Press releases and statements

If you are a journalist and you have an enquiry, please telephone the Fairtrade Foundation press office on 020 7440 7686 or 020 7440 7695 or email media@fairtrade.org.uk during office hours (9:30am – 5:30pm).

Outside office hours, please telephone 07770 957 451

 
June 2009
 
29 June Host a Big Fairtrade Lunch with Friends and Neighbours
24 June Beauty products to carry the FAIRTRADE Mark for the first time
19 June Celebrate Father's Day with a Fairtrade gift
08 June
Global Fairtrade sales increase by 22%  
05 June
Pledge for Fair Trade results
04 June
Drink to summer and Fairtrade!
02 June
Shimmy into Summer in Fairtrade Cotton
May 2009
 
6 May
New Marketing Director for Fairtrade Foundation
April 2009
 
17 April
Fairtrade flows against the tide
09 April
Press statement: Mars' commitment to sustainable cocoa by 2020
March 2009
31 March Degree honour for Harriet Lamb
27 March Be a Good Egg 
26 March Fairtrade Foundation calls on G20 leaders to Put People First
16 March Make Mother's Day special with a Fairtrade gift [pdf] 
11 March Fairtrade Fortnight smashes record
04 March Cadbury Dairy Milk commits to going Fairtrade
01 March Harriet Lamb contributes to Smith Institute booklet
February 2009
27 February People in the UK Go Bananas! for Fairtrade
24 February Fairtrade Foundation targets younger audience with banana rap animation

23 February

Fairtrade olive oil will offer an economic lifeline for Palestinian farmers
19 February Global food crisis will deepen without action to support small farmers, warns Fairtrade Foundation
16 February Great Trade Debates set the agenda for Fairtrade
16 February Fairtrade Foundation launches new Schools DVD
12 February COTTON ON TO FAIRTRADE!
06 February Make it happen. Choose Fairtrade.
January 2009

30 January On Your Marks, Get Set, Go Fairtrade!
06 January Two Royal Honours for Fairtrade Pioneers
02 Jaunary
Press statement: in response to Times article ‘Tea workers still waiting to reap Fairtrade benefits’  
December 2008
23 December Fairtrade Fortnight 23 February - 8 March.  Make it Happen. Choose Fairtrade
18 December
Fashion industry urged to scale up commitment to Fairtrade
15 December Palestinian Olive Oil to carry the FAIRTRADE Mark in 2009

03 December

Third producer representative joins Fairtrade Foundation’s Board
November 2008
26 November Starbucks UK and Fairtrade Foundation Announce Industry Leading Support for Small-Scale Coffee Farmers
19 November Harriet Lamb wins Credit Suisse Outstanding Woman in Business Award
12 November Fairtrade wine competition winners announced
11 November Fairtrade makes it a merry Christmas – for everyone
06 November Fairtrade Foundation’s Harriet Lamb wins Cosmo Ultimate eco queen accolade

October 2008


23 October London, the Fairtrade capital of the world
13 October 300th Fairtrade Chocolate product is certified for Chocolate Week as sales of Fairtrade cocoa products grow by 24%
02 October Winners of Fairtrade Fortnight Awards 2008 announced
September 2008
17 September Secretary of State calls on business support to take Fairtrade to the next level

16 September

Go (Fairtrade) nuts with Harry Hill
August 2008
22 August Visit the Fairtrade Village at the Thames Festival
14 August Ofcom rules treatment of Fairtrade unfair
1 August Blackpool PrintIT! winners visit Fairtrade banana farmers
1 August Doha trade talks a lost opportunity

June 2008


30 June                     New Chair for the Fairtrade Foundation
27 June Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International (FLO) introduce regional cotton pricing
27 June Bag yourself some goodwill this summer
24 June

Panorama Response Statement

17 June                  

Fairtrade Foundation welcomes PricewaterhouseCoopers Sustainability Report
04 June Three cheers for Dad on Father's Day
May 2008
30 May Statement on Supermarket Banana Price Cuts
22 May Global Fairtrade sales increase by 47%
14 May Summer school Fairtrade style
13 May New post means Managing Director for the Fairtrade Foundation
10 May Awareness of FAIRTRADE Mark leaps to 70%
March 2008
 
25 March Fairtrade Foundation holds universities' conference
17 March
Hatch yourself a fairer Easter
2 March
Tell your mum you love her with Fairtrade flowers!
February 2008
 
29 February
Full Marks for Fairtrade Schools
26 February
Adam Smith Institute report response
26 February
DfID announces £1.2m funding for Fairtrade
26 February 
Fairtrade Fantastic facts
25 February
Fairtrade sales reach half a billion pounds
25 February
Fairtrade on the move
25 February
Canterbury becomes 60th Fairtrade Diocese
25 February
All aboard the Fairtrade Bus
24 February
Roll up for Fairtrade fun this Fortnight!
23 February
Tate & Lyle's Fairtrade commitment is sweet news for 6,000 farmers in Belize
14 February
Say it with Fairtrade flowers to someone you love!
7 February
Harriet Lamb's Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles: book launch
4 February
Press statement: The Co-operative Food switches all it's own-brand hot beverages to Fairtrade
January 2008
1 January Fairtrade Fortnight Fairground 2008
December 2007
 
18 December
Fairtrade Foundation welcomes DFID survey "vindication of year's of campaigners' vision"
14 December
Small scale coffee farmers to benefit from international increase in Fairtrade price
6 December
Fairtrade cotton steps onto the catwalk at Clothes Show Live 7-12 December 2007
November 2007  
20 November
Fairtrade at Christmas
October 2007
 
25 October
Fairtrade Wine Committee to hold second annual wine tasting at Vinopolis
20 October
North & South Unite to promote Fairtrade: London's Square Mile and Sunderland announced as joint 300th Fairtrade Town
10 October
Press statement: Sainsbury's announces further product ranges to switch to Fairtrade
3 October
Starsailor tour the UK for Fairtrade
September 2007
 
11 Sept
Press statement: Tribute to Anita Roddick
August 2007
 
10 August 2007
Global Fairtrade sales increase by 40% benefitting 1.4m farmers worldwide
July 2007
 
1 July
Comic Relief funds Fairtrade in Africa
1 July
Press statement: Fairtrade Fortnight Awards 2007
June 2007
 
29 June
New CEO for FLO International
20 June
Press statement: Fairtrade Foundation denounces further price cuts in supermarket banana wars
May 2007               
 
24 May
Pick the ultimate gift for Father's Day from the ever expanding Fairtrade range! 
15 May
International Development Committee recommends government support for Fairtrade
14 May
Fairtrade Foundation welcomes launch of the film Black Gold
2 May
Press statment: In response to Channel 4 news item on Fairtrade and teas estates in India
April 2007
 
17 April
Press statement: Fairtrade Foundation denounces lastest price cuts in supermarket banana wars
1 April
Try something yummy from the Fairtrade Easter Bunny!
March 2007
 
18 March
Wishing you a Fairtrade Mother's Day
14 March
PRINTIT! Awards ceremony
February 2007
 
28 February
Fairtrade spreads across the nation as over 250 towns say 'Change Today, Choose Fairtrade'
26 February
Boost for farmers as record Fairtrade sales are announced
25 February
Top chefs 'Switch a Dish' for Fairtrade for Fairtrade Fortnight
23 February
Fairtrade Foundation to provide opening evidence to House of Commons
2 February
Hot beverage business is piping hot
1 February
A challenge to pubs for Fairtrade Fortnight
January 2007
 
15 Jan
Press statement: Response to Marks & Spencer's push on Fairtrade cotton
5 Jan
CBE in New Year Honours List