
Fair trade in France: a model for Europe?
In a context where the European Commission wants to specify when “fair trade” terms may be used from now on, Commerce Equitable France has published
In a context where the European Commission wants to specify when “fair trade” terms may be used from now on, Commerce Equitable France has published
The Trade for Development Centre supports campaigns to promote more sustainable agriculture in various African countries. This is the case of the National Week of Ecological Agriculture in Benin, which aims to disseminate knowledge, good practices and innovations in agroecology.
The European Commission has proposed a new regulation amending the one establishing a common market organisation of agricultural products (CMO), with the aim to strengthen farmers’ position in the agri-food supply chain.
At the end of November, the fourth annual National Fair Trade Days (JNCE) took place, an initiative of the Burkina Faso fair trade platform.
This initiative, which was funded by Enabel’s TDC, was desperately needed to tackle the many challenges in the sector and to find ways out of the ongoing crisis.
With a history stretching back more than 250 years, Beyers Koffie, Belgium’s largest coffee roaster, is determined to move with the times. At the end of 2025, the company will be one of the first in the world to inaugurate a 100% electric industrial roasting line.
Xavier Declercq, the artisan chocolatier who founded Xocolate, is delighting gourmets in the capital who want to treat themselves more responsibly, with his 100% organic,
For the past twenty years, the Ethiquable brand has been offering a wide range of food products, including chocolate and coffee, from fair trade and organic farming, but following its own ethics, which pushes it to go beyond the already high standards of these sectors.
The EUDR saga is going to take a break. On December 4, 2024, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the Commission’s proposal to grant a 12-month additional phasing-in period.
On November 19, the European Council has adopted a regulation banning products made using forced labour from entering, being exported, or sold within the European Union. The new EU Forced Labour Regulation (FLR) represents a global effort to combat human rights abuses in international supply chains. It is estimated that 27.6 million people worldwide are trapped in conditions of forced labour.
For the past two years, discount supermarket chain Aldi has been offering fair trade and sustainable chocolate under the brand ‘Choceur Choco Changer’, a range
In a context where the European Commission wants to specify when “fair trade” terms may be used from now on, Commerce Equitable France has published
The Trade for Development Centre supports campaigns to promote more sustainable agriculture in various African countries. This is the case of the National Week of Ecological Agriculture in Benin, which aims to disseminate knowledge, good practices and innovations in agroecology.
The European Commission has proposed a new regulation amending the one establishing a common market organisation of agricultural products (CMO), with the aim to strengthen farmers’ position in the agri-food supply chain.
At the end of November, the fourth annual National Fair Trade Days (JNCE) took place, an initiative of the Burkina Faso fair trade platform.
This initiative, which was funded by Enabel’s TDC, was desperately needed to tackle the many challenges in the sector and to find ways out of the ongoing crisis.
With a history stretching back more than 250 years, Beyers Koffie, Belgium’s largest coffee roaster, is determined to move with the times. At the end of 2025, the company will be one of the first in the world to inaugurate a 100% electric industrial roasting line.
Xavier Declercq, the artisan chocolatier who founded Xocolate, is delighting gourmets in the capital who want to treat themselves more responsibly, with his 100% organic,
For the past twenty years, the Ethiquable brand has been offering a wide range of food products, including chocolate and coffee, from fair trade and organic farming, but following its own ethics, which pushes it to go beyond the already high standards of these sectors.
The EUDR saga is going to take a break. On December 4, 2024, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the Commission’s proposal to grant a 12-month additional phasing-in period.
On November 19, the European Council has adopted a regulation banning products made using forced labour from entering, being exported, or sold within the European Union. The new EU Forced Labour Regulation (FLR) represents a global effort to combat human rights abuses in international supply chains. It is estimated that 27.6 million people worldwide are trapped in conditions of forced labour.
For the past two years, discount supermarket chain Aldi has been offering fair trade and sustainable chocolate under the brand ‘Choceur Choco Changer’, a range