Top 5 Ethical Gifts for Her
Choosing the right Christmas gift for anyone can be a difficult task, and if you’ve left your Christmas shopping until the last minute like me then you’re probably starting to panic. Don’t worry though,...
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Ethical Winter Skin Saviours
The days are bitterly cold, the heating is on full blast all night, winter is coming and it’s going to play havoc with our skin. From the cold harsh winds to the overheated rooms,...
Let’s talk about Fairmined Silver
Fact of the week: The first Fairmined silver brought to the UK was from Peru. Fairmined silver has been available in the UK for over a year now, brought here by the ethical jeweller...
Not just about the chocolate…Can electronics be fair trade too?
When we think of Fairtrade, we think about workers being paid a fair price. We generally think of food products like coffee, sugar and chocolate; maybe we think about Fairtrade fashion. But what about...
Could Bitcoin really be an alternative to Fairtrade?
With it being Fairtrade Fortnight this week, Fairtrade is in the news at the moment. Another hot topic over the last few months has been Bitcoin. Incase you didn’t know Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency...
Ethical Kitchen Organic Raspberry and Almond Tart
Organic Raspberry and Almond Tart In the second of our series of Ethical Kitchen Recipes, we’d like to introduce you to the Organic Raspberry and Almond Tart. Made with various organic, fair trade, gluten...
World Fair Trade Day – What are we doing to make the world a better place?
Today is World Fair Trade Day – a day when we celebrate the contribution that fair trade producers, importers, retailers and consumers are making to changing the very rules of trade. Rules which are...
Organic and Fair Trade Hot Cross Buns – have you made yours?
So Easter is coming and one of the great traditions of Easter is the Hot Cross Bun. I have never made them before so I decided I would have ago this year. The Hot...
Saõ Tomé’s Story
Take a tropical island paradise, a flourishing cocoa producer and a group of people determined to improve the lives of others and you get Cafédirect’s empowering story of its involvement with the people of...
Hunting for Bunting Competition
It’s Fairtrade Fortnight! Our friends at The Fairtrade Foundation are launching their annual Fairtrade Fortnight campaign this week. We’re really looking forward to a couple of weeks of events and publicity to raise awareness...