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Terriss (Revolver World) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:04:17 +0000

Revolver World presents: Africa and Colombia fairtrade ground coffee at a store near you!

Fairtrade Foundation: "The value of Fairtrade coffee"

Christopher Woods — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:30:35 +0000

Bean to Cup: The Real Value of Fairtrade Coffee Written by Kate Lewis, Fairtrade Foundation My visit to the coffee farmers of Cepicafe and Cecovasa… it was so many things – eyeopening, educational and inspiring. If every consumer could take the journey I took, we would value our daily cups of coffee even more. [...]

Revolver partners with Co-op supergroup to release Mencap charity single

Christopher Woods — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:37:44 +0000

Peter Marks (L), CEO of Co-operative Food and drummer in Angel Square with Paul Birch (R), MD of Revolver World Revolver World has worked with the Co-operative for a while -- our coffee is in Midcounties Co-operatives around the country -- now we are giving back to the co-operative movement. We're working with a 'co-operative [...]

Co-Op To Bid For Lloyd's Branches

Claire (Revolver World) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:53:08 +0000

Robert Peston Business Editor of BBC News today stated; I have learned that the board of Co-Op has decided today that Co-Op Banking group will submit a second-round bid for the 632 branches and £36bn of deposits being sold by Lloyds as Verde. Here is my earlier post on why Co-Op would be favourite to own [...]

Fairtrade and Fair Trade USA split over trade mark differences

Claire (Revolver World) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:51:02 +0000

FLO and Fair Trade USA (formerly Trans Fair) are to split amidst discontent from grass roots supporters that Fairtrade is a movement and should not be a Registered Trademark. A joint announcement by both parties on the 15th of September stated: While Fairtrade International and Fair Trade USA continue to share a belief in producer empowerment and [...]

Previously Unseen Ken Loach Film set to air in September

Emma (Revolver World) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:24:32 +0000

The controversial Save the Children film, funded and then banned by Save the Children, is set to be publicly viewed for the first time in over 40 years as part of BFI’s celebration for Ken Loach's 75th birthday. It has been recently revealed that Ken Loach's film "Save the Children" is due to be aired [...]

Fairtrade, but at what cost?

Claire (Revolver World) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:10:33 +0000

Spotted by the Fairtrade Sleuth - in none other than high street retail giant Marks & Spencer - are these Fairtrade Polo Shirts. Taking a second look, one notices the pricing of these Fairtrade products - three children's Polo shirts for £8! Revolver asks one question - how can M&S can return a decent living [...]

LUCIA - helping young girls reach their potential

Sarah (Revolver World) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:47:11 +0000

Kenya Children Centres rescues destitute orphan girls and cares for them in a safe and loving environment. The children live in small family units, each with a house mother who looks after them as she would care for her own children. They provide each child with food, shelter, education, health care and a home that [...]

Demystifying the Fairtrade jargon

Sarah (Revolver World) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:46:45 +0000

As part of this series of demystifying the fair trade, this post will collate a number of key definitions which are commonly used in fair trade debates: Certified A number of different bodies certify the 'fairtrade' status of goods. The largest is Fairtrade Labelling Organisation (FLO), but there are others world-wide which have different [...]

Fairtrade as 'ethical offsetting' for the consumers?

Sarah (Revolver World) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:37:45 +0000

The question posed in this article is whether Fairtrade only acts as an 'ethical offset' for consumers. It is commonly argued that the consumers' interests for Fairtrade are questionable and variable. I argue that this is partly due to the lack of information for consumers. Fair trade has increasingly become a contested idea with questions [...]