What is Fairtrade Coffee?

What is Fairtrade Coffee?

Apr 08, 2025Ruben Figueredo

What is Fairtrade?

Fairtrade is the most recognised and trusted sustainability label working to make trade fairer for the people who grow our food.

Fairtrade is the most recognised ethical label in the world

Fairtrade is the most recognised and trusted sustainability label working to make trade fairer for the people who grow our food.

Through the global fair trade movement businesses, NGOs, and shoppers alike are rebalancing trade – one product at a time.

For more than three decades, Fairtrade has been making an impact on the way trade works. We believe that every farmer and worker should have access to a better way of doing business, and a better way of living. 

As a leader in the global movement to make trade fair, Fairtrade supports and challenges businesses and governments, and connects farmers and workers with the people who buy their products.

About Fairtrade

In numbers

Here are a few facts about Fairtrade you may not know about. From businesses, to products and of course farmers and workers.

About 2 Million farmers and workers in 67 countries

Over 2,500 businesses in 145 countries source Fairtrade ingredients

Over 37,000 products sold with the FAIRTRADE Mark

A product with the FAIRTRADE Mark means farmers, workers and businesses have met internationally agreed Standards which have been independently audited and certified.

Why choose Fairtrade?

When you choose Fairtrade you are supporting: - Fair prices and decent working conditions - Environmentally-friendly farming practices - A strong voice for farmers and workers - Gender equality and a better future for young people

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To purchase Fairtrade Coffee Beans, see the Fair Beans Fairtrade Coffee Collection

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