It was recently unveiled that Sainsbury’s will drop the Fairtrade mark from their own-brand tea and start selling under a new “Fairly Traded” label; sparking outrage from the Fairtrade Foundation, who currently have their brand on the tea. This in turn means that their Red and Gold Label, Green and Rooibos teas are no longer going […]
Unfortunately, this is quite confusing. So to paraphrase the great Sheldon Cooper: “all Fairtrade is fair trade, but not all fair trade is Fairtrade”. And “fairly traded” that’s a term all on its own. Fairtrade is a brand of the Fairtrade Foundation, the organisation that governs the fair trade movement in the UK. In other […]
So this Fairtrade Friday, we want to tell you all about London’s first Fairtrade Bar & Cafe, ‘Fairly Square’. The brand was set up with one core mission, that being to provide a space in London for people who care about economic, social and environmental justice. Fairly Square is great in the day time for […]
So this Fairtrade Friday we want to talk about a fantastic and well named company ‘Fair.’. Fair is the worlds first and unique Fairtrade certified line of spirits. The company have spent a great deal of time locating the finest Fairtrade ingredients for their spirits; using Organic quinoa from the 3000 m high Altiplano plateau […]
A.M. Custom Clothing are leading suppliers of Fairtrade products, so as you would imagine we are big advocates of Fairtrade. Each week on our blog we like to introduce you to another one of our favourite Fairtrade brands, or Fairtrade brands we’ve come across during our week; covering everything from food brands, to fully fledged […]
