by Sean Reilly | Feb 19, 2008
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...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 14, 2008
Supermarkets today are being branded “heartless” over exploiting overseas workers who face poor wages, health problems and job insecurity supplying flowers sold as Valentine’s Day gifts in Britain. The accusation comes from War on Want, which says many employees in...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 10, 2007
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...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 8, 2007
Most of the flowers given as gifts in the UK come from workers in developing countries who have risked their health for unsafe, insecure jobs. Supermarkets sell 70% of all the flowers bought in the UK – the highest proportion in Europe. Marks & Spencer,...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 7, 2007
You can find out more and visit the Marks and Spencer website here Marks & Spencer, which has been pushing forward fairtrade as a retailer of food, clothing and home products, has now started using food waste to power some of its stores. The renewable electricity...
