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Press Releases

The following press releases are available from FTF and its members:

Largest Fair Trade Conference in North America Seeks to Transform Global Community

New Greeting Card Link Gives Hope to Women Escaping Prostitution in the Philippines - July 26

Fair Trade Federation Educates and Inspires with FairTradePrinciples.org - July 6, 2010

Largest Fair Trade Conference in North America Seeks to Transform Global Community - July 1, 2010

Equal Exchange Expands Unique Organic, Fair Trade School Fundraising Program with Crafts  - June 28, 2010

Timberland selects Escama Studio as "Best Green Handbag" Designer - June 17, 2010

MMPI Offers Fair Trade Resources to meet the Growing Demand from Buyers Across the Country - June 14, 2010

Mata Traders Launched Spring/Summer 2010 Collection Online - May 13, 2010

Vancouver Has Become a Fair Trade Town - May 7, 2010

Human Rights Award, Corporate Pledge Highlight Fair Trade Potential - May 1, 2010

Sustainable Threads' Hand Embroidered Journals Win Most Sensitive Use of Materials Award at NYIGF - May 1, 2010

Alter Eco's Tristan Lecomte Named One of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World - April 30, 2010

Larry�s Beans Wins Raleigh�s Top Environmental Award - April 27, 2010

Organic, Green, and Fair Trade . . . Fundraising? - April 26, 2010

Alter-Eco Raises $2 Million  - April 26, 2010

Poughkeepsie Plaza Announces Campaign to Become First Fair Trade Mall - April 22, 2010

AJWS starts line of kosher fair trade products with Equal Exchange - April 21, 2010

Alter Eco, Inc. Announces Completion of $2 Million Series A Financing  - April 20, 2010

Larry's Beans Featured at 2010 SCCA Expo - April 17, 2010

Global Gifts and Author Ingrid Hess Release First-of its-Kind Children�s Book about Fair Trade - March 22, 2010

Alter Eco Awarded Best Organic or Fair Trade Product Line at the 2010 San Francisco Chocolate Salon - March 18, 2010

Bar and Bat Mitzvahs Going Green and Socially Conscious with MayaWorks - March 10, 2010

Founder of Larry's Beans Named One of the Top 50  Entrepreneurs In The Triangle - February 26, 2010

Indego Africa Sets New Bar for Handicraft Industry, Studied by Harvard Business School - January 29, 2010

EcoTeas Certified by IMO - January 20, 2010

Unity Tees for Disaster Relief in Haiti - January 18, 2010

World Shoppe Launches New Line of Fair Trade Jewelry from South Africa - January 4, 2010

New American Jewish World Service Fair Trade Project with Equal Exchange - December 9, 2009

A Calendar with a Cause: 2010 Fair Trade Calendar Hits US Stores - October 26, 2009

A Better Footprint's 2009 Unity Bead Challenge: Creativity With A Cause - May 26, 2009

Natural and Specialty Products Industry Pro Kate Tierney Welcomed to Alter Eco USA - May 25, 2009

Equal Exchange Named One of the World�s Most Democratic Workplaces for 3rd Consecutive Year - April 17, 2009

Alter Eco Launches Two New USDA Certified Organic, Fair Trade Certified, Carbon Neutral Extra Virgin Olive Oils - April 16, 2009

On 15th Anniversary of Rwanda Genocide, Greeting Cards rebuild orphaned families - April 7, 2009

Chocolate Company Scorecard 2009: The Sweet and the Bitter- February 14, 2009

Equal Exchange Joins Critique of Fair Trade Plantations - January 13, 2009

Companies in Oregon, West Bank Strike Fair Trade Deal: Tropical Salvage Outfits New Palestinian Olive Oil Factory - December 8, 2008

WorldCrafts Gives Hope to Afghan Women - October 28, 2008

Grounds for Change Becomes Nation's First to Offer 100% CarbonFree Certified Coffee - October 9, 2008

Equal Exchange Launches New Campaign to Create a Green and More Just Food System - September 29, 2008

Kwik'Pak Offers Good News for Salmon Lovers - August 27, 2008

Villages Team Member to Lead the Fair Trade Federation - June 20, 2008

Ten Thousand Villages Named One of "World's Most Ethical Companies" - June 16, 2008

Pacha World partners with The Cure for 2008 Music Tour - April 30, 2008

SERRV International receives grant for new web portal to assist artisans around the world - March 21, 2008 

Global Crafts Presents Earth-Friendly Alternative for Mother's Day - February 20, 2008

Grains of Change: Thai Rice Now Available in the US from Altero Eco

Arpillera Art Quilts: The New Trend in Home Decor - January 26, 2007