by mledger | Apr 14, 2025 | Blog
At Fair Trade USA, we believe that every cup of coffee and bar of chocolate can drive meaningful change. Fair Trade supports regenerative agriculture, strengthens climate resilience, and secures farmers’ economic futures. This year, we’re partnering with Acorn,...
by mledger | Mar 27, 2025 | Blog
The Harsh Reality For many communities around the globe, there is a significant disparity between income and the cost of living. We’re seeing inflation and increasing consumer costs raise the cost of living for workers worldwide, widening the income gap and leaving...
by trobinson@fairtradeusa.org | Mar 25, 2025 | Blog
A unique grower-shipper and two standard-setting partnerships Magaly Alfaro Avalos is a greenhouse harvester at NatureSweet, an industry-leading greenhouse grower and shipper of tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. She shares that her work at the company...
by trobinson@fairtradeusa.org | Mar 20, 2025 | Blog
Pictured: the Peter Paul Candelaria and Peter Paul Sorsogon teams doing team bonding activities at their Fair Trade Committee meeting Fair Trade Community Development Funds are additional financial resources provided to workers at every Fair Trade Certified™ factory...
by trobinson@fairtradeusa.org | Mar 18, 2025 | Blog
At Fair Trade USA, DEI isn’t up for debate—it’s part of our DNA. The roots of the fair trade movement are deeply embedded in the struggle for equity and inclusion. Our mission comes from a recognition that humanity’s diversity offers access to...
by trobinson@fairtradeusa.org | Feb 13, 2025 | Blog
Pictured: the Fair Trade USA™ Leadership Team at the Valley Springs farm in Colombia, a Fair Trade flower farm Cut flowers are a classic symbol of joy and warmth—they brighten up our living spaces, serve as thoughtful gifts to loved ones, and make life more colorful....
by marketing@fairtradeusa.org | Feb 7, 2025 | Where to Find Fair Trade
Your guide to finding ethically sourced Fair Trade Certified™ chocolate. When it comes to revolutionizing the cocoa industry, your job is the easiest… and the tastiest. You may not know it based on first glance, but chocolate products go through a lengthy...
by trobinson@fairtradeusa.org | Jan 29, 2025 | Blog
As the Fair Trade USA™ team steps into 2025, we do so with a deep sense of purpose and urgency. The challenges before us—biodiversity loss, climate impacts and migration, inequality, and the staggering number of farmers, fishers, and workers living in poverty—demand...
by trobinson@fairtradeusa.org | Jan 13, 2025 | Blog
Farmers in Sonoma, Mexico working on a Fair Trade Certified™ Farm The voices of workers around the globe are too often silenced, clearing the way for unsafe and unjust working conditions and creating a disconnect between people and the products that they buy. Every...
by mledger | Dec 9, 2024 | Where to Find Fair Trade
Purchase with purpose this holiday season. This year, we could all use a little more compassion. For loved ones, for strangers, for people whose lives are connected to ours, even if simply through the products we buy. We don’t know what the new year will bring, but...
