Archive for the 'Fairtrade' Category

Good Health – at any price

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Consumers here in the UK are now increasingly familiar with Fairtrade – 70% of the population recognise the Fairtrade mark, and over half of the population link it to a better deal for producers in the developing world.
While it’s good to see Fairtrade food and drink, clothing, handicrafts, etc., an article in today’s Guardian is [...]

Lowering the Standard

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

We’re off on our holidays in a cottage overlooking Loch Broom, in the Scottish Highlands. Alas, my mobile internet connection fails to connect here – some issue with the Three mobile network when using legacy (GPRS) networks. I remember seeing comments about it, but as I have no internet access, I can’t Google for the [...]

Fairtrade fortnight 25 Feb – 9 Mar

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Today is the start of Fairtrade fortnight, the annual celebration of the campaign to secure better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world.
With Scotland aiming for Fairtrade nation status, and Britain’s biggest sugar producer switching all its retail sales to Fairtrade, Fairtrade no [...]

Voting with your purse

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Fairtrade is alive and well in Scotland, with a compelling vision that economics can be made to serve people, and shopping can build a better world.

Wedding Mores, 2007

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

Is it considered polite these days to tell wedding guests that you’ve already got everything you need, but American Express will do nicely?

Look this gift horse in the mouth

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

A philanthropic gesture by Bill Gates is nothing of the sort

Birthday boy

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

Thoughts on a Fair Trade birthday card