CBBC Newsround | WORLD | Cocoa deal to boost fair trade chocolate (#)

„Paying a fair price They are able to offer much less money than the farmer wants for their crops because of the farmer doesn't accept the price on offer, the companies will take their business somewhere else. Fair trade companies make sure they pay the farmers enough money to earn a living after covering all their costs. Watch/Listen Hear story More Info Would you pay more for fair trade chocolate? Which is your top choc type? Chocolate quiz Past Stories Eat 'fairtrade' chocolate, says Cat Deeley Children fight for better working conditions Which is your top choc type? Chocolate Web Links Fair Trade campaign Note: You will leave CBBC.“

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Fairtrade | About Fairtrade | Frequently asked questions (#)

„Ethical trading means companies are involved in a process of trying to ensure that the basic labour rights of the employees of their third world suppliers are respected. The FAIRTRADE Mark, which applies to products rather than companies, aims to give disadvantaged small producers more control over their own lives. It addresses the injustice of low prices by guaranteeing that producers receive fair terms of trade and fair prices – however unfair the conventional market is.“

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PR Solar Expresso, 1/01 (#)

„In 1986 Equal Exchange introduced fair trade to the U.S. coffee industry as a way to create better living conditions and more opportunities for struggling coffee farmers in poor countries. After years of slowly building the fair trade market Equal Exchange has recently been joined by over 100 companies who now offer at least one fair trade certified coffee. The company hopes to duplicate this success within the cocoa trade.“

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Cafe Campesino ...from crop to cup a Fair Trade (#)

„Fair Trade guarantees producers a better price for their product than what they would earn under conventional trade. By providing direct trade links between consumers and producers, Fair Trade companies promote social justice in a manner that socially and economically empowers farmers. Fair Trade is not charity; it provides a market-based approach to increasing small farmer self-sufficiency.“

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Fairtrade | Suppliers | Caterers (#)

„The companies listed in this directory are registered with The Fairtrade Foundation to supply Fairtrade certified products for the Out of Home Market. This includes catering distributors, catering wholesalers and vending operators providing a range of products from espresso beans to fruit juice. They also show which distributors can offer you vending machines and equipment services.“

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Fairtrade | News | Press Release (#)

„The first Fairtrade product, Green and Black’s Maya Gold chocolate, appeared on shop shelves in 1994 in the UK. Now foods carrying the FAIRTRADE Mark are sold in 17 countries through 235 traders and 452 companies and are sourced from 360 producer groups in 40 countries, representing 4.5 million growers and their families.“

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Transfair USA | Coffee Program (#)

„Consumer demand for Fair Trade Certified products is rising. That's why more than 250 companies are now offering Fair Trade Certified products in over 20,000 retail outlets across the country, including Safeway, Trader Joe's, Wild Oats, Whole Foods, Albertson's, Publix, Harris Teeter and numerous national café chains.“

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Global Exchange : Kraft, activist groups still differ on 'fair-trade' coffee (#)

„Valerie Orth, fair-trade organizer at Global Exchange, a San Francisco-based human rights organization, said fair-trade advocates still want big coffee companies such as Kraft and Nestle to follow the lead of Procter & Gamble. P&G last month began selling a line of fair-trade coffee called Mountain Moonlight as part of its gourmet Millstone line.“

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index (#)

„Fair trade coffee comes from companies that buy their beans from grower-owned cooperatives and pay a guaranteed minimum price to the growers. That price, now $1.26 a pound, can be several times the world market price, which has ranged in recent months between 30 cents and 70 cents a pound.“

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Transfair USA | Fair Trade Certification Overview (#)

„Fair Trade certification is the leading standard for social and environmental auditing of the global supply chain. The Fair Trade Certified label is consumers' guarantee that companies have complied with strict economic, social, and environmental criteria, thereby creating a more equitable system for producers.“

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Lutherans Pursue Good Coffee, Fairly - Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief (#)

„"It is our hope that by maintaining a high standard for what fair trade can be, we will not only benefit more producers but show conventional coffee companies that fair trade works, while encouraging those companies that are doing some fair trade to do more," he said.“

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TransFair Canada: Enter the Fair Trade Market (#)

„TransFair Canada also supports the marketing of Fair Trade Certified products with public education campaigns, targeted advertising, a well-frequented website and point-of-sale materials. TransFair also helps companies locate a source of ingredients for their Fair Trade Certified products.“

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Transfair USA | Fair Trade Reporting (#)

„As the only independent certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, TransFair USA authorizes companies that sell specialty coffee, tea, cocoa products and fresh fruit to display the Fair Trade Certified label on their products.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Fair trade is not the solution to poverty in the coffee world. Nor should it be a marketing gimmick or a feel-good effort by companies that have one or two Fair Trade coffees while they reap record profits on all their low cost coffees.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„On a more grass-roots level, a reader, N.Z. Bear, has written encouraging other readers to buy Fair-Trade Sumatras (two are reviewed here) and offering a list of companiesselling Fair-Trade Sumatras and other relief-oriented coffees.“

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Fairtrade | Resources | Links (#)

„Companies that have signed the Fairtrade Fondation's licence agreement and are therefore entitled to apply the FAIRTRADE Mark to products covered by the agreement.“

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Transfair USA | TransFair USA Licensed Partners (#)

„The companies below are licensed to offer Fair Trade Certified™ products. Look for the Fair Trade Certified label for proof of certification.“

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View topic - fair trade article - Coffee Forum (#)

„But on a larger scale, he said, the Fair Trade label provides skeptical consumers with verification that companies are paying fair prices to growers.“

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Fairtrade | About Fairtrade | Fair trade organisations (#)

„Look for the Mark, and the Partner Companies’ fair trade brands, when you are out shopping.“

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Global Exchange : News Updates (#)

„Mexican farmers must cope with coffee glut -- In Mexico, more and more coffee farmers are abandoning their crops because wholesale prices set largely by multinational companies are at historic lows.In the past three years, Dominguez Rodriguez and his fellow farmers have made no profit from their coffee. It sells for half of his production costs.“

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