All Ethical trade articles – Page 53
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ArticleAcademic urges investment in ethics
Delegates attending Fruitimprese's annual assembly in Rome hear how cost of ethical trading can pay off "long-term"
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ArticleGreenery launches sustainability initiative
New scheme allows growers achieving sustainable performances to apply Nature Counts endorsement to fresh produce packaging
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ArticleFairtrade Foundation scoops award
In the Sustainable Development category, the Queen's Award for Enterprise has gone to the Fairtrade Foundation
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ArticleNatures Way leads UK employers
Prepared produce group certified by CRF Institute as one of the UK's leading employer organisations for 2010
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ArticleAsoex reveals school rebuilding project
Chilean export association sets up programme to help rebuild two schools damaged in February's devastating earthquake
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ArticleNew lawsuit taken against Chiquita
Multinational facing new claims by Colombians over involvement in payments to right-wing paramilitaries
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ArticleWhole Foods expands ethical sourcing
Natural and organic retail group extends Costa Rican pineapple sourcing programme
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Gangmaster given hefty fine
A Southampton-based gangmaster has been sentenced for intentionally obstructing an officer of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), after he was found to be housing Polish workers in unsafe conditions.
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ArticleDole lowers water use in banana packing
Group introduces energy-efficient New Millennium Packing System to its Standard Fruit de Costa Rica banana operation
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ArticleSouthern Chile receives fruit donations
Chilean growers are working with the global produce community to bring much needed supplies to earthquake-stricken areas
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ArticleChile fruit sector launches relief effort
Asoex to support earthquake victims and help repair infrastructure in rural areas through reconstruction of a major agricultural school
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ArticleUniveg introduces Chilean Fairtrade grapes
Univeg Katopé UK has just launched the first Chilean Fairtrade grapes on the UK market
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ArticleChiquita and Rewe expand Panama project
Corbana and GTZ have joined Chiquita and Rewe in backing a biodiversity project on the Costa Rica-Panama border
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Wal-Mart reveals greenhouse gas plans
World's largest retail group announces plans to eliminate 20m metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from its global supply chain
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GLA revokes Lincolnshire licence
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has tightened its grip on gangmasters supplying this year’s flower-picking season, by revoking a licence before the season began.
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ArticleAUSVEG raises ethical conerns
Australia’s peak vegetable industry body is concerned by the ethical disparity shown by major retailers regarding imports
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ArticleGLA slams door on tax cheats
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has slammed the door shut on a loophole which had seen tax cheats cost the government around £0.5bn.
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ArticleFairtrade sales soar despite downturn
Fairtrade Fortnight kicked off this week with the news that UK shoppers had remained "staunchly loyal" to Fairtrade products
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ArticleMetro sends relief package to Haiti
Group delivers the first of two planned cargo flights to Haiti containing relief goods which, along with financial aid, is worth €1m
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ArticleBioFach sees firms go beyond organic
Exhibitors at BioFach 2010 are increasingly pushing the boundaries of organic produce, with ethics coming to the foreground