An article from The Herald in Scotland on why schools can’t discuss Fairtrade with their pupils and ignore the ethical background of their uniform. Click here for the full article. Thanks to Angela from the Scottish Fair Trade Forum for the tip.

Fairtrade sales increased by 12% last year to more than £1.3 billion, prompting claims the movement chimes with the current desire for “responsible capitalism”. Click here for the full article.

Are you committed to building a better world? Would you like to see corporations take greater responsibility to implement sustainable business practices, protect the environment and contribute to a more just and equitable society? Click here for the full article.

With high-street chains churning out fresh designs every few weeks, we now buy more cheap clothes than ever before. But as Lucy Siegle (who interviewed David Burgess for The One Show), reveals in her hard-hitting new book To Die For, it’s a trend that will cost us far more than we imagine. Click here for [...]

Sales of Fairtrade products in the UK soared by 40% last year to more than £1billion despite the tough economic times, new figures showed today. It means Britain is the world’s biggest consumer of the ethical goods range, which supports farmers and workers in developing countries. Click here for the full article.

Fairtrade Fortnight is on its way! Fairtrade cotton is this years theme. Click here for the latest news about Fairtrade in schools

The Fairtrade Foundation mention David Luke’s new Fairtrade cotton garments in their monthly newsletter to schools.

Fairtrade cotton celebrates its fifth anniversary this month and it has had something of a style revamp. Click for the full article.

The terms of trade have become a global preoccupation – maybe now the US and EU will finally end their abuse of subsidies. Click for the full article.

Cotton: the most used natural fibre in the world should be the ‘white gold’ that propels 10 million West African farmers out of poverty. After all, the West African nations of Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali, know as the Cotton-4 (C-4), produce the cheapest cotton in the world. But a major new report from the Fairtrade [...]