Your choice makes a difference

When you choose Fairtrade, you can be confident that your decision makes a difference. Fairtrade products are created following our rigorous environmental, social and economic standards that prioritize people and the planet.

When you shop Fairtrade, you are putting more bargaining power back into the hands of farmers and workers and investing in a global system built to make fair trade the norm. 🌍

Fairtrade's impact on farmers

​​​​Therese is a cocoa farmer who belongs to the CAVA co-op in Côte d'Ivoire. She believes her children deserve more. Perhaps the single most important thing that happened to her – or didn’t happen – was that she didn’t go to school. She knows the opportunities that education can offer, the choices it can open up. And it’s left her determined to do whatever she can to make sure her children have those chances.

Therese belongs to a group of farmers who have a market for their beans through Fairtrade. Most importantly, this means that she has a safety net in the form of a Fairtrade Minimum Price for her crop. It’s this security that allows Therese and her husband to support eight children. Most of her money goes on their education but there’s no question that the sacrifices she makes are worth it.

Drop us a line

Share your Fairtrade wish list with us. The list of things that can be fair trade is long. For this movement to be successful, we need to make sure that there is demand for the products we certify. We want to hear from you. Drop us a line about what products you wish were Fairtrade Certified.