Library

Fairtrade Research and Publications

Highlights

  • 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

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    Monitoring the scope and benefits of Fairtrade: Africa and Middle East region - Monitoring report, 14th Edition

    Published: 25 May 2023

    This report includes 2021 monitoring data for the Africa and Middle East region, as well as results of producer surveys. Producer organizations in Africa and the Middle East make up 34% of all Fairtrade certified organizations worldwide: by the end of 2021, there were 660 Fairtrade producer organizations in 28 countries ...

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    Monitoring the scope and benefits of Fairtrade: Latin American and Caribbean region - Monitoring report, 14th Edition

    Published: 25 May 2023

    This report includes 2021 monitoring data for the Latin America and Caribbean region, as well as results of producer surveys. Producer organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean make up about half of all Fairtrade certified organizations worldwide: by the end of 2021, there were 970 Fairtrade producer organizations ...

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    Implementing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence - Traders

    Published: 16 May 2023

    The guidebook, titled Implementing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence: A Guide for Small- and Medium-sized “First-buyers” is targeted at small- and medium-scale traders who make direct purchases from farmer cooperatives and plantations and are at the beginning of their HREDD journeys. The guide explains how to ...

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    Implementing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence - Plantations

    Published: 16 May 2023

    The guidebook, titled Implementing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence: Why and how to align your policies and processes with HREDD, is a starter kit for plantations and other organisations with hired labour. The guide offers practical advice and tools to support plantations to develop their HREDD processes.

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    Evaluative study on the contributions of Fairtrade towards driving change in the Mauritian sugar cane sector

    Published: 21 Mar 2023

    Fairtrade International commissioned Agricane Consulting Ltd. to conduct a study to evaluate the extent to which the adoption of Fairtrade Standards over the period of more than a decade has influenced change in the sugar cane landscape of Mauritius. The study collected data through 15 key informant interviews, 6 focus ...

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    Impact of Fairtrade on flower workers and market access of flower farms in East Africa

    Published: 13 Feb 2023

    More than one billion Fairtrade flower stems and young plants are sold each year, with workers earning €8.5 million in 2021 in Fairtrade Premium to invest in improving their lives and communities. Given the room for growth of Fairtrade flowers and the potential increase in benefits for flower workers especially, Fairtrade ...

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    A Fair Price for Human Rights Due Diligence

    Published: 9 Dec 2022

    Human rights underpin Fairtrade’s vision of a world in which all producers can enjoy secure and sustainable livelihoods, fulfil their potential and decide on their future. This study seeks to find out the extent to which Fairtrade’s interventions reduce human rights harms in global supply chains and can contribute to the ...

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    Fairtrade certification and producer resilience in times of crises

    Published: 18 Oct 2022

    Small-scale farmers are increasingly faced with three concurrent crises: (1) COVID-19, (2) climate change, and (3) financial crises, including inflation affecting both farm and household expenses and falling commodity prices. In this context, resilience is more vital than ever to achieve sustainable livelihoods. This ...

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    2021-2022 Annual Report

    Published: 12 Oct 2022

    Resilience is more important than ever. Our annual report reflects on the progress of the past year, which brought farmers and workers €190 million in Fairtrade Premium despite the onoing pandemic, rising costs, and effects of climate change. "Now, we are proud to support the next generation of sustainability leaders. And ...

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    Guidebook: Implementing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence - Farmer Cooperatives

    Published: 3 Aug 2022

    The guidebook, titled Implementing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence: Why and how to align your policies and processes with HREDD, is a global first that aims to strengthen the position of farmer coperatives and other small-scale producer organisations in global supply chains and arm them with the know-how to ...

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