What does the Fair Trade symbol represent?

The Fairtrade Mark symbol is made up of a blue sky that symbolises optimism, and an arm, raised in the air – this symbolises empowerment. The Fairtrade Mark also incorporates the colour green to symbolise growth. Fairtrade products come from over 70 different countries from around the world.

How do you identify a fair trade product?

The standard Fairtrade Mark on the left is one of the most trusted certification marks. It signifies that ‘All that can be Fairtrade, is Fairtrade’ in the product. This applies to both single-ingredient products like coffee, but also to composite products like chocolate. Gold and Cotton both have their own Marks.

Why is the Fairtrade symbol important?

It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and workers – especially in the South.

What are the main features of Fairtrade?

Characteristics of fair trade include fair wages, cooperative workplaces, consumer education, environmental sustainability, direct trade, financial and technical support, community development, respect for cultural identity, and public accountability (transparency).

Can you trust Fairtrade?

Recognized & trusted Fairtrade is a global organization working to secure a better deal for small-scale farmers and workers. The FAIRTRADE Mark is one of the world’s most recognized and trusted ethical product labels. It indicates that the producer at the start of the supply chain was paid and treated fairly.

What are the most common Fairtrade products?

Learn more about the leading Fairtrade products below.

• Bananas. A go-to snack for people on the run, bananas are a supermarket staple.
• Cocoa. Chances are you ate some this week – the world loves cocoa, but wouldn’t love the conditions of many of those who grow it.
• Coffee.
• Flowers.
• Sugar.
• Tea.
• Cotton.
• Fruit/Juices.

What are the pros and cons of Fairtrade?

Advantages and Drawbacks of Buying Fair Trade Products

• Certified producers must pay their workers a good wage and guarantee safe working conditions.
• Fair trade guarantees producers a stable minimum price, even when the market price drops.
• Producers also earn a community-investment premium above the minimum price.

What is an example of Fairtrade?

Bananas, coffee, chocolate, tea, flowers, sugar – these are all items we often take for granted and are all examples of Fairtrade products. The movement as a whole is known as ‘fair trade’. Fairtrade products are on the increase as companies move to a better deal for farmers and workers.

Why are Cadbury no longer Fairtrade?

They announced that Cadbury Dairy Milk will no longer be Fairtrade certified. A year later, the company was the subject of a hostile and controversial takeover by US multinational Kraft, though not before they had converted the Green & Blacks range owned by Cadbury to Fairtrade.

What does a fair trade logo actually mean?

Logos for (from left to right) Fairtrade America, the Small Producers’ Symbol, Fair for Life, and Fair Trade USA. Coffee beans photo by Anthia Cumming / E+ / Getty.

What does it mean to have a Fairtrade Mark?

The Fairtrade Marks The FAIRTRADE Mark is the symbol of the international Fairtrade system – and the most globally recognized ethical label. When you buy products with any of the FAIRTRADE Marks, you support farmers and workers as they improve their lives and their communities.

What was the first product to get the fair trade mark?

The first product to get the Fairtrade Mark was Green and Black’s Maya Gold chocolate bar. Divine Chocolate is the only chocolate company in the world to be fully owned by farmers. The first ever UK Fairtrade Mark banana was sold in the year 2000.

What do you need to know about fair trade?

Fairtrade aimed to improve the conditions, community facilities and pay for certain farmers and workers. The Fairtrade ‘standards’ are a detailed list of things that need to be achieved before products can be classified as Fairtrade goods. They include things like fair pay.