As #AGRIFISH ministers debate the post-2027 EU farm subsidies policy, the FTAO joins 30+ organisations representing farmers, civil society & national coalitions calling for a #CAP that delivers for farmers, people & planet. Our recommendations to #MakeCAPWork⤵️ bit.ly/4oKi5kN

The FTAO regrets the European Parliament’s failure to safeguard core protections in the #CSDDD. ⚠️ Weak rules risk leaving smallholders & workers behind, undermining supply chain resilience. Co-legislators must use trilogue negotiations to restore ambition and ensure #CSDDD delivers on its purpose.

☕Petit-déjeuner annuel avec les acteurs du commerce équitable 🌍Assurer des conditions de vie dignes grâce à un salaire décent : c’est possible, des initiatives le prouvent. Un salaire décent, pas pour survivre, mais pour vivre pleinement #Fairtrade

Shamsiya, a cotton producer from Tajikistan, spoke at the European Parliament’s #FairTrade Breakfast about how living incomes transform lives. 🌱🤝 Tomorrow’s #Omnibus vote is a chance for MEPs to back an ambitious #CSDDD that helps make this possible for all farmers, workers & artisans.

Delighted to celebrate the #FairTrade Breakfast at the European Parliament, hosted by @bernd-lange.bsky.social & the Fair Trade Working Group. We explored cooperatives, living incomes & wages with inspiring voices from across the movement. Thanks to MEPs, Commission & CSO allies for joining us.

The cocoa in your chocolate bar didn’t grow itself. Someone farmed it. And too often, smallholder farmers aren't earning enough to ensure a decent living. Today’s @fairtradeftao.bsky.social Breakfast was another reminder that we need to work together to make living incomes and wages the norm.

The #FairTrade Advocacy Marathon 2025 is officially ON! We’re thrilled to bring the Movement together to dive into key topics: 🌍 Fair Trade for a warming world 🤝 Bridging EU & national advocacy ☕ Transparency in supply chains 🛍️ Fair consumption & fashion 📣 Stronger communication And much more!

Grateful to MEPs @larawolters.bsky.social & @maritmaij.bsky.social for welcoming cotton producer Shamsiya Shamsiddinova from Tajikistan & the FTAO to the European Parliament today. We look forward to continuing our work to ensure smallholder farmers' realities are at the heart of trade structures.

The EU Commission is gearing up to revise the Directive on Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs). At the FTAO, we welcome steps to improve farmers' position, but key gaps remain: 🛡️ Non-EU suppliers lack protection 💰 Below-cost buying persists 🗣️ Fear silences complaints Our position ➡️ bit.ly/4omgNfA

📚 The next #FairTradeReadingClub is coming up! Hosted by Prof. Magdalena Śliwińska, we’ll explore Fair Trade’s roots & evolution with Prof. Peter van Dam, author of Fair Trade: Humanitarianism in the Age of Postcolonial Globalization. 📍 Online ✍️ Register to join us: lnkd.in/e5BRA4_t

Delighted to be part of the @coordcomerciojusto.bsky.social Assembly last weekend. Thank you for the warm invitation and for continuing to build bridges that connect national realities with the work we do at the EU level.

🔵 The FTAO joins over 140 EU & non-EU CSOs to call on MEPs to back a strong, fair #Omnibus deal that protects workers, communities & our planet. An ambitious #CSDDD must: ✅ Cover more companies ✅ Include a serious climate commitment ✅ Guarantee access to justice @eccjorg.bsky.social

The FTAO joined 200+ industry stakeholders, EU institutions & CSOs at the European Sustainable Industry Summit. European companies see sustainability as key to their long-term resilience & competitiveness. We hope the EU co-legislators use corporate sustainability rules to match this ambition.

The International #FairTrade Towns Conference is coming to Belgium next year! 🎉 We’re already excited - check out the teaser 👇

Thrilled to be in Gent with the International Working Group on Ethical Public Procurement, exchanging ideas on how #PublicProcurement can drive social & environmental responsibility. With the revision of the 2014 Directives coming up, now’s the time to make procurement a force for good! 🌱

🚨 The European Parliament has rejected the #Omnibus compromise, giving MEPs a crucial opportunity to restore core protections in the #CSDDD. The Fair Trade Movement calls on MEPs to raise ambition & protect farmers, workers & responsible businesses. Our joint statement 👉 bit.ly/3WlDcNQ

The FTAO welcomes the EU Commission’s move away from a full #EUDR delay but warns: transitional measures must not slow progress.🛑 Fair, timely implementation requires strong partnerships to protect forests, livelihoods & promote sustainable trade. Our views 👉 fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/198-no...

