Fair Trade Difference 2018

The Fair Trade Difference is an invitation to peer behind the Fair Trade Certified seal; a guided tour into lives and communities across the world impacted by production and purchase of Fair Trade products; and a call to people to care about a simple way to make an immediate, long-lasting difference in the world.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Video: CEO Spotlight - The Case for Fair Trade
Since Fair Trade USA's launch in 1998, more than 1,250 companies have committed to a world-changing way of doing business through Fair Trade.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Video: Fair Trade USA Celebrates 20 Years of Impact
Twenty years ago, Fair Trade USA’s Founder and CEO Paul Rice brought an idea from his field work in Nicaragua to a one-room office in Oakland, California. What started with coffee and conviction – and not much else – is now the leading market-based model of sustainable production, trade and consumption.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fair Trade USA Celebrates 20 Years Of Global Impact During Fair Trade Month
October marks the start of Fair Trade Month and the 20th anniversary of Fair Trade USA, the award-winning social enterprise and leading certifier of Fair Trade products in North America.

Looking toward the next 20 years, Fair Trade USA is poised to further scale its model -- investing significant capital in global expansion to foster sustainable development and community empowerment around the world, and adding focus domestically with the certification of farms in the United States for the first time. Fair Trade USA has also announced a goal to generate $1 billion in impact for farmers and workers by 2023.
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More from Fair Trade USA

  1. Fair Trade USA in the News
    See Fair Trade USA in the media.

  2. Just One Cup 2021
    Barista event for new new and new existing leads in the private label and coffee roaster space.

  3. Press Releases
    Fair Trade USA Press Releases

  4. Fair Trade Covid-19 Response
    COVID-19: How Fair Trade USA Is Responding and What You Can Do

  5. National Coffee Day 2019
    Honoring Nat cofee day with our Just One Cup campaign, including a change.org petition. https://www.fairtradecertified.org/justonecup

  6. We Wear Fair Trade 2019
    Fair Trade fashion is for everyone. That’s the message behind the We Wear Fair Trade Campaign and first-of-its-kind lookbook featuring clothing made...

  7. Fair Trade Difference 2018
    The Fair Trade Difference is an invitation to peer behind the Fair Trade Certified seal; a guided tour into lives and communities across the world...

  8. National Coffee Day 2018
    Saturday, September 29th is National Coffee Day and Fair Trade USA, the leading certifier of Fair Trade products in North America, has launched its...

  9. Back to School
    The average American household spent $688 on back to school supplies last year, for a total of $29.5 billion nationwide. This year, let's put those...

  10. Fair Trade USA's 20th Anniversary
    Fair Trade USA is celebrates 20 years of impact on the lives of farmers and workers around the world.