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Fairtrade Fortnight fun in Wales

March 27, 2023

Another enjoyable and successful Fairtrade Fortnight! Thank you to everyone who got involved with this year’s Celebrations, from schools to community groups, and Members of the Senedd. Here is a snapshot of some of the exciting events run in Wales to promote Fairtrade this year. Food glorious food Our theme this year was… FOOD! Food […]

Community Connections: A Fairtrade Supper Club

February 8, 2023

This Fairtrade Fortnight, we will be hosting a Fairtrade Supper Club in partnership with Oasis Cardiff. Our event is inspired by our belief in the importance of food, community, and our environment. Food is a connector and cultivator of our relationships with each other and nature. The pandemic disrupted these connections, and we want to […]

Fair Trade Sustainability Workshops

January 17, 2023

Fair Trade Wales are excited to launch our new sustainability workshops! Fair Trade was established in 1992 to address social and trade justice, and climate change in supply chains. We promote fair prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers around the world, but particularly in lower income […]

Fairtrade storytelling / Adrodd Straeon Masnach Deg

Fairtrade Storytelling: behind the scenes

January 9, 2023

An exciting new event, with big Fair Trade names! Ahead of Fairtrade Fortnight 2023, we are taking a closer look at storytelling and discussing the ethics of promotion in the Fair Trade movement. We will be joined by Liberation Foods, Shared Interest, and Transform Trade. Each organisation will discuss how they tell their stories and […]

Croeso, Eli!

December 9, 2022

We would like to welcome a new member of the team, Eli Wislocka, who is working at Fair Trade Wales as the Development and Engagement Officer. Eli recently moved to Cardiff from London. She has a background in community youth projects and has worked with a variety of organisations and charities, and has a particular […]

Youth, Wales & COP27

November 17, 2022

World leaders are discussing action to tackle climate change at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. COP 27 COP27 is the 27th annual UN meeting on climate. It is taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh until 18 November. The goal is to agree to steps to limit global temperature rises. Global temperatures have risen 1.1C on […]

International Fair Trade Towns Conference 2022. Quito, Ecuador!

October 31, 2022

Last week we had the privilege of attending the 15th edition of the International Fair Trade Towns Conference in Quito, Ecuador. Here’s a round-up of what happened, keep reading to find out where the conference will be held next year… ‘vamos’! From its beginnings in Garstang, Fair Trade Towns is now a global movement, with […]

International Coffee Day event

September 26, 2022

This year to mark International Coffee Day and Great Big Green Week we are running a Welsh-language Fairtrade coffee morning in the capital city for Welsh speakers and learners. Come along to learn more about Fairtrade and climate justice and of course for free Fairtrade coffee!

Great Taste Award for Pop Cycle’s Orange Lolly

August 31, 2022

This blog was written by Elizabeth (George) Hudson – Pop Cycle Pop Cycle is delighted to win another Great Taste Gold Star for our Fairtrade Orange ice lolly. We are based in Swansea and make fruity ice lollies full of fresh fruit & flavour. We’ve been lucky enough to win several Great Taste gold stars […]

14 years later… What’s next for the world’s first Fair Trade nation?

June 6, 2022

In 2008, Wales made history by becoming the world’s first Fair Trade nation. The two year campaign led by the Wales Fair Trade Forum helped to recognise Wales as a globally responsible nation. 14 years on, Fair Trade Wales continues to support producers, through supporting, growing and promoting the Fairtrade movement here in Wales. Key highlights […]

9 reasons voluntary organisations need a voice in UK trade deals

June 1, 2022

Climate change, health, human rights, just some of the areas that could be affected by new UK trade deals. Charles Whitmore, Wales Civil Society Forum Coordinator & Aileen Burmeister, Head of Fair Trade Wales explain. [This blog first appeared on the Wales Council for Voluntary Action’s website]. When the UK left the European Union, responsibility […]

World Fair Trade Day 2022: Climate Justice Now!

May 9, 2022

It’s World Fair Trade Day 2022! The very important theme this year is climate justice. Tackling the climate crisis is not just an ecological necessity, but also a social justice issue for the worst affected who are facing extreme weather conditions. We need climate justice! Climate justice aims to deliver fair, inclusive and sustainable solutions […]