Last week, @virginiaenssle.bsky.social joined partners in Nairobi to advance a sharper advocacy agenda for #FairTrade at EU & global levels. Participants visited the New Gikaru Cooperative in Nyeri, a coffee farm championing sustainable practices, income diversification & gender inclusion.☕🌱

💬“Children’s hands will change the world, we must teach those hands to work towards healthy eating,” says David, teacher from Valencia (Spain). 🎉This #WorldFoodDay, our #SchoolFood4Change project & @fao.org celebrated schools working hand in hand for a better food future. Read more👉 bit.ly/3LdGXCu

Organic farmers are vital for sustainable food systems, but many risk exclusion under the new EU Organic Regulation. This #WorldFoodDay, we urge the EU to ensure fair, clear rules so smallholders stay in the system & consumers continue to have access to sustainable organic food.🌍🌱 📄 bit.ly/42K5aGG

Join our friends at Oxfam-Magasins du Monde for the opening of 'Women at the Heart of Fair Trade', a photo exhibition celebrating women driving the #FairTrade movement, from production to volunteer action. ♀️🌿 🗓️ 5 Nov, 18:30 📍Maison Amazone, Brussels 🥂Drinks & bites provided ℹ️ bit.ly/48qjoQF

🔴 The #JURI Committee has betrayed smallholder farmers & responsible businesses. ❌ 70% fewer companies covered ❌ Weaker safeguards on disengagement ❌ Limited dialogue with suppliers We urge co-legislators to resist any further weakening and defend an ambitious #CSDDD. 🔗 bit.ly/48u6HnU

Thrilled to welcome 40+ participants at the launch of “Beneath the Seams”, our new report on the state of HRDD & BHR in India’s garment sector, co-created with 100+ stakeholders. 👕🏭 The report outlines key recommendations for governments, the EU & global institutions. 🔗 bit.ly/46wLXdW

The EU can’t miss the chance to build fairer, stronger, more efficient supply chains. Ahead of the #JURI vote on 13 Oct, we urge MEPs to reject political blackmail and defend the core elements of the #CSDDD.🤝 #Omnibus

💥Vos choix de consommation ont un réel impact 📖La semaine dernière, à l'occasion de la journée internationale du cacao, Fairtrade International dévoilait l'impact de l'équitable sur les producteur·ices de cacao en Côte d'Ivoire.

The FTAO regrets the European Parliament’s failure to ensure prices truly compensate farmers. By rejecting a key amendment, MEPs have opened a dangerous backdoor for exploitation, undermining trust in the entire agri-food supply chain and in truly fair schemes. Our statement 👉 bit.ly/4q1SoNz

Today, the @europarl.europa.eu has the chance to defend farmers by ensuring remunerative prices are set through transparent, verifiable methods - not left to buyer pressure. ✊Dear MEPs: Farmers within & beyond the EU deserve better. Today’s vote is your chance to stand with them. 📄 bit.ly/3VMddie

Having some time with such a nice team is always good. if you add some goats to that it can only be better!

🎬 Highlights from the 18th International #FairTradeTowns Conference in Edinburgh! We were thrilled to join alongside the Young Fair Trade Advocates (YFTAs), connect with allies and witness firsthand how local action is driving global impact. Watch the aftermovie 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUtY...

Last week, the FTAO team took a break from screens & keyboards for a refreshing team-building afternoon at La Ferme du Chant des Cailles, an urban, participatory & eco-friendly farm in Watermael-Boitsfort (Brussels-Capital). We enjoyed delicious apples, local cheeses & met the friendliest sheep!🐑🍎🧀

📗🚨How to strengthen human rights due diligence in India’s garment value chains? Our report captures insights from workers, suppliers, brands & CSOs, calling for inclusive policymaking & shared responsibility, with recommendations for India, the EU & global institutions. 📄 bit.ly/46wLXdW

🚨 It’s not too late to strengthen the EU’s definition of “fair” in the food supply chain! ✅ Ensure prices are truly remunerative; ✅ Clarify control systems and avoid fairwashing; ✅ Avoid excluding schemes that prioritise higher prices over premiums. The #FairTrade Movement's view 👉 bit.ly/3VMddie

🚨The FTAO is deeply concerned by the @ec.europa.eu’s proposal to delay the #EUDR. This risks legal uncertainty for producers and raises doubts about the EU’s commitment to sustainable value chains. Any delay must be strictly limited & used to support smallholders in a fair, sustainable transition.

