Fairtrade

  • Fairtrade wine tops 30m a year

    A STUDY by the Co-operative Food, the UK’s largest Fairtrade wine retailer, has found that UK sales of Fairtrade wine in 2014 were up 9% from 2013.   Global sales of Fairtrade wine have reached an record high, topping 30m…

  • Back of house with Allegra McEvedy

    Allegra McEvedy, the Footprint Award-winning chef, talks about animal welfare and the challenges of championing sustainability. When did you first become interested in animal welfare? Allegra McEvedy: Fairly quickly after I left college in the early 90s. I was lucky…

  • Time for (ethical) tea

    FAIRTRADE HAS become a badge of honour for many coffee brands. But the £300m out-of-home tea market has been forgotten, says Euan Venters.                   Fairtrade can seem like a “must have” for…

  • Footprint Insight: Nothing is new but everything is different

    SUSTAINABILITY IN business is constantly evolving, so how can an organisation keep its approach not only up-to-date but market leading? Amy Fetzer reports on a Bidvest steering group set up to answer just that question. How can we maintain sustainability…

  • Footprint’s campaign to highlight sustainability in education gathers even more pace

    CONTINUING THE campaign to raise awareness around the importance of sustainability on the national curriculum, Footprint joined Zac Goldsmith in the House of Commons this week.   Last December Footprint Forum in partnership with TUCO and in association with Fairtrade convened…

  • Fairtrade best practice in foodservice

    AS FAIRTRADE Fortnight draws to a close, Footprint takes a look at some best practice in foodservice.                   Fairtrade supporting farmers to build a more sustainable future   When consumers and businesses choose…

  • Sugar report claims EU reforms could drive farmers into poverty

    THE FAIRTRADE FOUNDATION has released a report which claims that a planned reform of the European sugar market has the potential to drive farmers into extreme poverty over the next five years.                …

  • In celebration of Fairtrade Fortnight, Footprint talks to TV presenter Nick Hewer about “How business needs to change its act”

    TV PRESENTER and businessman, Nick Hewer talks about his visit to St Lucia to see first-hand the impact of Fairtrade for farmers.                   Some 25 years ago I went to St Lucia…

  • Footprint Forum Report: Cut the clutter

    CATERING FIRMS are faced with myriad eco-labels. But are they an essential part of communicating their ethics?                   Ask a student what factors determine the food they buy and price will invariably…

  • Universities shun Green League

    THE ANNUAL People and Planet Green League, which ranks universities by their sustainability efforts, has been overshadowed by the news that 69 out of 151 institutions have chosen not to take part this year.            …