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...
by mledger | Apr 4, 2023 | Blog
When thinking about Fair Trade Certified™, what comes to mind? For many the answers focus primarily on wages and working conditions. Digging deeper, though, at the core of the Fair Trade Certified model lies an understanding that for farmers, workers, and fishers to...
by mledger | Mar 24, 2023 | Blog
Nearly 3 million people around the globe die every year due to risk factors in the workplace, including accidents, work-related diseases, and extreme working hours. The COVID-19 pandemic only served to exacerbate the situation, forcing the world to become more aware...
by marketing@fairtradeusa.org | Feb 7, 2023 | Blog
If you ever watched Sesame Street as a kid, you may remember the song “One of these things is not like the other”, which entered the cultural fabric of multiple generations and, according to researchers[i], gave Sesame Street viewers a 40% higher ability to sort and...
by marketing@fairtradeusa.org | Jan 30, 2023 | Blog
Over the next two decades, the consumer sector is predicted to grow at a strong rate of five percent per year. Disruptions such as worker health and safety issues, labor rights violations, and the impact of climate change have the potential to dramatically alter these...
by marketing@fairtradeusa.org | Dec 16, 2022 | Blog
With support from the Walmart Foundation, Fair Trade USA completes a comprehensive project to improve Needs Assessments. The project outlines multiple technological and system improvements to the Needs Assessment process — which is critical to maximizing the impact of...
