by mledger | Mar 27, 2024 | Blog
Cultivating a Better Future for Farmworkers Farmworker Awareness Week is an important moment for us to bring attention to the challenges farmworkers face and honor their crucial role in our everyday lives. Farmworkers are the backbone and caretakers of our food...
by mledger | Mar 7, 2024 | Blog
In the realm of fair trade, gender equality stands as a cornerstone for fostering equitable development and social justice across the United States and around the world. Women, girls, and gender non-conforming people still face systemic inequalities that impede their...
by mledger | Feb 6, 2024 | Blog
On a recent visit to Mexico, I was once again inspired by the resilience and optimism of Fair Trade farmworkers. Dear Friend, I hope this finds you healthy, hopeful, and enjoying the New Year. As we welcome 2024 and look back on 2023, I want to share a few...
by mledger | Nov 16, 2023 | Blog
Reflecting on Fair Trade Month October is Fair Trade Month, a time to celebrate the fair trade movement and the power of collective action to create a better world. As individuals, it can be difficult and overwhelming to determine how we should use our limited time...
by mledger | Jun 21, 2023 | Blog
A Partnership Case Study A Beauty First In 2022, e.l.f. and Fair Trade USA worked together to create a brand new framework for beauty industry factories to become Fair Trade Certified™, with e.l.f. being the first in the beauty industry to source from a Fair Trade...
by mledger | May 10, 2023 | Blog
Celebrating the Mothers behind your Mother’s Day Flowers Nestled in the Ecuadorian Andes 9,280 feet above sea level lies Florecal, a Fair Trade Certified™ rose farm and processing center. Boasting mineral rich soil and weather ideal for year-round farming, it’s...
