Our Director, Ruth Bergan, gave evidence to the @CommonsIntTrade Committee this morning on Investor-State Dispute Settlement. Through ISDS, investors can sue states over domestic climate policy, including Rockhopper's case against Italy over a ban on oil exploration:

Great spoof and a powerful denunciation of fashion industry injustices. This is why a #fashionwatchdog is needed in the UK. theguardian.com/fashion/2023/j…

We are sorry to share the news that Traidcraft plc has gone into administration. To learn more please read: transform-trade.org/blog/traidcraf…

We are saddened to have received the news today that Traidcraft is going into administration. They have been a key part of the fair trade movement here in the UK, a founding member of the Fairtrade Foundation and have been a champion for trade justice for over 40 years.

Our thoughts are with all of the staff, producers, suppliers and supporters who are impacted by this news today. We will continue to build on their incredible legacy, supporting producers and working towards a world with fairer trade alongside Transform Trade.

Fairtrade has launched a risk map that visualises the biggest issues in specific products & countries in our supply chain. Use the map to start a dialogue with farmers & workers to take concrete steps to make global supply chains more sustainable. 👉👉bit.ly/3XUWkAT

Starting our conference on #duediligence in agro value chains. Excited to hear from coffee and cocoa farmers themselves on how they perceive EU legislation on the matter. An important and necessary dialogue! Meri Hyrske-Fischer Fairtrade Belgium Fairtrade Africa Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO)

Strong words from Kpomin Minrienne Kole Edi, president of a farmers cooperative in Côte d’Ivoire, reminding that “unfair purchasing practices by exporters penalize producers to access a #LivingIncome. The EU needs to act on them.”

‘We welcome new legislation but ask that it does not add costs to producers. Shared responsibility, investment and collaboration are key. No cut and run! Pison Kukundakwe #fairtrade #coffee producer from #Uganda #HREDD Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) Fairtrade Africa @Reilukauppa Solidaridad Network

Fiona Gooch is speaking alongside Tamara Cincik on TRT World now about the findings that ALL of the largest brands buying from 15 or more factories in Bangladesh reportedly subjected their suppliers to at least one of unfair trading practices trtworld.com/live

Fiona Gooch TRT World University of Aberdeen Unfair trading practices have been happening for decades, and will continue because they are so profitable for the garment brands/retailers. The same problem of unfair trading practices in the food sector has been reduced by Groceries Code Adjudicator

Shocking to hear University of Aberdeen findings that in Dec 21 a) 78% factories selling at same price as Spring 2020; b) 24% factories REDUCED the price; c) 8% factories selling BELOW cost of production. Thanks to Rushanara Ali MP 💙 & APPG Bangladesh #FashionWatchdog

🗣️ "Sometimes we are extremely busy & we have to subcontract out to cope with this peak season. It's known that no laws are obeyed to in subcontractors" shared a supplier in upcoming Clean Clothes Campaign research. Find out more on #UTPs next Tuesday👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Starting now 😀Anna Cavazzini Jude Kirton-Darling industriAll Europe Sabina Lawreniuk Nottingham Geography Professor M. Azizul Islam University of Aberdeen Dr Matthew Anderson University of Portsmouth setting out need for EU Unfair Trading Practices Directive for garment sector Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs & #FashionWatchdog in UK @CommonsBEIS

We're looking for a great person to lead Transform Trade's policy and advocacy on trade and agriculture (including a focus on climate justice.) I'd be happy to chat to interested candidates about the role. transform-trade.org/jobs/policyadv…

👏 Inspired by the work of our incredible young advocates and the fantastic online conversations they are facilitating with speakers from all over the Global South! Read the key insights of their latest dialogue in the thread below 🔽

The #BBCPanorama investigation this week on British-owned tea farms in Kenya was deeply disturbing – but sadly not surprising. See what can be done to clean up abuses in the tea sector: transform-trade.org/blog/tea-sector

Government today confirmed the abolition of the International Trade Committee, and the passing of responsibility for scrutiny to a newly renamed Business and Trade Committee. This raises significant new concerns over the UK's already opaque, inadequate trade scrutiny processes.

As Fairtrade Foundation say, cooperation with smallholder farmers will: 🥣build sustainable agriculture and food systems 💵alleviate poverty 🌏tackle the climate crisis I welcome the Gov.'s response to my question on this yesterday. Watch below 👇