📢 The #FairTrade Movement is calling on the EU to act now to protect farmers’ livelihoods and safeguard global organic trade. Our position and recommendations👉 bit.ly/4mfnQGj

MEPs are preparing to vote on the #Omnibus proposal, which could weaken the #CSDDD and strip protections for SMEs & smallholders in cases of buyer disengagement. ✂️ 📢 Disengagement must be responsible and remain a last resort to protect livelihoods and supply chain resilience. ➡️ bit.ly/4mqjL0S

⚠️ Despite positive steps, the #AGRI report risks enabling misleading “fairness” claims, undermining the high standards currently applied by the #FairTrade Movement. We urge MEPS to ensure: ✔️Objective criteria for prices ✔️Clear verification ✔️No exclusion of higher-price schemes 📄 bit.ly/3VMddie

That's a wrap! We’ve had an inspiring week in Bengaluru at the 2nd National Fairtrade in India Conference.🌱 Grateful for the exchanges with producers, partners & government representatives shaping a fairer, more sustainable trade system. 🙌Thanks to Fairtrade India & Fairtrade NAPP for having us!

We are excited to be in Lisbon with the CUES project consortium.📍🙌 Today, we gathered with the project's Advisory Board, bringing together policymakers, experts & authorities, to get fresh insights on consumer behaviour & co-design solutions for food value chain change. Learn more: cuesproject.eu

The FTAO is excited to join 150+ delegates at the 2nd National Fairtrade in India Conference in Bengaluru! 🌍 Our Managing Director, @jorgeconesa.bsky.social, will moderate sessions on EU sustainability regulations and spotlight producer voices shaping resilient, fair supply chains. 👨‍🌾🌱

📢Ahead of this week's plenary vote, the FTAO urges MEPs to support the #PublicProcurement report adopted by the #IMCO Committee. While not perfect, it promotes greater access for SMEs to public tenders, credible sustainability labels & a shift from “lowest price” to MEAT criteria. 🔗 bit.ly/4ggjOuX

👥🌱 Environmental goals & social justice must go hand in hand. The #FairTrade Movement calls for a new EU Consumer Agenda 2025–2030 that ensures transparency, combats green & fairwashing and makes sustainable choices accessible to all. 🍎👕 Our feedback and recommendations⤵️ bit.ly/3K45ysR

💼 Back to school also means back to policy! At the FTAO, we are getting ready for a busy season of important EU policy processes that will shape the future of fair & sustainable trade. We will continue to advocate for policies that put people & the planet at the centre of trade. Stay tuned! 🌍✊

Toxic exports put farming communities abroad in danger, violating their right to a safe & sustainable environment. The #FairTrade Movement calls for: 🚫A full ban on producing & exporting chemicals banned in the EU 🤝Support for farmers to access safe & sustainable alternatives ➡️ bit.ly/47joTAe

💬 In 2022, over 50% of EU public contracts were awarded based on lowest price, overlooking sustainability, fairness & long-term value. With the revision of the EU #PublicProcurement Directives on the horizon, Europe has a chance to make #PublicProcurement truly strategic. Read more👉 bit.ly/45AwuZS

Int Day for the Remembrance of Slavery and It’s Abolition The injustices of slavery have long tail legacies all over the world. Tea, sugar, coffee all have slavery in their international trade history - the roots of the exploitation of farmers and workers still It’s personal and political.

🌱 Smallholder farmers produce nearly half of the world’s food. Yet they face limited market access, scarce resources & rising climate risks, threatening their livelihoods & global food availability. ⚠️ 👉 Read our latest research on the role of smallholders: fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/30-the...

⏰ Last call to apply! Help us develop shadow guidelines on implementing Living Incomes under the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive #CSDDD. Full details here 👇

Have you caught up with today’s @politico.eu Brussels Playbook yet? 👀 Today's edition is presented by the Fair Trade Advocacy Office! 🌍🤝 👉 Read today’s Playbook by @gabrielgavin.bsky.social & Zoya Sheftalovich here: www.politico.eu/newsletter/b...

The new #EUOrganic Regulation brings complex admin & financial burdens that many smallholders can’t meet without support, threatening their organic certification & EU market access. The #FairTrade Movement urges the EU to act now to support farmers & protect global organic trade. 🔗 bit.ly/4mfnQGj

📚Looking for #SummerReads? The FTAO’s latest guide identifies 26 harmful purchasing practices by buyers and maps how they can lead to human rights violations. Upholding the #CSDDD is key to breaking the cycle and promoting fairness across supply chains. Check it out ➡️ bit.ly/3TV3Vjd