Fairtrade produce is higher than most – UK shoppers are the second largest global customers of fairly traded products. But is this news quite as...

Fairtrade clothing arrives at Clothes Show Live

Fairtrade clothing is making its debut in a big way at the Clothes Show Live this week – and with good reason, for now there are a wide range of good sources for fairtrade clothes: 1. Adili Adili brings together a community of producers, designers and customers...

Consumers advised how to avoid Christmas charity card cons

You can compare charity credit cards, store cards and switch to a new charity credit card on uswitch by clicking here The UK consumer watchdog group Which? has warned British consumers to look out for charity Christmas card cons in the high street, amid concerns that...