Fairtrade Carbon Footprint

Measuring our carbon footprint has become a requirement for all organisations and most importantly steps to reduce our resource intake from the planet. Fairtrade Africa has been disseminating information about climate change amongst our members and encourages sustainability across the board. Consequently, and as part of our commitment to raising awareness about this issue both inside and outside the organisation,...

May – June 2012

The following events took place between May and June 2012: Fresh Fruit Producers Plan Engagement in Climate Change Policy Process Venue: Mashatini Lodge, Tazneen, Limpopo Province, South Africa Date: 22 May 2012 Honeybush Farmers Join the Fight against Climate Change through Lobbying Venue: Ericaville farm Date: 25 – 26 May 2012 SBSTA 36 Venue: Bonn Date: 14- 25May 2012 Fore more info click here COP17 ...

Filming their own story – Fairtrade farmers create a climate change video

Farmers of Kavokiva, a cocoa farm in Cote d’Ivoire, leaped at the opportunity to create a film through which they could share their story on the impact of climate change on their daily lives. 11 cocoa farmers showed their interest in working on the project, which was rolled out by InsightShare UK, Fairtrade Africa and Fairtrade Foundation. During the first days the prospective directors discussed which...