Sales of Fairtrade products grew 12% last year and @FairtradeUK has plans to expand further

Fairtrade boom drives green standards adoption - 27 Feb 2012 - News

Sales of Fairtrade products grew 12% last year and @FairtradeUK has plans to expand further

The Fairtrade Foundation has revealed it is planning to expand efforts to help farmers adapt to climate change and embrace environmental best practices, on the back of a surge in sales that saw the market for Fairtrade-certified products grow 12 per cent last year. Marking the launch of the annual Fairtrade Fortnight , the foundation today released new figures showing that sales of certified products grew from £1.17bn in 2010 to £1.32bn last year, defying the wider downward trend across the retail sector. FURTHER READING Empowering employee engagement with the Carbon Trust BASF beats 2020 green goals nine years early The surge in sales has been largely driven by retailers switching entire brands and product ranges to Fairtrade – a scenario that led to a 34 per cent increase in Fairtrade cocoa sales and and 21 per cent increase in the Fairtrade sugar market. The organisatio...

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@Rise107Mutual » 13 Mar '12, 5pm
Go farmers! RT @wrobertsfood: Fair Trade continues to grow! [link] a great piece via @BusinessGreen
@wrobertsfood » 13 Mar '12, 4pm
Fair Trade continues to grow! [link] a great piece via @BusinessGreen
@FOECardiff » 29 Feb '12, 8pm
ales of #Fairtrade goods soar 12 percent, boosting environmental standards. [link]
@GreenerMail » 28 Feb '12, 11am
Good to see Fairtrade Foundation continues its success. [link]
@jjsconsulting » 27 Feb '12, 7pm
#fairtrade continues to grow at a phenomenal rate. [link]
@BABeconews » 27 Feb '12, 4pm
Sales of Fairtrade goods soar 12%, providing a major boost to environmental standards. [link] @fairtradeuk
@KristenLindop » 27 Feb '12, 3pm
Fairtrade boom drives green standards adoption - 27 Feb 2012 - News from BusinessGreen [link] via @businessgreen
@ireinvest » 27 Feb '12, 2pm
Fairtrade is a boom industry in the UK. With sales on the up, Fairtrade investors will be reaping the returns [link]
@industryre » 27 Feb '12, 1pm
Fairtrade is a money spinner. Sales grew to £1.3bn last year! Have you cracked your sustainable supply chain? [link]
@nylasarwar » 27 Feb '12, 12pm
RT @WillN_BG: Sales of Fairtrade products grew 12% last year and @FairtradeUK has plans to expand further [link]
@WillN_BG » 27 Feb '12, 12pm
Sales of Fairtrade products grew 12% last year and @FairtradeUK has plans to expand further [link]
@LuminaCR » 27 Feb '12, 11am
#FairtradeFortnight starts today, look for the label on your purchases and keep the demand for fair products growing. [link]
@RichardGEarl » 27 Feb '12, 11am
Fairtrade boom drives green standards adoption [link] @RichardGEarl
@JessicaBG » 27 Feb '12, 11am
@James_BG has discovered #Fairtrade Foundation is set to expand its environmental efforts [link]
@James_BG » 27 Feb '12, 10am
It has its critics, but it is a means for firms to drive higher environmental standards through their supply chain [link]
@James_BG » 27 Feb '12, 10am
Lots on Fairtrade Fortnight around this morning, very little on its environmental standards: [link]
@MegNat87 » 13 Mar '12, 5pm
RT @wrobertsfood: Fair Trade continues to grow! [link] a great piece via @BusinessGreen
@GrahamBullock » 06 Mar '12, 4am
Fairtrade boom drives green standards adoption - 27 Feb 2012 - News from BusinessGreen [link]
@johandeherdt » 27 Feb '12, 9pm
Fairtrade boom drives green standards adoption - 27 Feb 2012 - News from BusinessGreen [link] via @businessgreen
@YaleCBEY » 27 Feb '12, 4pm
Fairtrade boom drives #green standards adoption - via BusinessGreen [link] via @businessgreen #fairtrade
@BrightSparksPR » 27 Feb '12, 1pm
RT @WillN_BG: Sales of Fairtrade products grew 12% last year and @FairtradeUK has plans to expand further [link]
@GreenLibDems » 27 Feb '12, 12pm
RT @WillN_BG: Sales of Fairtrade products grew 12% last year and @FairtradeUK has plans to expand further [link]

Fairtrade boom drives green standards adoption - 27 Feb 2012 - News

Sales of Fairtrade products grew 12% last year and @FairtradeUK has plans to expand further

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