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WELCOME
TO YOUR
SUMMER
MAGAZINE
Hello and welcome to your summer issue of Quarterly Return. In this
edition, we bring you updates from our supporter events held in Edinburgh,
York and London. We were delighted to welcome so many of you back
to our first face-to-face events since the pandemic. You can read more
on pages 4 to 7.
Next month, Fairtrade will raise its Minimum
Price for coffee in an effort to strengthen
protections for coffee farmers, amid the
escalating impacts of climate change and
growing global economic volatility. We
explore the impact this will have on coffee
farmers within two of the regions where
we are working. You can read more on
pages 12 to 14.
Our focus remains on widening our support
for fair trade, continuing to work where
other lenders are less keen to operate.
With this in mind, we explore how a
variety of certifications are helping two
co-operatives in Mexico and Ivory Coast
become more sustainable and have better
access to education and healthcare. You
can read more about this on pages 8 to 11.
In June, we thanked our volunteers for
their unwavering support during Volunteers'
Week. We held our third Volunteer
Festival with sessions from colleagues and
like-minded organisations, featuring an
overview of our longitudinal case studies,
carbon literacy and a presentation from Just
Trading Scotland. More details are available
on page 15.
Until next time,
Patricia Alexander
Managing Director
TRANSFORM TRADE
While the Fairtrade movement
sadly lost one of its pioneers
earlier this year, when Traidcraft
plc ceased trading, the crucial
work in the sector continues.
It is fitting that four of the organisations
Traidcraft helped set up are able to
continue to support the future of ethical
trade. Transform Trade (previously
Traidcraft Exchange), the Fairtrade
Foundation, Cafédirect and Shared
Interest all came out of the early fair
trade movement. Now, together, we are
well positioned to build on the legacy of
Traidcraft - each in unique ways, while
fair trade and ethical businesses in the
UK continue to trade, proving every
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day that business can be done in ways
which nourish people and protect the
planet we all rely on.
To date progress has been promising.
Transform Trade are utilising the
well-known Traidcraft brand to improve
market access for producers. The
branding is now used on products,
which have a transparent value chain
that adhere to the Fair Trade Principles
but are not Fairtrade certified, such as
charcoal, rubber gloves and coffins and
potentially others in future.
Transform Trade are also supporting as
yet uncertified organisations through
endorsement in the hope of opening
doors to markets and investment.
shared-interest.com
Amy Wilson, Head of Partnerships and
Investment, at Transform Trade, said:
“We recognise how vital Fair Traders,
individuals who sell our products,
are to providing market access for
producers and have developed 'ethical
partnerships' with various ethical
organisations to continue to trade.
We hope to work with ethical retailers
in the UK connecting them with
innovative producers around the
world to increase the social and
environmental impact these businesses
have within their communities.'
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