Fairtrade Impact

Fairtrade exists to empower farmers and workers. Learn more about the impact we can all have by choosing Fairtrade.

 

  • Measuring our impact

    Understand why and how we track progress and results.

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  • Our theory of change

    See the basis of our work for positive change in the world.

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  • Fairtrade research

    See how we conduct and use research to improve our work.

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  • Impact monitoring

    Explore the findings from our long-term data collection.

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Key data resources

  • Fairtrade producers

    An overview of key aggregate data on Fairtrade producer organizations

  • Fairtrade Premium

    An overview of Fairtrade Premium and its impact for Fairtrade producers

  • Fairtrade production

    See an overview of the latest available data on Fairtrade production worldwide.

  • Mapping deforestation risks

    A new collaboration between leading certification schemes maps deforestation trends and points toward new approaches for reducing this risk.

Highlights from our library

  • 2023 Annual Report

  • Monitoring the scope and benefits of Fairtrade: Overview - Monitoring Report, 15th Edition

  • Fairtrade West Africa Cocoa Programme Monitoring Report, Fourth Edition

  • Life cycle assessment of cut roses: Analysing the environmental impacts of Fairtrade (Kenya) and conventional (Netherlands) production systems

  • Fairtrade Living Income - Progress Report 2023

  • Supporting shared responsibility: Fairtrade human rights and environmental due diligence report

There’s happiness in the cooperative! Before [Fairtrade] we didn’t earn enough. Now when I get ill the coop looks after me. Before people came, bought our cocoa and we never saw them again.Issouf Traore, cocoa farmer, ECOOKIM - ECOJAD, Côte d'Ivoire

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