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Delia McGrath from La Via Campesina looks at workers’ rights abuses in the soft fruit business.
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In Almeria, Spain, a group of workers are celebrating the end of their indefinite strike after just three days when all their demands were accepted by the employer. The success follows pressure from Ethical Consumer that led to an important intervention from a major UK supermarket.
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Jessica Sinclair-Taylor and Lucy Antal from Feedback advise us on how to reconnect with the value of food
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Pepsi and Coke are both trying to muscle in on the health-conscious beverage market, as sugary drinks are losing some favour with shoppers.
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Zaytoun sells olive oil, dates, almonds, herbs and grains from Palestine. It also organises trips to Palestine to learn about the region and its food, and to help with the olive harvest. Cathi Pawson tells us more.
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An investor group managing some $6.5 trillion called on six of the world’s largest fast food chains to start managing their climate impacts. The owners of McDonald’s, KFC and Burger King were among the companies targeted.
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Delia McGrath from La Via Campesina in Spain reveals the terrible conditions that agricultural workers face on farms in southern Spain.
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We review 4 innovative mobile apps using differing approaches to address the food waste issue.
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Josie Wexler compares different certification schemes in the coffee and tea industries to see which ones we can trust.
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Many tea bags contain plastic. Ruth Walton from The Green Shopper, explains why this hidden plastic is significant, and what we can do as consumers.
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In October, Traidcraft announced that they might be forced to cease trading. This blog is an update and it's good news!
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Traidcraft cookies and cleaning products contain fair trade palm oil. Ruth Strange got the lowdown from Traidcraft's Sourcing Director Joe Osman about the challenges and potential of this work.
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Rowan Phillimore, Deputy Director at The Gaia Foundation , talks about their stunning new photography exhibition, We Feed the World.
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Rainforest Alliance and UTZ are asked to bolster their standards when they merge.
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Costa’s ethical score to fall from 6.5 to 2 out of 20
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The summer has seen a plethora of new reports about supermarkets – one looking at ready meals, another on how they are dealing with food waste and a third looking at the human suffering in supermarket supply chains.
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With the World Cup underway in Moscow, football has become the latest target for the global marketing of junk food, says Simon Birch.
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Should we boycott palm oil? We share our advice for consumers.
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New to our best buy label, Lucy Bee shares its ethical story about its organic coconut oil business.
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