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The A-Z of Fairtrade: Part 1
70% of the population recognise the FAIRTRADE Mark The first Annual Fairtrade Fortnight was back in 1995 and was marked by Justino Peck, a cocoa farmer from Belize, touring the country. The theme for...
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The A-Z of Fairtrade: Part 2
Here’s my A-Z of Fairtrade: Part 2; following on from Part 1. Image by Mralan (Flickr) J – JUICES: A lot of fruit used for juice production is grown on plantations ran by farmers who cannot compete...
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The A-Z of Fairtrade: Part 3
Here is my third and final part of the A-Z of Fairtrade; enjoy! R – RICE: “In 2000, FLO took the first steps towards the introduction of the Fairtrade Standard for Rice to open up new markets for the...
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Hope For Better…
Ever seen the film The Number 23? In it, the main character is confronted with the number 23 everywhere he looks. It’s been like that with the word HOPE for me this year. On New Year’s Day, I posted a...
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Visitors find food for thought!
We never like to miss the opportunity to bend the ear of a politician – yesterday we had two visit the Ethical Superstore. Wendy Morton, the prospective parliamentary candidate for Tynemouth, was...
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Have You ever Wanted to Egg a Politician?
Our friends at Divine Chocolate have come up with a fantastically novel way to encourage people to send an email to politicians to keep fair trade on the agenda at next week’s G20. It’s a simple game...
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Are real nappies greener than disposables?
Are real nappies greener? Ethical Superstore unravels the government report on reusables vs. disposables for Real Nappy Week – which are the greenest? The first government report suggesting “no...
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The controversial EU ban on powerful vacuums.
You may be surprised to learn that as of September 1st 2014 companies are no longer permitted to produce vacuum cleaners with motors over 1600 watts. The EU has introduced a ban, outlawing the...
View ArticleWhat Can Brexit mean for Fairtrade?
No matter how you voted (if at all) in the referendum, the result is the UK is leaving the European Union. Our government will soon undergo formal negotiations to determine the relationship we will...
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The Revolution is Just a T Shirt Away
T-Shirts have to be the most common item of clothing for people in the UK (excluding underwear!) so for such a staple item it’s amazing just how much they are loved, everyone has or either had their...
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