Trade

Two women from Ghana Sustainable Shea butter

Empowering Ghanaian Women in Sustainable Shea Trading

Shea trading does nothing to lift women producers in Ghana above the UN poverty line.  The Dipaliya Return on Extraction business model changes all that, empowering women, providing fair wages, and enabling community investments. Dipaliya stands for ethical and regenerative shea trading in Ghana.
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Five Reasons Why We Need Fair Food Systems for Future Food Security.

Fairtrade’s recently launched sustainable agriculture policy calls for resilient food systems built on agroecology – that is, the application of environmentally, economically and socially responsible principles to farming. Here are five reasons why our current food and farming policies need a complete reset – and how we can do it.
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Prevention is Better Than Cure: €450,000 to Tackle Child Labour in Fairtrade Cocoa Supply Chains

Fairtrade intensifies fight against cocoa child labor with a new program. Despite challenges, the €450,000 budget aims to generate additional income for co-ops, offer education grants, and support poverty-alleviating projects. Co-ops’ innovative proposals will be funded based on impact and scalability.
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Fairtrade and Climate Justice with Juan Pablo

How can fairtrade help create climate justice? This podcast forms part of a series – examining how business addresses climate justice. Together we hear ways companies can put people at the heart of their climate action. We record this podcast from the climate conference – COP27, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
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Fairtrade banana farmer Juan Roberto, from Peru carrying Bananas in a field

Steps for improving incomes in banana supply chains

When it comes to boosting earnings for banana growers, only an approach that works for both smallholder farmers and plantation workers can deliver the results the industry really needs, says Naomi Somerville-Large, Senior Technical Lead at the Fairtrade Foundation
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Jiselle and Cesar, On Gender Transformative Approaches

Cesar and Jiselle share some of their 30 plus years of experience working on women’s empowerment. Together they have recently been working on ‘gender transformative approaches.’ Cesar and Jiselle deep dive into what this means and the practicalities of implementing gender transformative approaches – for businesses everywhere, across value chains.
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Emily Pearce and Kubasu Agapeters

During the conversation we explore why anchoring climate change as a humanitarian disaster is essential; how our producers and farmers are climate mitigation and resilience pioneers; and what you can do next to better partner for impact.
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At COP26, the Future of our Farmers and our Food is at Stake

A new report, titled Fairtrade and Climate Change and conducted by researchers from VU Amsterdam and Bern University of Applied Sciences on behalf of Fairtrade, is explicit in identifying how climate change will impact specific regions and Fairtrade crops. Above all, it presents a clarion call for immediate and comprehensive climate action.
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The importance of ‘tri-partite’ partnerships between business, NGOs and government

In this blog, Fairtrade reflects on some of the learnings from the Cadbury Farmer Resilience Fund, a partnership between Fairtrade, Mondelēz International and the FCDO.[1]  The importance of “tri-partite” partnerships between business, NGOs and government, co-creation with producers and embedding gender inclusion and climate resilience will be critical to ensure sustainable livelihoods in global supply chains.
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Addressing global inequalities through trade and employment with Pins Brown, Natura &Co

What is invisible labour and why should businesses care about it? Meet Pins Brown, Head of Responsible Procurement at Natura &Co – the parent company which includes the brands Avon, Natura Cosmeticos, The Body Shop and Aesop. Pins and her team work to address global inequalities through trade and employment.
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A fair trade: putting farmers first in the fight for climate justice

The 22 February marked the start of Fairtrade Fortnight, the annual celebration of all things Fairtrade. It’s a time when individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to share the stories of the people behind our food and products, and explore how trade justice can be part of the solution to the many challenges they face.
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CEOS from 25 countries Call for G20 Support to Help Developing Country Producers Fight Covid-19

Partners and supporters of Business Fights Poverty will be as concerned as we are about the impact that Covid-19 is having on people across our shared world, and will be at the forefront of efforts to protect people’s health and livelihoods.
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Reflections from the UK-Africa Investment Summit

Last week’s UK-Africa Investment Summit brought together a wealth of businesses, governments and international institutions to showcase and promote the breadth and quality of investment opportunities across Africa.​ Read reflections from CDC Group CEO, Nick O’Donohoe
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The Future For Africa Is Trade Not Aid: Celebrating the UK-Africa Investment Summit

The Prime Minister is hosting the UK-Africa Investment Summit (UK-AIS), which brings together businesses, governments and international institutions to showcase and promote the breadth and quality of investment opportunities across Africa. The ambition is to set the scene for thecreation of new lasting partnerships that will deliver more investment, jobs and growth.
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Becoming a Bit More Social

Stories about terrible working conditions along supply chains keep emerging. From sweat shops to modern slavery – we reply on journalists to uncover horrible truths to spark change. But social enterprise organisations with traceable supply chains eliminate ambiguity and promote social change. I want to share why I think we should all become a little more social.
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A Transparent Cuppa – Mapping Our Tea and Coffee Supply Chains

As we enter the second week of Fairtrade Fortnight, it’s a time to celebrate our Fairtrade products and reflect on our hard work building strong relationships with our producers and working on programmes such as empowering women in the supply chain.​
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Welcome to the Business Fights Poverty Magazine Issue One

The ways in which business can and should be addressing social issues are many and complex. This magazine helps you to navigate the challenges and find out about some of the leading edge thinking and topics across the space.​
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Meet the Longlist: Unilever Global Development Award, Supported by Business Fights Poverty

Business in the Community announce the longlist of companies selected for the The Unilever Global Development Award, supported by Business Fights Poverty. The award recognises businesses that demonstrate positive impact against one or more of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Why We Must Go Beyond Economics In The Discourse on Empowerment of Women

With increasingly more women’s economic empowerment initiatives being announced Jemimah Njuki asks if these kinds of initiatives are enough to transform the lives of women, their families and communities? Exploring why we must go beyond economics in the discourse on empowerment of women.
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Are Standards an Effective Tool to Help Improve Production Practices Across Sectors?

Kristin Komives, ISEAL’s Impacts Director, explores how sustainability standards drive the take up of sustainable practices, following the publication of a new research review.
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