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April is Earth Month

Earth Month takes place in April every year. This annual awareness month is an opportunity to raise awareness and advocate for change around the issues most impacting our planet! Throughout Earth Month, environmental leaders and activists all around the world present plans, strategies, and solutions for mitigating and preventing further damage to the planet and its resources. Earth Month, which surrounds the all-important Earth Day on April 22, feels (and arguably is) especially important this year, as our window to make the urgent changes we need to address the climate crisis — from adapting to the damage we can Read More

Paulette Bertrand2023-04-03T03:38:29+00:00April 3, 2023|Fair Trade, MAFTTI, Sustainable Development, Uncategorized|

Women & Fair Trade

Women are incredibly important in the global agriculture system! Supporting gender equality and the development of women leaders in farmer organizations is a key piece of Fairtrade’s work to make global trade fair for everyone involved. What does this look like? Here are a few examples: - Fairtrade Standards that prohibit discrimination based on gender or marital status, prohibit sexual harassment or abuse, and require farmer organizations to develop a gender equality policy - Women’s Leadership Schools that strengthen the business skills of women farmers

Paulette Bertrand2023-03-11T23:58:39+00:00March 11, 2023|Clothing, Fair Trade, MAFTTI, Mankato, Sustainable Development|

New Ulm’s Own Reopening

New Ulm’s Own is reopening in their new location on March 3, 2023. They are now in the front portion of 212 N. Minnesota Street in the space previously held by Nadelkunst knitting shop. The amazing new space has much more room for merchandise. They will have a monthly display that tells the story of a certain product or artisan organization. The store is bright, spacious and very accessible. They will also be open one additional day, Thursday, 10:00 to 4:00, as well as the usual Friday and Saturday hours, 10:00 to 4:00.

Paulette Bertrand2023-03-11T23:46:05+00:00March 11, 2023|Fair Trade|

Sustainability is Top Trend for 2023

Fair Trade America WASHINGTON – Dec. 13, 2022 – Fairtrade America – the world’s most recognized label for social justice and sustainability – today shared five key trends the organization expects will drive consumer choices and brand action in 2023. Despite inflation and rising prices on products we use everyday, from gas to groceries, research shows that many consumers are still making thoughtful choices while shopping, choosing products that align with their values. As these consumers become increasingly interested in and informed about supply chains, sourcing and product sustainability, brands will need to invest in practices that drive loyalty among Read More

Paulette Bertrand2022-12-31T21:49:48+00:00December 31, 2022|Fair Trade, MAFTTI, Mankato, Sustainable Development|

E.L.F. BEAUTY is joining #FairTradeCertified

People made your makeup. E.l.f. Beauty can now certify that they are well treated E.l.f. Beauty is the first cosmetics brand to partner with Fair Trade USA to certify its manufacturing facilities. Now, other brands in the $550 billion beauty sector can follow. You can buy Fair Trade coffee, chocolate, and bananas. But what about your lipstick and eyeliner? Since 1998, Fair Trade USA has certified products that meet its standards for the working conditions in its supply chain. Initially, it worked largely with farmers, but it has since expanded to laborers in other sectors, including apparel. On September Read More

Paulette Bertrand2022-12-31T21:16:40+00:00October 25, 2022|Fair Trade, MAFTTI, Mankato, Sustainable Development|

Shop Fair Trade Certified

We’re excited to announce the launch of the new fairtradecertified.org website! The new website streamlines the information you need, like figuring out who offers Fair Trade Certified products and where to buy them. Tell you friends to join our community, and take a look at our recent blog articles! Shop fair Trade here: https://www.fairtradecertified.org/our-community/shop-fair-trade/

Paulette Bertrand2022-10-16T16:56:19+00:00October 1, 2022|Fair Trade, MAFTTI, Mankato, Sustainable Development|

Fair Talks from Los Angeles Fair Trade

Fair Trade Podcasts For the season two premier of Fair Trade LA's FAIR Talks podcast, Elisha Chan (Executive Director of Fair Trade LA) chats with Joe Altepeter and Alexandria Pineda from the Downtown Women’s Center, the only organization in Los Angeles exclusively serving and empowering women experiencing homelessness. Learn more about this incredible organization from its audacious inception to their vision to see every woman housed and on a path to personal stability. The conversation highlights the ways COVID, race, class, and gender disproportionately affect BIPOC women’s opportunities for safe housing, and how housing is a prescription for health. Read More

Paulette Bertrand2022-10-01T00:17:53+00:00October 1, 2022|Fair Trade, Fair Trade Towns, Uncategorized|

October is Fair Trade Month!

Happy Fair Trade Month! We invite you to join us for our second annual Fair Trade Month Virtual Silent Auction. The auction is now open and features 75+ beautiful, unique, and fun items and experiences all from dedicated fair trade enterprises. Explore, register, and bid! The auction is raising funds to support the Fair Trade Federation (FTF) community and the global movement of trade that values the health of the planet, and the labor, dignity, and equality of all people.

Paulette Bertrand2022-10-01T00:10:10+00:00October 1, 2022|Fair Trade|

FAIRTRADE AMERICA LAUNCHES “IT’S ONLY FAIR” CAMPAIGN

Launched on World Chocolate Day, the new campaign aims to creatively ignite conversation about how little cocoa farmers earn for their crops while they also face burdensome inflation, impacts of COVID-19 and supply chain challenges WASHINGTON, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Timed with July 7 World Chocolate Day, Fairtrade America, the world's most recognized label for social justice and sustainability, has launched a national campaign to generate broader awareness of the unjust price that farmers receive to produce the goods that we rely on everyday, including cocoa. The "It's Only Fair," campaign features three videos connecting shoppers in the U.S. Read More

Paulette Bertrand2022-07-09T21:44:19+00:00July 9, 2022|Fair Trade|

Fair Trade America Releases Trends for 2022

WASHINGTON – Dec. 20, 2021 – Fairtrade America – an independent, third-party certification that partners with farmers and workers to negotiate better prices, decent working conditions, and a fairer deal overall – today released five key consumer trends that will impact how brands source ingredients and work to have a larger impact on people and the planet in 2022. Shoppers are increasingly looking for ethically-sourced products. More than half of respondents to Fairtrade’s biennial Fairtrade Consumer Insights report, conducted by GlobeScan, confirmed they have changed their purchasing choices within the past year to make a difference on economic, social, environmental or Read More

icadmin2022-03-15T19:44:43+00:00December 20, 2021|Fair Trade|