"With COVID having such terrible impacts across the globe, I took some comfort this past year seeing progress made on living incomes. Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire initiated a new living income differential, covering 60 percent of the world’s cocoa farmers, and the International Coffee Organization led a new global pledge to support living incomes. Fair traders have been central advocates for these changes and will be even better able to push things forward in a post-COVID future"
“Although there have been many challenging situations during the past year, one of the things COVID has demonstrated is how connected we are to people around the world. It would be great if we could use the solidarity and collaboration used to deal with this world crisis in the areas of climate change and fair trade"
“Through these tumultuous times, we must not let up on the support of farmers and artisans in the global south. We must be thoughtful of the products we choose every day and also encourage vendors to offer more fair trade products when available. Our choices more than ever can have a meaningful and wide-reaching impact on producers and local businesses"
On Thursday, April 28, 2022, the Senate of Canada passed Bill S-211, the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, sending the legislation to the House of Commons. After four prior Read more…
Join editors of ‘The Fair Trade Handbook’ along with other exciting speakers for an enlightening book launch. About this event Fernwood Publishing in partnership with the Canadian Fair Trade Network and the Fair Trade Advocacy Read more…
In today’s globalized world, the purchases individuals and institutions make can have a significant impact on people and the environment across the planet, for better or worse. Queen’s has worked to heighten the positive impact Read more…
March 03, 2021 | Guest Blogger: Nell Jedrzejczyk, Simon Fraser University “To world peace.” The above phrase is not an uncommon toast to hear: I most recently heard it while re-watching Groundhog Day as Bill Murray Read more…
October 1, 2020 | It is somewhat fitting to announce today, on World Coffee Day, that Simon Fraser University has been recognized by Fairtrade Canada and the Canadian Fair Trade Network (CFTN) as the first educational Read more…
We are pleased to announce that the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) has been designated as the first Silver Fair Trade Campus in Canada. UTM was designated as a Fair Trade Campus in September 2016. Read more…