Want to know something scary? Of the 90 million pounds of chocolate candies on track to be sold this Halloween, […]
October 1st is marked as International Coffee Day around the globe. This year has been a rough one for many […]
From public health epidemics to migration, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has transformed Mexico’s food system–and our own.
“Fair Trade Helps Farmers, But Not Their Hired Workers.” That was the headline of a much-circulated article a few weeks […]
Fair Trade USA has rolled out plans to pilot a fair trade dairy standard with Chobani on farms in New […]
Fair Trade Denim. It sounds good, right? The press certainly thought so when J. Crew and Madewell launched their collections […]
Fast fashion has deadly consequences. Time and again, sweatshop accidents around the globe kill and injure workers as they crank […]
Brazilian labor inspectors have found slave labor on plantations where Starbucks buys coffee. And not just any plantations, but ones that have been “certified” to their C.A.F.E. Practices standards. […]
“We cannot live on $0.90 per pound.” That’s the message that the coffee farmers behind SPP Global sent to the […]